By all criteria, this a concentration camp. Not “concentration camp” as rhetorical inflation, or emotionally manipulative shorthand, or edgy metaphor—but as in: literally.

As in: detention without trial, state control, inhumane living conditions, forced labor, dehumanization, brutal violence, isolation from accountability, psychological torture, and—by every available logical extension—murder.

That last one we can’t yet verify in the strict evidentiary sense, but the circumstances suggest it like smoke suggests fire, and they are already trying to hide their actions and deny what is occurring.

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    CECOT and the White House really enjoy publishing these images of these people in white underwear and shackles being paraded around in little formations. Like are we supposed to be impressed by this?

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      When we take this country back, we need to send random MAGA voters and their leaders in the Heritage Foundation there. I’m sure they’d love to see it in person. They’ll love it so much, they can stay for life. While they’re there, we can remove their US citizenship since they won’t need it during their retirement at CECOT.

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      They put the people with tattoos in front so it looks like it’s all gang members. The people a few rows back don’t have many or any visible tattoos.