Deep in the hazardous and ecologically fragile Everglades, hundreds of migrants are confined in cages in a makeshift tent detention facility Florida’s Republican governor calls “safe and secure” and Democratic lawmakers call “inhumane.”
Two days after filing a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for being “unlawfully denied entry” to inspect conditions at the facility dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” members of Congress and state representatives were given a limited tour Saturday to inspect conditions after calling the lack of access a “deliberate obstruction meant to hide what’s really happening behind those gates,” according to a joint statement from lawmakers.
They said they heard detainees shouting for help and crying out “libertad”— Spanish for “freedom” — amid sweltering heat, bug infestations and meager meals.
The biggest fear I have about this is that even after this is all over there will be no justice for these people.
If Democrats win they will mumble something about “political unity” or how it’s “time to heal” or some equally vapid shit and move on. There will be no Nuremberg trials for these fascists and this will all be added to the list of American atrocities that conservatives like to rail against being taught such as the Trail of Tears, slavery, segregation, Gaza genocide, Japanese internment and so on. To quote the fascist in charge: “when you’re famous(powerful) they let you do it”.
I would love to be proven wrong but the historical track record is not making this look likely.
I think your wrong, but only because I think this will get a hell of a lot more painful to people until they drop their lives to rise up to stop it. Dark days are in the future.
I hope I’m wrong too. We’ll see.