I must confess I am discouraged by the alarming countercurrent in US discourse, pushing back on the idea that "Alligator Alcatraz" is an "actual" concentration camp.
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Anyone who calls me hysterical for that last bit would have said I was hysterical about "they will set up camps" when I saw the "mass deportation now" signs.
Mass deportation isn't *possible* it's a euphemism. It always ends up being a euphemism.
@futurebird @AnarchoNinaAnalyzes
My current thinking is that every American needs to do a personal risk assessment based on the fact that there is (or will be within weeks) no rule of law as we understand it.
I realize that some Americans have been in this position to some degree throughout the history of the country, but this is exponentially more serious for everyone. Imagine the worst possible outcome and be prepared for it as best you can be.
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@futurebird @AnarchoNinaAnalyzes
My current thinking is that every American needs to do a personal risk assessment based on the fact that there is (or will be within weeks) no rule of law as we understand it.
I realize that some Americans have been in this position to some degree throughout the history of the country, but this is exponentially more serious for everyone. Imagine the worst possible outcome and be prepared for it as best you can be.
@VirginiaHolloway @AnarchoNinaAnalyzes
This kind of caution is probably good. But I see some promising positive signs. For example it's a good thing that companies that supply these facilities put tape over their logos when they drive in.
Find out who they are anyway.
If you know people who work for these companies let them know what you think of that work.
We as a nation *do* need to give our permission for this to get worse and we're be tested to see how much we will allow.
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@VirginiaHolloway @AnarchoNinaAnalyzes
This kind of caution is probably good. But I see some promising positive signs. For example it's a good thing that companies that supply these facilities put tape over their logos when they drive in.
Find out who they are anyway.
If you know people who work for these companies let them know what you think of that work.
We as a nation *do* need to give our permission for this to get worse and we're be tested to see how much we will allow.
@VirginiaHolloway @AnarchoNinaAnalyzes
Someone needs to wear the boots. And someone needs to make dinner for the people who wear the boots.
We should keep exposing the people who work for ICE, the contractors who supplied the metal bunk beds, the company that delivers the food. Everyone who participates in making the concentration camps.
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I found it interesting (disturbing, upsetting) that the Florida concentration camp is a "men's only" facility. There is no reason why women and children couldn't also be sent there, there are many women and children in the same category but I think Americans have been desensitized to seeing adult men (mostly non-white) in such conditions by our prison system.
The people doing this are thinking about optics and how to desensitize the public to more and more violence.
@futurebird @AnarchoNinaAnalyzes when they were grabbing people to send to CECOT they were looking specifically for people with tattoos. It’s all about optics to make the base happy
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@futurebird @AnarchoNinaAnalyzes when they were grabbing people to send to CECOT they were looking specifically for people with tattoos. It’s all about optics to make the base happy
Not just the base it's so the general US public can tell themselves "it's not THAT bad" because they can sort the disturbing images into categories they have been desensitized into not seeing for what they really are.
