shrug, sure there are strong associations, but it doesn't denote anything to do with the holocaust. american camps for japanese people were just as much concentration camps. the kristallnacht analogy would be stronger if people were saying 'konzentrationslager'
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Replying to @chaosprime
do you really believe that the phrasing was chosen without the holocaust in mind?
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Replying to @suchaone
no, but so what? you can call a spade a spade even if people associate spades with the holocaust
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Replying to @chaosprime
if she meant to compare the situation with the holocaust, and all her followers understood the comparison, it's legitimate for her critics to understand it in the same way
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Replying to @suchaone
shrug, sure, and Our Concentration Camps Are Different would be a valid response. Our Camps Aren't Concentration Camps Because They Lack a Property of Concentration Camps also. Our Camps Aren't Concentration Camps Because We're Not Executing People is just a non sequitur
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Replying to @chaosprime
the word 'concentration camp', in nonacademic english language, means the nazi camps and has the implication that they may turn into death camps
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Replying to @suchaone @chaosprime
the thing about words is that not only do they mean what you say they mean, they also mean what the other person says they mean, and they also mean what neither person said, and they also change what they mean in between utterances
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words are fake
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Replying to @literalbanana @danlistensto and
Say "_____ is a concentration camp" without using the words "concentration camp" Use something simpler. If there's still a disagreement continue using simpler terms until you get to "bad things are bad" or "good things are good" You have now solved debate
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Replying to @_molten_steel_ @literalbanana and
what if bad things are good
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but are good things bad or are good things also good
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