• leadore@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    Because they want everyone to use their name for it. Magats love that name. It hides what it really is and lends a celebratory air to the base at the same time as an intimidating effect to potential victims. Remember, they want people to ‘self-deport’ and this is part of that strategy, in addition to its obvious use. So they’re going to make more places like this with more names like this.

    Don’t help them. Don’t go along with what they want. Resist them in every way possible, including not using their terminology–whether it’s what they call concentration camps or what they call the bills they pass, like the huge hideous bill signed yesterday.

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      8 days ago

      I disagree. If everyone immediately overnight started referring to it as “Alligator Alcatraz Concentration Camp” and were committed to using that name going forward no matter what, they sure the fuck wouldn’t like it anymore.