Why Isn’t News of #Trump Building Vast #ConcentrationCamps Being Treated as a #NationalEmergency?

History shows us that once a nation builds a #MassDetention apparatus, it never remains limited to its original targets. Wake up, people.

by #ThomHartmann, Feb 05, 2026

Excerpt: "The British originated the term '#ConcentrationCamp' to describe facilities where '#rebel' or 'undesirable' civilians were held in #SouthAfrica during the #SecondAngloBoerWar (1899–1902) to control and punish a #rebellious population.

"They were facilities where the 'bad elements of society' were 'concentrated' into one location so they could be easily controlled and would lose access to society and thus could not spread their messages of #resistance against the #BritishEmpire.

"Future generations of Americans—our children and grandchildren—won’t ask us whether #ICE followed civil detention statutes: they’ll want to know why we allowed concentration camps to exist in America at all.

"The Germans adopted the term in 1933 when #Hitler took power and created his first camp for #communists, #socialists, #UnioLleaders, and, by the end of the year, Hitler’s #PoliticalOpponents. They Germanized the phrase into '#Konzentrationslager' and referred to the process of their incarceration as 'protective custody.'

"The first camp was built at #Dachau just weeks after Hitler became Chancellor in 1933, and by the end of the year there were around 70 of them operating across the country."

Read more:
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/why-isn-t-news-of-trump-building-vast-concentration-camps-being-treated-as-a-national-emergency

#USPol #WakeUpPeople #HistoryRepeats #Fascism #Authoritarianism #DetentionCenters
#PrivatePrisons #CriminalizingDissent
#SilencingDissent #CharacteristicsOfFascism #DepartmentOfHomelandInsecurity

Why Isn't News of Trump Building Vast Concentration Camps Being Treated as a National Emergency? | Common Dreams

History shows us that once a nation builds a mass detention apparatus, it never remains limited to its original targets. Wake up, people.

Common Dreams

Here are all of Trump's political enemies that have been charged or investigated (so far)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/trump-political-enemies-investigated-charged

«A fed prosecutor who resisted #Trump’s demands 2 bring charges against #LetitiaJames, #NewYork state attorney general, was fired along w/ her deputy on Friday evening, per 3 people familiar w/ the matter

The dismissal of the prosecutor, #ElizabethYusi, was latest fallout from attempts by career #JusticeDepartment officials 2 pump the brakes on Trump’s wide-ranging efforts 2 seek #retribution against his perceived #PoliticalOpponents»

#StopTheDictatorship

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/us/politics/trump-prosecutor-fired-letitia-james.html

Prosecutor Who Rejected Trump’s Pressure to Charge James Is Fired

The dismissal was the latest fallout from attempts by career Justice Department officials to impede the president’s wide-ranging campaign of retribution. The prosecutor’s deputy was also fired.

The New York Times

Trump calls for investigation of political opponents amid frustration with DOJ

In a recent post, former President Donald Trump urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to aggressively pursue investigations into several of his political rivals, including former FBI Director James Comey, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Senator Adam Schiff. Trump voiced frustration over the ... [More info]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKq-Wou3XLw

The #GOP and #farright use LIES to set voters against #POCs, #LGBTQIAplus , and Democrat politicians.

#Racism #sexism #queerphobia #politicalopponents #LAWildfires

Now, will this teach the Democratic Party to STOP being so obsessed with being chummy with the GOP and their GOP donors? NO!!! The Democratic Party ...learns...NOTHING!

Trump & allies pull BOMBSHELL move over LA fires

YouTube

The #Technology the #TrumpAdministration Could Use to #Hack Your #Phone

Other Western #democracies have been roiled by the use of #spyware to target #politicalopponents, #activists, #journalists, and other vulnerable groups. Could it happen here?

https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-technology-the-trump-administration-could-use-to-hack-your-phone

The Technology the Trump Administration Could Use to Hack Your Phone

Western democracies have been roiled by the use of spyware to target politicians, journalists, and other vulnerable groups. Could it happen here? Ronan Farrow reports.

The New Yorker

"Many don’t realize that the first people Hitler sent to his concentration camps weren’t everyday Jewish citizens, but his political opponents. So, when Trump rants about retribution, locking up his opponents, and giving them 'very long sentences,' I can’t help but take him seriously… because history teaches us that is what fascist dictators do during their 'Day One' period to consolidate their power...."

#RickSteves #Fascism #Hitler #PoliticalOpponents
https://fb.watch/vyowpJE04F/

Trump says ‘#violent #day’ of #policing will #end #crime by targeting the "#LiberalLeft".

The #remarks at a #campaignrally Sunday did not amount to a #policy #proposal allowing #police to murder his #PoliticalOpponents, the former president’s #campaign said.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/29/trump-violent-day-policing-crime-00181619