6378
Comments (795)
sorted by:
You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread.
21
unable_afternoon 21 points ago +21 / -0

we also put japanese people in camps during the war

11
christianknight 11 points ago +12 / -1

shhhh, thats different because they deserved it

2
publius1788 2 points ago +3 / -1

I can actually understand why FDR put Japanese Americans in camps. Lots of people don't know this but 3 Japanese Americans tried to help a Japanese pilot escape after he crash landed his plane after the attack on Pearl Harbor. I still think it was wrong but lots of people were paranoid that Japanese Americans were 5th columnists and they had actual examples of it.

4
Yianni1955 4 points ago +4 / -0

It turns out that white liberals are the true fifth column. Too fucking ironic.

3
christianknight 3 points ago +4 / -1

You could say the same about the jews in Germany, its a legitimate slippery slope. You should have seen the way I was treated after 9/11 aka Inside Job. I was an outcast because my skin was brown.

3
publius1788 3 points ago +3 / -0

Well of course I am sorry that people blamed you for 9/11 just because of your skin first of all. I don't think we should have interned Americans of Japanese heritage, I just like giving the people on the more unpopular side of history's side of the story. Still disagree with them, but they did have valid reasons to be concerned about Japanese Americans. I just don't like writing them off as racists. Again though I would like to reiterate that does not make it okay to intern people without probable cause.

8
deleted 8 points ago +11 / -3
6
TruthyBrat 6 points ago +6 / -0

Which the Dems covered up in hearings in the 1980s. Imagine that.

1
preparation-H 1 point ago +1 / -0

Damn I didn't know that but I'm not surprised. Got any info I can follow up on reading more?

1
deleted 1 point ago +1 / -0