The intolerable memes of Alligator Alcatraz
The article discusses the Alligator Alcatraz, a $225 million immigrant detention facility in the Everglades, Florida. It highlights the allegations of inhumane treatment at the facility, including worms in food, floors flooded with fecal water, constant fluorescent lighting, and lack of air conditioning. The article suggests that President Donald Trump's ardent supporters are willing to overlook or even revel in these allegations, treating the facility as a "right-wing meme" and a source of humorous content that appeals to their base, even as it alienates the majority of Americans. The article portrays the facility as a "de facto concentration camp" and a controversial and divisive issue in American politics.
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