It's true enough that it would take an incredible chain of events for reeducation camps to be a real thing. But I wouldn't be too dismissive of the importance of people talking about it. It does mark a difference in what people are willing to say in public. There have been proponents of Communism in the US since there was such a thing. They've never really had much sway because almost no one dared to even say it. They haven't dared to say it because free speech defeats it in the public square. Now they're saying it openly and condescendingly as often and provocatively as they please, because they have the mob on their side to marginalize and dismiss dissenters as racists or whatever.
It's not in a good direction we're heading currently. The cliff isn't merely feet away though. There are hills and valleys and obstacles to overcome. There is time to turn it around. And there is some evidence of resistance building on the left to a lot of these kooky ideas. That Trump even got this close to winning is most likely due to the extent to which the rabid left has exposed themselves over the past year.
