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Ms. Toad

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19. I agree it is a concentration camp - and I believe it is important that we accurately label it

Sun Jul 6, 2025, 05:25 PM

Jul 6

Trump and his cronies are following in the path of Hitler, calling on the same sentiments in their followers - and using many of the same tools, including sending those who sully the white-cis-male purity to concentration camps both within, and outside of, the United States.

But he is not yet sending them to death camps, in which the explicit intention is the mass murder of all who are sent there.

Auschwitz calls to mind the millions murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau; less so the Nuremburg laws, the purging of competent high level administration and replacing them with loyalists, the criminalizing of "undesireables", and initially sending individuals to concentration camps - for purposes short of mass murder.

I think calling out the parallels between early Hitler and Trump is far more critical than using a name more synonymous with the place millions were murdered - a name many have indicated is hurtful.

I think we should avoid the name Auschwitz, but find another way to point out that it is, in fact, a concentration camp.

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Why I will continue to call it Alligator Auschwitz instead of Alligator Alcatraz [View all] Dixiegrrrl Jul 6 OP

Same here malaise Jul 6 #1

It is a concentration camp mcar Jul 6 #2

Excellent Point My Friend, You sold me BOSSHOG Jul 6 #3

Had something to do with being convicted of a crime, indeed. Dixiegrrrl Jul 6 #24

You're right. Making the switch now. Timeflyer Jul 6 #4

Gator Gulag works, too. Ocelot II Jul 6 #5

Has a nice ring to it MadameButterfly Jul 6 #7

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

Agreed. Gator Gulag is more accurate, as well. LauraInLA Jul 6 #27

This is brilliant and I predict it will become a thing MadameButterfly Jul 6 #6

I agree. They won't let Congresspersons in to inspect bronxiteforever Jul 6 #8

Putting your FEMA tax dollars to work. Gimpyknee Jul 6 #9

Like Auschwitz, the Florida concentration camp is filled with people of the "wrong" background DBoon Jul 6 #10

Concentration Camp. Death Camp. Yep, that's Auschwitz for real. Hekate Jul 6 #11

Were you on here before, Dixiegrrrl? PatrickforB Jul 6 #12

Thank you for remembering, Patrick. Dixiegrrrl Jul 6 #17

Due process is the difference MaineBlueBear Jul 6 #13

This is what I have been calling it since the beginning, for exactly niyad Jul 6 #14

Same here! SheltieLover Jul 6 #21

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

When I hear, "but there are no OVENS, where are the OVENS, it isn't a niyad Jul 6 #20

Not every Jew died in ovens,they were worked and starved to death Bengus81 Jul 6 #22

Thank you!!! niyad Jul 6 #25

As I recall, the ovens were to cover up the evidence of death from other means. n/t Dixiegrrrl Jul 6 #30

And because cremation is against Jewish law Danmel Jul 7 #48

No Jews died in ovens. Behind the Aegis Jul 7 #53

Yeah, the cruelty and desire to punish/remove/imprison/kill others remains the same. Evolve Dammit Jul 6 #35

I had to block someone because of absurd denialism. Pacifist Patriot Jul 7 #49

One is almost tempted to ask them exactly what they are getting from niyad Jul 7 #54

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

It's the first and will be a test case for many,many more. Bengus81 Jul 6 #23

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

It is not a moot point. Ms. Toad Jul 6 #46

!00% agree. MuseRider Jul 6 #26

Agree kacekwl Jul 6 #28

I've been with you 100 BaronChocula Jul 6 #29

Sorry I missed that post. Dixiegrrrl Jul 6 #32

So much gets lost in the shuffle BaronChocula Jul 6 #41

Excellant! Attilatheblond Jul 6 #31

Alcatraz Unlawful Detention Center Bluestocking Jul 6 #33

Same here. nt Ilsa Jul 6 #34

I sent Meidas a note BidenRocks Jul 6 #36

Good move...thank you. Dixiegrrrl Jul 6 #39

I'm not Jewish so I won't comment except to share these links. markodochartaigh Jul 6 #37

Very helpful resources. Thank you so much. Dixiegrrrl Jul 6 #40

The new facility is not an extermination camp but this facility clearly meets the definition of a concentration camp LetMyPeopleVote Jul 6 #38

Notice no roads for evacuation, only small plane/chopper strip. dixiegrrrrl Jul 6 #42

Graphic for this atrocity. hay rick Jul 6 #43

This is good. If it's OK with you, I will steal that. Scrivener7 Jul 6 #44

Enough with the cute names LS0999 Jul 7 #47

I call it the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport maxsolomon Jul 7 #50

There is nothing cute about the names, or the intent. niyad Jul 7 #55

Maybe cute is the wrong word maxsolomon Jul 7 #56

Detention centers are concentration camps. usonian Jul 7 #51

This is what they voted for ... marble falls Jul 7 #52