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A Democratic congresswoman has given a scathing review of the Trump administration’s so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” in Florida, describing it as an “internment camp” that needs to be “shut the hell down.”

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who represents Florida's 25th congressional district, said that pictures of the facility “don’t do it justice” and that detainees were being “packed into cages.”

On Saturday Florida lawmakers from both parties took a state-arranged tour of the new 3,000-bed detention center that the state rapidly built on an isolated airstrip surrounded by swampland in the Everglades.

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[–] rozodru@lemmy.world 13 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

they are just SO terrified of calling it what it is, a concentration camp. They are "concentrating" specific people into their camp. Call it what it is. it's a Concentration Camp.

I'm SO looking forward to what the Dems decide to call it when they inevitably set up little "chambers" there and people suddenly start "disappearing".

[–] SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago

No need for chambers. I'm certain they're just waiting for a major hurricane later this year.

[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 7 points 23 hours ago

republican presidential administration: builds auschwitz local democrat lawmaker: 'This is awful, I am going to use my position to work against this and try to shut it down' internet leftists: 'im seeing double! four fascists!'

[–] InternetRando@lemmy.myserv.one 140 points 1 day ago (21 children)

STOP CALLING IT ALCATRAZ.

Alcatraz was for criminals who were found guilty in a trial.

This is AUSCHWITZ

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

On one hand, yes. On the other hand, every time I hear potential terrible plans on social media, it seems like they take it as a guide.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

"Now that we're here, what should we do?" "Gee, I don't know Tom. Let's see what the liberals on Reddit are crying about and do that."

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[–] bcgm3@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

Lawmaker says Alligator Alcatraz is an 'internment camp' after joint GOP-Dem visit

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Hm. Didn't expect that sound bite to come from that individual, but alrighty.

[–] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 127 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 day ago

Alligator Auschwitz Concentration (soon to be death) Camp.

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 80 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I want Democratic politicians to start talking about the proper response to this. I don't expect them to endorse people trying to perform armed raids against these facilities, but they need to start talking about holding people accountable. I'm sorry, but if you're working at a concentration camp, you need to be in prison at best, and possibly even hanged for crimes against humanity. We need to start talking NOW about putting all these ICE agents in jail when this is all over. These people are criminal scum who need to be prosecuted for their crimes. And to head off any possibility of a blanket pardon, we need to be talking about using extra-territorial rendition to try these people for crimes against humanity.

A presidential pardon will not save ICE agents from this legal liability. Even with a pardon, these agents can still be tried in the International Criminal Court or other body that practices universal jurisdiction for crimes against humanity. And even beyond that, there are dozens of potential nations to send ICE agents to for their crimes. After all, they are committing crimes against humanity against the citizens of dozens of nations. If the ICC isn't viable, we can extradite these people to Venezuela, Mexico, or any number of other countries. These countries can then try them for the deaths of their citizens at the hands of ICE agents.

They simply don’t care about us. Only their billionaire donors.

[–] InternetRando@lemmy.myserv.one 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"holding people accountable" is a worthless milquetoast phrase that at best means being "written up".

Demand PUNISHMENT.

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago

I mean, obsess over performative semantics if you want. I just want to see the bastards hang.

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[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 3 points 23 hours ago

'gator Gaza

[–] Jayve@lemmy.world 67 points 1 day ago

Concentration camp.

[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 day ago

Debbie Wasserman Schultz is one of the reasons we have concentration camps in the US rn

[–] CyberneticOwl@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Bumfuck Buchenwald works and has the alliteration factor. Whatever the moniker, it never should've been established in the first place.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 8 points 23 hours ago

Alligator Auschwitz sounds good.

[–] Pratai@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

Watch how fast no one does a single thing about it.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 11 points 1 day ago

No shit. We could have told you that from across the country.

[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Once all those Jesus Lovers SEE and HEAR this they'll be the FIRST in Line to Shut it Down because we KNOW Jesus would NEVER stand for Jailing the Hurt, Innocent or Poor Immigrants!

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[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (11 children)

For those of us not in Florida, how do we get this shut down?

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

Kill any nazis you see on sight. They will chicken out when they start fearing for their own safety.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Boycott American-made goods and services, and try not to support anything from American-owned companies.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I live in the U.S., how do I boycott American goods exactly? I cant just buy all foreign...

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[–] b_tr3e@feddit.org 11 points 1 day ago

Finally an excuse to buy these nice but somewhat pricey (actually more like fucking expensive) Italian guitar strings.

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Luigi. Hurricane season. There are no good honest answers.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Feed the alligators bacon. Once they have a taste for pigs, the ICE agents will no longer be able to work there.

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[–] griff@lemmings.world 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] Blade9732@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (4 children)

OMG! You liberals are just grasping at straws now. This is not an internment camp, or a concentration camp. This is a freedom camp! Some call it a "Happy Camp®". It will be where these illegals can work their way to freedom. I hear DHS is going to put a nice slogan over the gate to avoid confusion, something like "Work Will Set You Free". If that doesn't work out, I am pretty sure the Trump administration with come up with a better solution. Some might say, a final solution!

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