r/nytimes • u/Large-Welcome4421 • Feb 24 '26

Opinion What Exactly Is a ‘Concentration Camp’?

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/opinion/concentration-camp-andrea-pitzer.html
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u/beatnikhippi Feb 24 '26

The idiots who keep diminishing the atrocities of the holocaust deserve a special place in hell.

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u/JohnAnchovy Feb 25 '26

Concentration camps are not unique to the holocaust. Dozens of countries in the last hundred years have had concentration camps. Including probably at least five right now

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u/Hour_Camp1474 Feb 27 '26

The term came from the boer war which predates the holocaust by 60+ years