I'm guessing the picture has something to do with irrational hate towards ethnicities connected to whomever DC was at war against -- kind of like Russian ballets were cancelled in the US after Putin invaded Ukraine, and how sauerkrauft became 'liberty cabbage' and French fries became 'freedom fries'.. (The latter was a war on terror thing -- France wouldn't go along with W's random invasion of Iraq. My local diner still offers freedom fries even though it's changed its menu AND OWNERS several times in the last twenty years. XD)
Yes, this was from the 'internment' of Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor - definitely something I need to read up on especially with the nonsense going on in your country right now. Just skimming some stuff on the Interweb is *deeply* disturbing: Civilian and military officials had concerns about the loyalty of the ethnic Japanese on the West Coast and considered them to be potential security risks. Major Karl Bendetsen and Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt each questioned Japanese American loyalty. However, security concerns were also mingled with racial bias. DeWitt, who administered the internment program, repeatedly told newspapers that "A Jap's a Jap" and testified to Congress... "I don't want any of them [persons of Japanese ancestry] here. They are a dangerous element. There is no way to determine their loyalty…. It makes no difference whether he is an American citizen, he is still a Japanese. American citizenship does not necessarily determine loyalty…. But we must worry about the Japanese all the time until he is wiped off the map".
THAT sounds rather familiar..... [shakes head]. Those that were as little as 1/16th Japanese could be placed in internment camps. Orphaned infants with "one drop of Japanese blood" (as explained in a letter by one official) were included in the program.
Yep, order...9066 or something like that. Farms or businesses near "military" or adjacent industries were considered fair game for seizure -- and those with political connections were able to acquire the seized property., if I remember correctly. Not one of Frankie's better moments, though it's incorrectly considered an outlier among his other presidential programs. He was domineering and abusive in other ways, too -- declaring gold verboten and arresting anyone who didn't surrender theirs.
Definitely not one of America's finest moments...! We did it too, of course - with German & Italian nationals... including those *fleeing* from Nazi Germany in the first place. Definitely not one of *our* finest moments either! AGAIN something I need to read up on...
That's a Cicero quote that I first heard in ST DS9. It's on my mind because it's part of a review I'm posting tonight or tomorrow -- depending on when I finish a book. (I have the review written, but want to make sure the last 50 pages doesn't change my opinion/approach.)
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Gorgeous car.
I'm guessing the picture has something to do with irrational hate towards ethnicities connected to whomever DC was at war against -- kind of like Russian ballets were cancelled in the US after Putin invaded Ukraine, and how sauerkrauft became 'liberty cabbage' and French fries became 'freedom fries'.. (The latter was a war on terror thing -- France wouldn't go along with W's random invasion of Iraq. My local diner still offers freedom fries even though it's changed its menu AND OWNERS several times in the last twenty years. XD)
Yes, this was from the 'internment' of Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor - definitely something I need to read up on especially with the nonsense going on in your country right now. Just skimming some stuff on the Interweb is *deeply* disturbing: Civilian and military officials had concerns about the loyalty of the ethnic Japanese on the West Coast and considered them to be potential security risks. Major Karl Bendetsen and Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt each questioned Japanese American loyalty. However, security concerns were also mingled with racial bias. DeWitt, who administered the internment program, repeatedly told newspapers that "A Jap's a Jap" and testified to Congress... "I don't want any of them [persons of Japanese ancestry] here. They are a dangerous element. There is no way to determine their loyalty…. It makes no difference whether he is an American citizen, he is still a Japanese. American citizenship does not necessarily determine loyalty…. But we must worry about the Japanese all the time until he is wiped off the map".
THAT sounds rather familiar..... [shakes head]. Those that were as little as 1/16th Japanese could be placed in internment camps. Orphaned infants with "one drop of Japanese blood" (as explained in a letter by one official) were included in the program.
Yep, order...9066 or something like that. Farms or businesses near "military" or adjacent industries were considered fair game for seizure -- and those with political connections were able to acquire the seized property., if I remember correctly. Not one of Frankie's better moments, though it's incorrectly considered an outlier among his other presidential programs. He was domineering and abusive in other ways, too -- declaring gold verboten and arresting anyone who didn't surrender theirs.
Definitely not one of America's finest moments...! We did it too, of course - with German & Italian nationals... including those *fleeing* from Nazi Germany in the first place. Definitely not one of *our* finest moments either! AGAIN something I need to read up on...
"In time of war, the law falls silent..."
Well.... It might change a bit... in places.....
That's a Cicero quote that I first heard in ST DS9. It's on my mind because it's part of a review I'm posting tonight or tomorrow -- depending on when I finish a book. (I have the review written, but want to make sure the last 50 pages doesn't change my opinion/approach.)
Cool.
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