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inigyouyesterday at 12:17 AM2 repliesview on HN

When Germany invaded the Netherlands they found it extremely convenient that the Netherlands had a nice centralised paper filing system telling them exactly where all the Jews lived. The Holocaust proceeded more efficiently in the Netherlands than it had in Germany.


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makeitdoubleyesterday at 11:09 AM

That papertrail mattered less than how you make it sound.

France also sent people to the Germans during the occupation, and there was very little info needed. The gov wasn't caring much about due process or lengthy and accurate investigations anyway.

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katbyteyesterday at 1:01 AM

Maybe an example that isn’t almost 100 years old ?

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