Concentration Camps in America?

[Ferris Bueller]

So just recently congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared ICE detainment camp on the Mexican-American border to concentration camps. Many from both the republican and the democratic side immediately criticized her claiming it was hyperbole. Most people immediately assumed she was talking about Nazi death camps when she never specifically mentioned those. Many also came to her defense citing the insanely bad conditions at the border and how these camps are completely inhumane, much like any other historical concentration camps.

Personally I agree with AOC's take and agree that these camps are in effect concentration camp. I mean they fit the description, a dictionary defintion for concentration camp is, "a place where large numbers of people are kept as prisoners in extremely bad conditions, especially for political reasons."

Just to put into context the conditions in these camps here's a compilation of images (that totally isn't biased btw ) i found on twitter

I've said my piece, do you guys think the comparison is accurate or are these camps not concentration/internment camps?

[Aborted]

AOC is way too much of a soft centrist for my liking, but she is correct in the fact that they are in fact concentration camps. Their existence is only to punish and brutalize ethnic minorities, and I wouldn't be surprised if archaeologists in the coming decades end up digging up mass graves in the desert. The conditions in the facilities and treatment of the people there is inhuman to put it lightly. I've also heard of the military having plans to take over their operation, which is simply another step toward obfuscation of their true purpose. When the military takes over anything, they have free reign to make it a blacksite, i.e no outside inspection or knowledge from the public. The Nazis did it well in WW2 in hiding their atrocities from the public, who in most cases had no idea as to the extent or true purpose of the camps, which were deemed at the time to simply be temporary detainment facilities. The demonisation and public gnashing of teeth toward people simply trying to live a better life is disgusting and disheartening. It's a sad state of affairs that 'never again' always ends up being being tomorrow, and that the coddled naivete of the everyman, and the apathetic dissociation of 'nothing we could do' is once again allowing evil to prosper.

I want people to care about things again.

[niggo]

Personally I agree with AOC's take and agree that these camps are in effect concentration camp. I mean they fit the description, a dictionary defintion for concentration camp is, "a place where large numbers of people are kept as prisoners in extremely bad conditions, especially for political reasons."

the thing with concentration camps is that most people think of the killing camps the nazis built in the late war

but concentration camps are something lots of other countries did before the germans, heck even the US did it with the natives

[Ferris Bueller]

AOC is way too much of a soft centrist for my liking,

Yes and I love how America is so far right that AOC is the satanist leftist and Bernie is on par with the most

the thing with concentration camps is that most people think of the killing camps the nazis built in the late war

but concentration camps are something lots of other countries did before the germans, heck even the US did it with the natives

Of course, as a matter of fact most recently the US had Guantanamo Bay, with war crimes that are historically evil. Funny enough the wiki page for concentration camps already has the Mexico-America border camps as a concentration camp. Most experts consider them concentration camps as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ternment_camps

[niggo]

Of course, as a matter of fact most recently the US had Guantanamo Bay, with war crimes that are historically evil. Funny enough the wiki page for concentration camps already has the Mexico-America border camps as a concentration camp. Most experts consider them concentration camps as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ternment_camps

yeah guantanamo bay really is nothing to be proud of
its insane if you hear some stories about it

[Gorush]

guantanomo bay has actually a pretty cheap rent... they pay like a few hundred dollars or so to keep that shit running

[[MPGH]Dave84311]

By definition they are concentration camps, but it isn't exactly political. People are coming to the border and claiming asylum. Conditions are compatible to prison or worse.

[Ferris Bueller]

Conditions are compatible to prison or worse.

Oh they're definitely worse:

Children being seperated from their family
Rotten, diseased food and drinks
Camps at 6x their capacity with detainees literally jampacked next to each other
No English classes, recreational programs and legal aid for unaccompanied minors
Children detained under the mentioned conditions

[Bernard]

If it fits the definition then it is what it is.

[Dab]

The problem is the extermination camps started out as concentration camps.

[Gaydow]

AOC is a dumb bitch

[Ferris Bueller]

AOC is a dumb bitch

Maybe reply to the topic of the thread and add something thoughtful?

do you guys think the comparison is accurate or are these camps not concentration/internment camps?

[Gaydow]

Maybe reply to the topic of the thread and add something thoughtful?

Not much more I can say other than AOC is a dumb bitch. No idea what these camps are but feel free to enlighten me.

[halleballe1337]

AOC is a dumb donkey, really...

[shasto100]

AOC is the only US politician I respect