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Re:Archivists work to save disappearing Data.gov datasets by Terr_ on Saturday February 01, 2025 @04:08PM (#42902344)
> It's also way the fuck off base to call this a concentration camp for undesirables with all the insinuations of Nazism that come with that.

Tell me, how many other governments can you list that planned to deport large numbers of people living in their country out to a special Island in order to take advantage of its extraterritorial legal limbo?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_Plan

Re:Archivists work to save disappearing Data.gov datasets by hiharryhere on Saturday February 01, 2025 @04:29PM (#42902551)
Not defending it… but Australia has done this for decades.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Solution

Most famously on Nauru https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru_Regional_Processing_Ce...

Re:Archivists work to save disappearing Data.gov datasets by michaelhoney on Saturday February 01, 2025 @07:02PM (#42903941)
and it is absolutely fucked that we do it
Re:Archivists work to save disappearing Data.gov datasets by southernplaces7 on Saturday February 01, 2025 @04:42PM (#42902659)
Comparing this to the Madagascar plan and the core aims of the regime behind it is even more the fuck off base than the original insinuation of the current plans for Gitmo being akin to a concentration camp for undesirables.

Truly, at least use some basic bloody comparative reasoning to formulate arguments.

Re:Archivists work to save disappearing Data.gov datasets by Dalewyn on Saturday February 01, 2025 @04:44PM (#42902668)
>how many other governments can you list that planned to deport large numbers of people living in their country

Most if not all of them.

You are conveniently leaving out the one very important detail that justifies the deportations: Illegal. These people getting deported are illegal aliens, they broke the law crossing the border illegally so they cannot complain about getting arrested, charged and convicted, and deported back where they came from. They have no right to be here.

What's worse, these initial rounds of deportations are prioritizing illegal aliens with violent criminal records. These people are factually the worst of the worst. Of fucking course we should and will deport them.

Re:Archivists work to save disappearing Data.gov datasets by Terr_ on Saturday February 01, 2025 @05:01PM (#42902847)
> they broke the law crossing the border illegally

The majority here crossed legally and overstayed their visa. That's just basic table-stakes knowledge for this issue, please remember it. Bonus points if you know that overstaying is a civil infraction like a parking ticket, below the level of a misdemeanor.

> these initial rounds of deportations are prioritizing illegal aliens with violent criminal records.

That's what the professional liar says, but why would you trust him on that?

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-polit...

> These people are factually the worst of the worst.

How the hell can you "factually" know that when the Trump administration still won't even explain what criteria they are using!? (Even assuming they'll be making any honest effort at all.)