Are they death camps?

[Rocknrule]

We all know that most Fox viewers and people like Ann Coulter would LOVE to do to liberals what Hitler did to 6 million Jews. And with the new camps that Halliburton is building, it looks more and more like a possibility. Am I paranoid or rightfully afraid?

[Taverner]

1. Rightly afraid

Ollie North tried to get this going in the late 80's (google REX84)

Basically they wanted camps to deal with the protests for a full planned invasion into central america.

[sui generis]

10. well, it's republicans who need to be afraid

very afraid.

And any brainless DINO who agrees with them - it would be the absolute end of the two party system, of republicanism in general, and quite possibly the beginning of a perpetual civil war.

I'm not sure there is anything crazier this administration could possibly conceive of to do. And I'd be right out there leading the "liberation" of the camps, along with the other 130 million Americans who disagree or are related to someone in "detention".

It would be a very very bad thing; I'm not even sure in this day and age that you can technically even END a civil war without massive loss of life on one side or the other, and since the military and police and much of government also aren't all republican conservatives, it's not like they could guarantee any form of military or police state superiority.

It would quite possibly be the ugliest civil war of all time too if our electorate didn't stage a constitutional coup to head it off.

[Vincardog]

2. rightfully afraid nt

[cali]

3. I'm sure I'm in the minority

but I think you're paranoid. And I'm so sick of the fear crap assaulting me from every direction.

[FreedomAngel82]

7. I'm a bit of both

On the one hand people have been talking about this since the 90's but on the other hand nothing would surprise me with Bush. Look at all that has happened since than. I would've never imagined none of this happening but it has, so I would at least keep an eye out but not let it worry you. If it was to happen you can believe it'd be here on DU and around various blogs.

[havocmom]

13. In the 90s, then MT governor Marc Racicot built private prisons in MT

The state did not need them. Building them almost bankrupted the state. Google him and see what he did and who he did it for since leaving Montana.

Oh, and we sure have seen some fine work on roads through places that don't see much traffic up here. Nice, but puzzling. Like, are they expecting a lot of heavy traffic? We have prison beds...

[TallahasseeGrannie]

9. Thank you

thank you thank you.

I thought it was just me.

Yes. That is paranoid. DU can be a hotbed of paranoia and I think maybe it's better for you in small doses.

Death camps? God no. Dare I say it? That's NUTS! I can't follow you there.

[atreides1]

4. Does it matter?

I would suggest that everyone start preparing to either celebrate the Democratic party taking back the US Congress, or prepare for a revolution.

Your choice!!!!!

[Lars39]

5. They have already shown interest in a crematorium for Gitmo.

Nice tidy way to dispose of those found guilty at military tribunals. :sarcasm:

[NYCGirl]

8. You have a link for that? NT

[Lars39]

11. It was a mainstream article several years ago, posted in LBN.

I'll plow thru my bookmarks to see if I can find it.

[phusion]

14. you said this the other day

Any luck on the bookmarks?

I searched google for crematorium and guantanamo, etc. but could only find another reference about this that you made on DU a while back.

Thx...

[NYCGirl]

16. I did the same thing with the same results. I await the poster's answer

on this.

[Lars39]

17. Here's a link regarding death camp:

I think the article about the crematorium went down the rabbit hole.
I know I'm not the only one that remembers it, though, 'cause there's been discussions here about it.
What's interesting is that the Maj. General made the announcement at about the same time bush was touring Auschwitz and asking his famous, How do you respond to people who don't believe the Holocaust really happened? question

http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:hcjIfpcIVL4J:www.dailykos.com/story/2005/5/23/11840/8834+Maj.+General+Geoffrey+Miller+Guantanamo+death+camp+crematorium&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=4

[NYCGirl]

19. Naw, I remain skeptical. NT

[Lars39]

20. Suit yourself.

DU has lost excellent researchers over the years who kept up with this sort of thing.
There have been quite a number of articles that have "disappeared".

[NYCGirl]

6. Your tinfoil is on too tight.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

12. don't let fear take hold

Frankly, I don't think they are, and I don't think they will be used-but look at what is happening just by talking about them? People are getting paralyzed with fear! That's exactly what the neocons want. Instead of getting afraid, get ready. And for heaven's sake, don't stop fighting for the Constitution!

[Jara sang]

15. What camps? Link please?

[FrannyD]

18. I had a dream awhile back

that they were rounding us up. It was right after the illegal spying story came out. It was freaky. I'm getting a passport ASAP.

[Jose Diablo]

21. If they announce Thermal Depolymerization Plants being built at the camps

And Bu$h says he is working of new sources of oil, then yes, the camps would be death camps.