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33. I agree with you... to mean, this doesn't demean anything

Tue Jul 1, 2025, 11:50 PM

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about Auschwitz, but it points it out as the example of true evil in the modern era. Comparing it to the Concentration Camp in Florida is trying to impress how far down the road to Hell this country has gone. It's meant as an attempt to wake people up from the slumbering evil in which they've been living. I'd much rather see that name attached to this camp than the "cutesy" little Alligator moniker. That means very little to people. Auschwitz is burned into people minds... even for those who attempt to deny its existence or Evil.

Not everything spoken of about concentration camps, specific camps, or the horrible cruelty that went on in these camps is meant to take away from that reality. I do believe marking what is going on now in the U.S. as several steps into that cruelty of those times is important... imperative... to knock into people's brains today. Everything is being normalized. Evil cannot and should not be normalized - not then, and not now. People have made the statement "Never Again" but what does that mean when people don't realize what they're arguing against? And how can it have any impact on anyone if you allow it to happen again... as we are right now, today. "Never Again" should have meant every right thinking person descended on that camp and tore it apart before anyone could be imprisoned in it, no matter what the consequences. That's just my opinion... and I feel it strongly. YMMV, of course.

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Question. Is "Alligator Auschwitz" offensive to you? [View all] scipan Jul 1 OP

I want to see JustAnotherGen Jul 1 #1

It depends on how it is used. Norrrm Jul 1 #2

Surprising, thanks. I've seen it here on du and def critical. scipan Jul 1 #4

Auschwitz didn't start with gas chambers WhiteTara Jul 2 #61

That's offensive to me as a human being. Calling it that is to adopt the enough Jul 1 #3

Ok. I don't think it's a joke per se, just kind of clever. scipan Jul 1 #7

Definitely clever, the phrase does exactly what they're expecting it will, enough Jul 1 #10

It is not a joke kacekwl Jul 1 #20

It's not a joke, they are comparing it to the worst thing they can think of questionseverything Jul 2 #53

It's a stark reminder of how places like Auschwitz start. CrispyQ Jul 2 #57

I find the Grifter in Chief (G-i-C) dlilafae Jul 1 #5

Mostly. marybourg Jul 1 #6

Yes. Duncanpup Jul 1 #8

I'll have to wait to see what the death toll is. HelpImSurrounded Jul 1 #9

Trump is already joking about feeding migrants to alligators LetMyPeopleVote Jul 1 #23

Who has been coining this term? Fox or that twitte? question everything Jul 2 #42

No idea and kind of irrelevant. HelpImSurrounded Jul 2 #48

I had relative who survived BABICE Duncanpup Jul 1 #11

Thank you. I'm sorry for the trauma your relative experienced, and you. Nt scipan Jul 1 #13

We only discovered this relative through family history. Duncanpup Jul 2 #45

It encapsulates the reality quickly The Blue Flower Jul 1 #12

Thank you. I'm saddened by your loss. scipan Jul 1 #14

Agree. Well said.. mountain grammy Jul 1 #31

Yes. Beastly Boy Jul 1 #15

I'm beyond furious snowybirdie Jul 1 #16

The new facility is not an extermination camp but this facility clearly meets the definition of a concentration camp LetMyPeopleVote Jul 1 #17

Thank you. There is danger in not calling this out. scipan Jul 1 #21

That is what scares me LetMyPeopleVote Jul 1 #24

Yes. I think I get it. Make noise now. Later may be too late. Nt scipan Jul 1 #25

Indeed. My heart can't help but cling to a glimmer of hope, but unblock Jul 1 #27

So far I don't believe the last election was stolen. scipan Jul 1 #32

All you have is " belief " because no human beings supervised the counting of votes questionseverything Jul 2 #52

Yes. AuntieKatie Jul 1 #18

I am not Jewish but the message sent by using that kacekwl Jul 1 #19

I agree with you... to mean, this doesn't demean anything slightlv Jul 1 #33

Belittling the Holocaust is certainly a slight on the Holocaust, intentional or not. Beastly Boy Jul 2 #54

Two books sum up the use of the name... Behind the Aegis Jul 2 #55

Apparently, you have forgotten: "First they came for the Communists . . . " CivicGrief Jul 2 #58

I didn't forget. Nor did I deflect. Beastly Boy Jul 2 #59

Thank you everyone for your replies. Answers are mixed scipan Jul 1 #22

I believe you didn't mean to offend, but Auschwitz is not subject to statistical analysis. Beastly Boy Jul 2 #56

Six months enid602 Jul 1 #26

Me too. scipan Jul 1 #28

Photos enid602 Jul 1 #29

Disbelief *that* could happen here. scipan Jul 2 #38

As a child of a holocaust survivor I can say it is absolutely offensive. jg10003 Jul 1 #30

Thank you for responding. I'm always saddened by this. scipan Jul 1 #35

Everglades Death Camp ZDU Jul 1 #34

I prefer concentration camp ATM. Very bad connotation. scipan Jul 2 #36

Yes, and we all know ZDU Jul 2 #37

They're not giving them enough food and water at the detention centers. scipan Jul 2 #39

Honestly, does it matter? Behind the Aegis Jul 2 #40

I'm very sorry but I don't get it. scipan Jul 2 #41

I am offended you came to the Jewish Group to ask OUR opinion, yet most are NOT Jewish. Behind the Aegis Jul 2 #43

Okay. I did want Jewish/untermensch points of view but wasn't offended. scipan Jul 2 #44

What the FUCK?! Behind the Aegis Jul 2 #46

See duncanpup's post. Should have put it in quotes. Nt scipan Jul 2 #47

'People are going to die': Rain floods 'hurricane proof' Alligator Alcatraz LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2 #49

Yes nycbos Jul 2 #50

Yes SuzyandPuffpuff Jul 2 #51

Extremely offensive at this time RockCreek Jul 2 #60

no comparison tmars505 Jul 2 #62

The Trump Regime is following the Nazi Playbook to a tee. LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2 #63

I hesitate to venture here but I do have some connection to this question. AloeVera Jul 2 #64

Asked and answered Behind the Aegis Jul 3 #65