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gab13by13

(31,644 posts)
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 08:49 AM Tuesday

Words Matter To Me

Seeing and hearing the words "detention center" really pisses me off.

It sounds like when I was in grade school and I pulled on Mary Jo's pigtails who was sitting in front of me, I got detention.

Or when your dog pees on the carpet you put him in the junk room on detention.

ICE, or whoever the hell they are, are kidnapping people and taking them to concentration camps. No due process, no valid warrants, just kidnapping them. The people in these concentration camps have zero rights, the press, members of Congress, lawyers, are forbidden entry to these concentration camps.

I'm 78 years old now and I need to say that I am sorry for pulling on your pigtails Mary Jo,, I deserved detention.

The people being kidnapped are being denied due process and are being treated like they are less than human, and being forced into CONCENTRATION CAMPS.

People who are deservedly sent to prisons have rights while they are incarcerated. Where these kidnapped people are being taken is worse than being taken to prison. I am going to continue yelling at clouds every time I see the words "detention centers."

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Words Matter To Me (Original Post) gab13by13 Tuesday OP
You put your dog in the junk room when he pees in the house? ms liberty Tuesday #1
I actually hit him with a newspaper gab13by13 Tuesday #4
Had a little crush Greg_In_SF Tuesday #2
I agree ... these are prison camps UpInArms Tuesday #3
Actually gab13by13 Tuesday #5
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