The Japanese American Internment
 

Was this the absolute low point in American history or was it necessary?

Please discuss.

Well, slavery and the conquering of the indigenous peoples rank high in USA historical low points, but this one is right up there.
If it was so "necessary," it begs the question why they didn't incarcerate German Americans as well. Too easy for them to blend in with the rest of the country's white population for one, I guess.
I have heard the rationale of the Japanese being "newer immigrants," thus being "still too close" to the old country, and I don't buy it.
These were American citizens, and I see this as an absolute stain on our history along with many others.

Thanks, Savage Clone, for getting things rolling.

& just think that on September 12th, 2001 the NSA started gathering phone records & on Sept 13-19 members of bin Laden's family are driven or flown under FBI supervision to a secret assembly point in Texas and then to Washington, where they leave the country on a private plane when airports reopen three days after the attacks.

On another tangent:
Chinese own the security company in charge of LAX.

These are three things high school text books seem to avoid.

Japanese were kept in internment camps?! What?!

The rationale is that they weren't white and we didn't (still don't) understand their culture. Utter racism in my opinion.

^Yeah dude. All in all I think it was pretty unnecessary. I mean were all the Japanese Americans going to gang together and start some kind of a vigilante Army? I don't think so. Keyword Japanese Americans.

a lovely fear tactic.

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Who Did What in the Where Now ??

Ha ha.

see, you can do it, AssBlaster. I'm floored. He actually does think about something other than himself...Bravo!
Now didn't that feel good to post something worthwhile?







I forgot to post this in the children's book thread.

that's kick ass, thanks for contributing...no sarcasm there.

You know, as corny of a movie as the Karate Kid is, they confronted the issue pretty heavily. Kids today don't get to watch that movie. A fucking shame.

There are quite a few lows in US history- slavery, the trail of tears, japanese internment, bombing of Nagasaki, zippo raids.

The Cabbage Patch Kids and Furby riots, too.

Don't forget the riots for Super Mario Bros. 3 either.

We've all forgot the election and re-election of W.

America was also responsible for this:

I wouldn't say that it was the lowest point in American history. It was pretty fucked up, definitely. But I have to say the very lowest pint in US history was the extermination, enslavement and genral screwing over of the Native American people. I mean seriously, white people killed off 99% of all indiginous people in North America. Not cool. Very evil. If there is a Hell I hope those responsible for this are there right now.

Yes, I'm pretty damn sure that is the worst point.

Ironically, it was also the first point. So it was all uphill from there.

The singer for one of the bands I saw last night had a Karate Kid shirt on...Some weird underground thing...