Incredible isn’t it? My grandparents were incarcerated in internment camps, yet my grandfather died super rich with a life-long marriage intact, tons of land, a living trust that extends to his many grandkids, and a business he passed on to one of his sons. Most of my Japanese family are Republicans and fairly religious (I’m actually the odd one out there since I’m atheistic; sorry religious pedes). Japanese Americans have a pretty good justification to dislike America (it’d be pretty bullshit to be imprisoned by your own country just because you shared ethnicity with the enemy), yet we don’t.
It is incredible. I have great respect for the Japanese people. They seem to be very based as a country and a people. Yes, the treatment of Japanese Americans was a great mistake in my estimation, but I think I understand the paranoia of the time.
I am also in great awe of the people of Hong Kong. They are more respectful and positive about America than your typical American Liberal. Very odd to me!
You are right, the internment was a mistake, but still needs to be viewed from the context of the time. I had relatives that were in the camps too, so I always thought I was familiar with the history of the whole thing. It wasn't until a few years ago I learned about the Niihau incident during Pearl Harbor that influenced the decision to use relocation camps. Even more recently, I read that the US had broken the Japanese naval codes and I think identified some spies as well, but they couldn't let them know, or they would change the codes. So, relocating all Japanese in the area kept them from transmitting info without the enemy realizing how much they knew.
In the end, it's still wrong to imprison citizens without cause, especially since many lost homes and businesses, but it's also wrong to simply label it as pure racism as is popular today.
Only those who have lived under the worst oppression can truly appreciate the freedom the United States allows. Even other Western countries don’t truly enshrine the right to free speech like we do. It’s a human right here; everywhere else it’s “given” to you by your government. I’d love to see dumbass leftists survive for a second outside the United States. The privileges that we have here are some of the best in the world.
Incredible isn’t it? My grandparents were incarcerated in internment camps, yet my grandfather died super rich with a life-long marriage intact, tons of land, a living trust that extends to his many grandkids, and a business he passed on to one of his sons. Most of my Japanese family are Republicans and fairly religious (I’m actually the odd one out there since I’m atheistic; sorry religious pedes). Japanese Americans have a pretty good justification to dislike America (it’d be pretty bullshit to be imprisoned by your own country just because you shared ethnicity with the enemy), yet we don’t.
It is incredible. I have great respect for the Japanese people. They seem to be very based as a country and a people. Yes, the treatment of Japanese Americans was a great mistake in my estimation, but I think I understand the paranoia of the time.
I am also in great awe of the people of Hong Kong. They are more respectful and positive about America than your typical American Liberal. Very odd to me!
You are right, the internment was a mistake, but still needs to be viewed from the context of the time. I had relatives that were in the camps too, so I always thought I was familiar with the history of the whole thing. It wasn't until a few years ago I learned about the Niihau incident during Pearl Harbor that influenced the decision to use relocation camps. Even more recently, I read that the US had broken the Japanese naval codes and I think identified some spies as well, but they couldn't let them know, or they would change the codes. So, relocating all Japanese in the area kept them from transmitting info without the enemy realizing how much they knew.
In the end, it's still wrong to imprison citizens without cause, especially since many lost homes and businesses, but it's also wrong to simply label it as pure racism as is popular today.
100% agreement.
Only those who have lived under the worst oppression can truly appreciate the freedom the United States allows. Even other Western countries don’t truly enshrine the right to free speech like we do. It’s a human right here; everywhere else it’s “given” to you by your government. I’d love to see dumbass leftists survive for a second outside the United States. The privileges that we have here are some of the best in the world.
Too bad they won't just leave as they always promise to. Find out the hard way!