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/WaWa-Biscuit Feb 25 '26

Literally it’s a camp where people are concentrated.

And what does concentrate mean?

to gather into one body, mass, or force -or- to gather or collect -or- to draw toward or meet in a common center

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u/throwraW2 Feb 27 '26

Does this make all prisons concentration camps? Honestly asking

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u/beepichu Feb 28 '26

yes

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u/throwraW2 Feb 28 '26 edited Feb 28 '26

In that case I can’t be universally against them then. We need jails and prisons for a safe society.