Not to be pedantic, but they were Japanese-American internment camps, not just Japanese. They locked up American citizens. George Takei of Star Trek fame lived with his family in one for several years. He tells a story about thinking it was nice of the guards to shine the light for him at night when he had to visit the bathroom but didn't realize until years later that they were watching him, not helping him. He even produced a musical about his experience called Allegiance. It was a dark time in our nation's past that some want to revisit. If we let them succeed, we may end up in one of these camps.
Go to Manzanar. Read the plaque there. Look at the graves of the people who never lived to see their families freed from those awful camps. If it doesn’t fill you with rage, do it again.
DadJokeBadJoke on June 5th, 2024 at 22:44 UTC »
Not to be pedantic, but they were Japanese-American internment camps, not just Japanese. They locked up American citizens. George Takei of Star Trek fame lived with his family in one for several years. He tells a story about thinking it was nice of the guards to shine the light for him at night when he had to visit the bathroom but didn't realize until years later that they were watching him, not helping him. He even produced a musical about his experience called Allegiance. It was a dark time in our nation's past that some want to revisit. If we let them succeed, we may end up in one of these camps.
aprilode on June 5th, 2024 at 23:22 UTC »
The U.S. did a terrible thing in developing and maintaining these camps. A violation of everything we should stand for.
_CMDR_ on June 6th, 2024 at 01:06 UTC »
Commenters in the USA:
Go to Manzanar. Read the plaque there. Look at the graves of the people who never lived to see their families freed from those awful camps. If it doesn’t fill you with rage, do it again.
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