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Showing Original Post only (View all)Why I will continue to call it Alligator Auschwitz instead of Alligator Alcatraz [View all]
They have adopted the moniker of Alligator Alcatraz and are now selling merch !!! with that name.
I doubt Auschwitz has the same cachet on a T-shirt.
Alcatraz is the name of a prison where people were sent after having had a trial.
Auschwitz is the infamous name of a concentration camp where innocent kidnapped people were illegally disappeared into with no trial.
Its important to be clear and precise about what is happening.
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Why I will continue to call it Alligator Auschwitz instead of Alligator Alcatraz [View all]
Dixiegrrrl
Jul 6
OP
I think I will go with this moniker. Once evidence of systematic death happens, I'll upgrade to the Auschwitz moniker.
Lucky Luciano
Jul 6
#18
Like Auschwitz, the Florida concentration camp is filled with people of the "wrong" background
DBoon
Jul 6
#10
Agreed. And they will all die in their cages when it inevitably floods (already did). We are down a depraved road. n/t
Evolve Dammit
Jul 6
#15
As I recall, the ovens were to cover up the evidence of death from other means. n/t
Dixiegrrrl
Jul 6
#30
Yeah, the cruelty and desire to punish/remove/imprison/kill others remains the same.
Evolve Dammit
Jul 6
#35
Trump has exposed the many fascists lurking in our country. Their stain will remain for a long time to come.
Joinfortmill
Jul 6
#16
I agree it is a concentration camp - and I believe it is important that we accurately label it
Ms. Toad
Jul 6
#19
After the first hurricane, that will be a moot point. And he's sending them there knowing that storm is coming.
Scrivener7
Jul 6
#45