OT: Here we go again ...

[Bob Hemus]

Philip J. Koenig wrote:

>On 18 Sep 2003 at 18:59, dep boldly uttered: 
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>>quoth Philip J. Koenig:
>>| On 18 Sep 2003 at 10:56, Collins Richey boldly uttered:
>>| > Homeland Security is scarcely the same as the Nazi SS.  Where and
>>| > when, pray tell, have they descended upon any innocent group of
>>| > citizens, knocking heads and breaking up property?
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>>| The US government has already been detaining people simply because
>>| they are of "middle eastern descent".  There was quite an uproar in
>>| Southern California about this, and not by the people who are in
>>| danger (because they're afraid of the consequences) but from other
>>| citizens who are appalled by the police-state tactics.
>>|
>>| There have actually been a number of politicians who have suggested
>>| we need to re-institute internment camps, just like we had in WWII.
>>|
>>| According to most historians, that was a pretty dark day in the US's
>>| history, and here we have "community leaders" merrilly suggesting we
>>| do it again.
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>I have little doubt it would make much impact on your avowed opinion, 
>so I'm not going to waste my time doing your research for you.
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>>i'm not at all certain that anything except the reputation of california 
>>is cemented by repeating wild and generally erroneous doobietalk of the 
>>sort you have proffered.
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>Open mouth, insert foot.
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I think if anyone would do a little research they would find that the 
agriculture lobby and commercial fishing lobby were the prime forces in 
putting the Japanese/Americans in the camps.  Those people lost all they 
had.  I know of only one family that got back their farm in/near 
Riverside, California.  The War Department (formere Defense Dept.) knew 
the Japanese didn't have enough fuel to reach the U.S.    Guarding the 
West Coast was just a method of instilling "patriotism" and making "Real 
Americans" think they were being protected while the big farmers and 
fishing companies robbed the American/Japanese was a great way to do it.
Bob