While people were pressed into camps not called concentration

[sovay]

spatch has been relaying me select portions of the conservative protest against the term "concentration camps." I have been quoting To Be or Not to Be (1942) at him: "Yes, we do the concentrating and the Poles do the camping."

I like David Schraub's not-statement on the matter:

But anyone who thinks that litigating the question "is it proper to refer to these detention centers as 'concentration camps'" is more important, or as important, or maybe not quite as important but still within the same order of magnitude of importance, as full and unqualified opposition to Trump's border practices deserves naught but our contempt and scorn. If you want these comparisons to be made cautiously, great, I agree. If you think that investing energy in policing whether this or that comparison was sufficiently "cautious" is a worthy use of your time that can justify departing even for an instant from unflagging opposition to Trump's border policies, then you need to re-examine your priorities.

(In the meantime, I fall within that portion of the American Jewish population that hears "But this comparison is offensive to the Jews!" and says, "Well, actually . . .")

Comments

[drwex]

Rabbi Danya is my favorite Twitter rabbi. I have others to recommend if you're interested in that.

I am using this debate over the concentration camps to improve my Twitter block list.

[sovay]

Rabbi Danya is my favorite Twitter rabbi. I have others to recommend if you're interested in that.

I am not actually on Twitter—I get most of my Twitter news from spatch and selkie—but if they have public accounts, I don't mind knowing.

I am using this debate over the concentration camps to improve my Twitter block list.

That's getting some use out of it.

[selkie]

I am friends with a statistically high percentage of rabbi Twitter, if you ever want a wrap-up. Mostly this week, Seb Gorka piled onto Jonah Pesner, and everyrabbi came back swinging on Pesner's behalf. I am not echt fond of Pesner as a human, but he didn't deserve the Nazi Twitter callout.

[sovay]

I am friends with a statistically high percentage of rabbi Twitter

This is me not being surprised.

Mostly this week, Seb Gorka piled onto Jonah Pesner, and everyrabbi came back swinging on Pesner's behalf. I am not echt fond of Pesner as a human, but he didn't deserve the Nazi Twitter callout.

What the fuck.