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moniss

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130. They are concentration camps and

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 01:22 PM

Feb 2026

we should label them as such. You are on the right track and we need to stop calling them "detention centers/facilities". That label cleans them up too much beyond what they are. They are concentration camps to hold people indefinitely. Some have been held for many months and then shifted to other camps.

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A thought... what if the "new" detention centers all over the country being aquired are for... [View all] mysteryowl Feb 2026 OP

Not meant the wrong way, so don't take it that way--YA THINK? durablend Feb 2026 #1

They are for ENEMIES of the STATE.......Democrats KS Toronado Feb 2026 #50

Yes, they're for US... liberalla Feb 2026 #58

That's correct. SergeStorms Feb 2026 #65

Permanent for as long as the health if the individual holds out Norbert Feb 2026 #69

A psychopath a narcissist I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2026 #120

"Tausendjhriges Reich." Thousand-year Empire of Nazi Germany. Wednesdays Feb 2026 #102

Good thing.... cannabis_flower Feb 2026 #92

I saw a video of a woman recording ICE and one of the thugs came up to her, mysteryowl Feb 2026 #2

At some point, they will declare the "immigrant problem" solved and they will move on to "domestic terrorists". Midnight Writer Feb 2026 #3

Some point soon. IrishAfricanAmerican Feb 2026 #66

They are already making their lists. It is in progress. Midnight Writer Feb 2026 #68

they won't wait justsomeguy01 Feb 2026 #129

Those prisons are for us. 1WorldHope Feb 2026 #4

They are not prisons, gab13by13 Feb 2026 #18

In Some prisons people have rights, but I haven't heard of very many satisfied customers. 1WorldHope Feb 2026 #88

Like german concentration camps? Mosby Feb 2026 #93

They will soon run out of "low hanging fruit" after that it's anyone's guess who will end up in those corporate gulags. Klarkashton Feb 2026 #5

Big Prison otchmoson Feb 2026 #26

For-profit prisons are evil, for exactly this reason (n/m) Soul_of_Wit Feb 2026 #38

I think this is the 25th straight year Dreamer Tatum Feb 2026 #6

This is different and includes people protesting in the streets, etc. mysteryowl Feb 2026 #8

It's always been different Dreamer Tatum Feb 2026 #11

That is reasuring. I hope you are right. mysteryowl Feb 2026 #12

We need to do more than hope MadameButterfly Feb 2026 #67

Of course! mysteryowl Feb 2026 #117

Thanks for these comments! ShazzieB Feb 2026 #60

I think you are right. There are simply too many of us. NH Ethylene Feb 2026 #61

He can't get all of us MadameButterfly Feb 2026 #70

A Modern Military Fully Turned Against a Population ForeGoneLegsBirne Feb 2026 #101

Also Peter Thiel and Elon vapor2 Feb 2026 #106

Too Many of Us 2na fisherman Feb 2026 #108

Said the Jews in 1935 Berlin. CanonRay Feb 2026 #81

I agree it's unlikely, at least in the numbers that it would take to minimize the opposition. They'd have to lock up LymphocyteLover Feb 2026 #84

But now, there are actual camps that will be ready and waiting. Intractable Feb 2026 #10

The hell it hasn't happened, gab13by13 Feb 2026 #21

Prove there are concentration camps first nt Dreamer Tatum Feb 2026 #28

Webster's definition gab13by13 Feb 2026 #36

I am sure there are hundreds of concentration camps all over the US Dreamer Tatum Feb 2026 #40

You don't have a problem with me gab13by13 Feb 2026 #48

I don't have a problem at all, except for the thousands murdered daily Dreamer Tatum Feb 2026 #52

There doesn't need to be hundreds of camps MadameButterfly Feb 2026 #71

It's not a quibble I ever hoped to have to make, but you're confusing concentration camps with death camps Emrys Feb 2026 #90

What do you think these "detention centers" are? AllyCat Feb 2026 #56

What distinguishes a concentration camp from a prison? Norrrm Feb 2026 #113

here ya go Be The Light Feb 2026 #131

"prove me wrong"? SCantiGOP Feb 2026 #97

You really think otchmoson Feb 2026 #27

When it does happen durablend Feb 2026 #33

And now the camps exist mahina Feb 2026 #49

in previous years they weren't actually building TBF Feb 2026 #53

Then what are all the warehouses for? nt Nittersing Feb 2026 #54

Thank goodness no one is being thrown into camps. Torchlight Feb 2026 #55

No one's been thrown into a camp? Torchlight Feb 2026 #59

Alligator Alcatraz ShazzieB Feb 2026 #62

I'm thinking Torchlight agrees with you MadameButterfly Feb 2026 #73

Oh, duh. ShazzieB Feb 2026 #83

People also fretted over timms139 Feb 2026 #63

Never before did it seem like one party was serious about ending democracy MadameButterfly Feb 2026 #75

Feeding $$ to the commercial real estate industry n/t leftstreet Feb 2026 #7

Bank on it! Traildogbob Feb 2026 #9

The Senate for sure cannot re-fund DHS mysteryowl Feb 2026 #22

Communities are standing up Traildogbob Feb 2026 #47

Stand-up! Fight-back! mysteryowl Feb 2026 #118

Can they be used for crimes against humanity/the planet trials, too? OC375 Feb 2026 #13

Yeah, but our side won't do it that way MadameButterfly Feb 2026 #76

if he deportd the immigrants that leaves these valuable private sector corporate assets empty rampartd Feb 2026 #14

It is crucial the Senate does NOT re-fund DHS. mysteryowl Feb 2026 #16

The Big Ugly Death Bill already funded ICE gab13by13 Feb 2026 #25

I am aware. mysteryowl Feb 2026 #29

Maybe in time for Nov elections? ICE Nazis rounding up "suspicious" voters say they are working off FBI tips yaesu Feb 2026 #15

Vote early by mail, for sure! mysteryowl Feb 2026 #17

I'm voting early in person MadameButterfly Feb 2026 #78

Yes, I think it will be different in each state and city. mysteryowl Feb 2026 #116

Good to know this MadameButterfly Feb 2026 #126

We need a new name rather than "detention center" as that's not what flvegan Feb 2026 #19

True mysteryowl Feb 2026 #20

Why can't they be called concentration camps gab13by13 Feb 2026 #31

I didn't say they couldn't flvegan Feb 2026 #46

We are assuming these will be different from those in Nazi Germany MadameButterfly Feb 2026 #85

See #36 MadameButterfly Feb 2026 #79

Citizens are not off-limits anymore. DHS and ICE don't care about the law dalton99a Feb 2026 #23

They are creating a lot of empty cots, waiting for warm bodies Torchlight Feb 2026 #24

Cots would be an improvement. TommyT139 Feb 2026 #77

I gotta hope that the next administration fixes up these places for our homeless or people waiting for their papers Deuxcents Feb 2026 #30

They are concentration camps. This all must end NOW. usonian Feb 2026 #32

I'm sure we too will have Peace for Our Time. Multichromatic Feb 2026 #103

Of course they are xuplate Feb 2026 #34

They assume Americans are going to camps like sheep? orangecrush Feb 2026 #35

How many Americans are already in those camps? gab13by13 Feb 2026 #39

I keep my Glock and 12-gauge shotgun by the front door. MuirHero Feb 2026 #89

I don't own any guns orangecrush Feb 2026 #99

I can't shoot my way out of a paper bag. I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2026 #122

Every accusation is a confession Soul_of_Wit Feb 2026 #37

This maladministration's answer to the Soviet-era gulag archipelagos that Solzhenitsyn wrote about. Texin Feb 2026 #41

Thats why I always Junipercity Feb 2026 #42

Forget the toothbrush and spare set of underwear. MuirHero Feb 2026 #91

Well, yea. That works too. Junipercity Feb 2026 #107

Human Rights Violations Justice matters. Feb 2026 #43

Trump calls anyone that opposes him the doc03 Feb 2026 #44

Well this is one proud Democrat who will not be helping to fill his concentration camps. MuirHero Feb 2026 #94

If they wish. Junipercity Feb 2026 #45

It is funny and sad that I--and I am sure many others here at DU--never even considered any other possibility... Ol Janx Spirit Feb 2026 #51

This was being predicted, way back when Dubya was president synni Feb 2026 #57

Can we just call them Concentration Camps ? dem4decades Feb 2026 #64

Not just yes but hell yes! MuirHero Feb 2026 #95

I've been saying that for a while now. Too many facilities; too much capacity for anything else. patphil Feb 2026 #72

Defcon 2 BidenRocks Feb 2026 #74

Absolutely! MuirHero Feb 2026 #96

The "Tea Party" was complaining about Obama building "FEMA Concentration Camps".. hmmmm LiberalArkie Feb 2026 #80

We have their pictures! BidenRocks Feb 2026 #104

Authoritarianism 101... Wounded Bear Feb 2026 #82

Not needed for people who will be quickly deported V850i Feb 2026 #86

That's exactly... 2naSalit Feb 2026 #87

Or they are for people criticizing ICE. Autumn Feb 2026 #98

He's doing everything that Hitler did. Blue Full Moon Feb 2026 #100

1939 revisited. Joinfortmill Feb 2026 #105

Nick Fuentes advocates Gulags(detention centers) for women Sane1 Feb 2026 #109

Fuentes kiss my ass I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2026 #123

We've been saying that for months. James48 Feb 2026 #110

in 2029, what can those structure be turned into? SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2026 #111

That's exactly what they're for. Oneironaut Feb 2026 #112

I think so too. mysteryowl Feb 2026 #115

What if? The only rational thing to think given everything KPN Feb 2026 #114

If the definition of, "Concentration Camp," includes people who are political prisoners, Bayard Feb 2026 #119

Well said mysteryowl Feb 2026 #121

Obviously. quakerboy Feb 2026 #124

not "ifs" about it. nt Javaman Feb 2026 #125

They are future death camps JustAnotherGen Feb 2026 #127

In case you wonder why they're building all these Data Centers.... JohnnyRingo Feb 2026 #128

They are concentration camps and moniss Feb 2026 #130