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Don’t call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp. [Opinion] (www.msnbc.com)
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[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago (9 children)

Alligator Auschwitz

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (4 children)

I get that the name is alliterative, but this is more like Dachau in '33 than Auschwitz in '45.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

ok.

but now we're splitting hairs

[–] LostWon@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Wasn't Dachau mostly political prisoners? Guantanamo Bay might qualify better for that comparison.

[–] TheFlopster@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I was going to correct you and say that two words starting with A aren't alliteration but assonance. But when I looked it up to make sure I was right, I wasn't. There might not be a word for the same vowel letter in successive words. shrug

  • alliteration – repeated initial consonant sounds in multiple words
  • assonance – repeated vowel sounds within multiple words
  • consonance – repeated consonant sounds within multiple words

Learn something new every day.

p.s. I support any name that conveys the obvious nazi connection.

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