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lunamagica

(9,967 posts) Tue Jul 2, 2019, 03:06 PM Jul 2019

They are concentration camps, according to Merriam-Webster

concentration camp noun

Definition of concentration camp

: a place where large numbers of people (such as prisoners of war, political prisoners, refugees, or the members of an ethnic or religious minority) are detained or confined under armed guard —used especially in reference to camps created by the Nazis in World War II for the internment and persecution of Jews and other prisoners

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concentration%20camp

Note that it says —used especially in reference to camps created by the Nazis in World War II for the internment and persecution of Jews and other prisoners. It says "especially" not "exclusively"

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They are concentration camps, according to Merriam-Webster (Original Post) lunamagica Jul 2019 OP

Praise for Jewish people demonstrating against the camps delisen Jul 2019 #1

Yes, kudos to them for their solidarity and heroism lunamagica Jul 2019 #2

That was touching malaise Jul 2019 #3

K&R for visibility lunamagica Jul 2019 #4

delisen

(6,046 posts)

1. Praise for Jewish people demonstrating against the camps

Reply to lunamagica (Original post)

Tue Jul 2, 2019, 04:55 PM

Jul 2019

200 + protesting; 36 arrested in Elizabeth, New Jersey yesterday deserve our praise and thanks.

They are calling them what they are: concentration camps

They are sending a powerful message of solidarity and resolve. This is real leadership.