Cable news people call them “prison camps” or “Trump prison camps,” but look in any dictionary: prisons are where people convicted of crimes are held. As Merriam-Webster notes, a prison is:

“[A]n institution for confinement of persons convicted of serious crimes.”

But what do you call a place where people who’ve committed no criminal offense (immigration violations are civil, not criminal, infractions)? The fine dictionary people at Merriam-Webster note the proper term is “concentration camp”:

“[A] place where large numbers of people (such as prisoners of war, political prisoners, refugees, or the members of an ethnic or religious minority) are detained or confined under armed guard.”

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    “inaction” they say, to the mass protests despite the threat of death. Fuck you, pal.

    Edit: and the total lack of self-awareness as you generalise an entire population being victimised by fascist ghouls who very likely cheated their way into office, while you yourself do sweet fuck-all. Double fuck you, that’s an unbelievably callous response.

    Double edit: and what I meant was, Hitler wasn’t overthrown by the German people. Are you trying to imply there was no resistance in Germany to the Nazis? Are you completely historically illiterate?

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      If there had been significant opposition to the Nazi party in Germany, Hitler would not have become reichsführer.

      There was a heroic resistance movement in Germany, however they did not have enough support to make a difference.

      This is exactly what is happening in America right now. Heroes are getting beaten, arrested and attacked with chemical weapons. The majority are sitting at home watching, or actively assisting the fascist regime.

      The callous idea in this thread is that it’s the responsibility of non-Americans to give our lives to save you from your degenerate society.