silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agoInside Alligator Alcatraz, Wasserman Schultz finds men crammed in cages, smell of urine, inadequate foodwww.orlandosentinel.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1205arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1202arrow-down1external-linkInside Alligator Alcatraz, Wasserman Schultz finds men crammed in cages, smell of urine, inadequate foodwww.orlandosentinel.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square16linkfedilinkfile-text
This facility was temporarily closed when environmentalists sued and won, but reopened after they lost upon appeal.
minus-squareArgentRaven@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up37arrow-down2·16 days agoAlcatraz held people tried and convicted in a city of law. Auschwitz held political prisoners and enemies of the ruling party that never saw a trial, had no rights, were treated poorly, and died often. It’s more accurate to go with the latter.
Alcatraz held people tried and convicted in a city of law. Auschwitz held political prisoners and enemies of the ruling party that never saw a trial, had no rights, were treated poorly, and died often.
It’s more accurate to go with the latter.