Wouldn’t This Make Us East Germany?

Not only a bizarre comparison, but dumb as well: The Iron Curtain was a metaphor, Senator. It wasn't an actual curtain made of iron. https://t.co/ukcYnTp6oW

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) November 4, 2022

I mean, are we expecting Mexico to shoot people who get too close to the wall? Because that’s what East Germany did.

Oh, wait, we’re East Germany in this analogy. But we’re trying to keep people out. And we can’t shoot people in Mexico. Even East Germany didn’t do that.

This analogy is getting more confusing…