re: How did the Germans know who was Jewish?

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They slow rolled 'em with self identification and record keeping.

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Yeah, no one really foresaw a genocide coming. So when you get asked to register as something, then wear an identifying mark, etc. you get people willing to do it before being jailed. Then when it's too late, you are on a list and they are coming for you.

Not sure Covid is a directly relatable analogy, but who knows. Certainly is relatable for gun control. It may not always be a purposeful progression, but these things lead to bad outcomes.