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Alright, here's a quick thread on why US prisons are concentration camps.
According to Oxford, the definition of a concentration camp is "a place where large numbers of people, especially political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities, sometimes to provide-
-forced labor or to await mass execution"
From this we can devise the following checklist to determine whether a facility can be considered a concentration camp:
• it has to be a place where a large number of people are deliberately imprisoned
• a large chunk of those people-
From this we can devise the following checklist to determine whether a facility can be considered a concentration camp:
• it has to be a place where a large number of people are deliberately imprisoned
• a large chunk of those people-
-have to be political prisoners and/or members of marginalized groups
• the area in which these prisoners are imprisoned must be relatively small
• the area must have inadequate facilities
• and often, though not always, the prisoners are made to provide forced labor or await-
• the area in which these prisoners are imprisoned must be relatively small
• the area must have inadequate facilities
• and often, though not always, the prisoners are made to provide forced labor or await-
-mass execution
Prisons are indisputably designed to deliberately imprison large numbers of people. Even those in power have no problem admitting this. So that's the first point out of the way.
As for the second point, BIPOC, queer, and neurodivergent people are-
Prisons are indisputably designed to deliberately imprison large numbers of people. Even those in power have no problem admitting this. So that's the first point out of the way.
As for the second point, BIPOC, queer, and neurodivergent people are-
-disproportionately imprisoned in prisons in the US. The US also has many political prisoners from its many crackdowns on left-wing groups. This is, of course, not even taking the "war on drugs" and "war on terrorism" into account.
Now on to point three. The largest Nazi-
Now on to point three. The largest Nazi-
-concentration camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, was about 40 sq. km in size. The largest prison in the US, Louisiana State Penitentiary, is around 73 sq. km. Most prisons are far smaller.
On to the fourth point. US prisons are notorious for having inadequate mental health facilities,
On to the fourth point. US prisons are notorious for having inadequate mental health facilities,
physical health facilities, sanitation facilities (just look at how hard it is for those who need period products to get them), and more.
And finally the last point. According to the latest prison census from 2005, 1.5 million prisoners have been forced into what is called-
And finally the last point. According to the latest prison census from 2005, 1.5 million prisoners have been forced into what is called-
-"penal labor", a form of slavery forced onto prisoners. Penal labor is still a booming industry in the US, with many companies relying on the cheap labor prisons, both private and public provide. Then, of course, there are the 2,620 prisoners currently sitting on death row,
awaiting execution, many of which are innocent, and all of which are forced to experience a cruel form of punishment that only serves as a form of retribution that ultimately helps no one except those who get satisfaction from what should be considered murder.
In conclusion, US prisons check off every box for what a concentration camp is. One cannot help but come to the horrifying conclusion that the US is operating thousands of concentration camps, and it is imperative that we work to abolish them. ~Charlie
Oh, and one more thing. Reformed concentration camps are still concentration camps. Keep that in mind. ~Charlie
Plugging @HasJoeBiden. Yes it’s inspired by @HasBezosDecided. ~Charlie
