The title of this thread is great ambiguity.
Moving the third exclaimation mark would be progressive.
Yes, Stop! Stop! Stop Racism!
The following is taken from another list on the history of war:
From: "Sandler, Stanley DR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 08:29:38 -0400
On 25 June, The Wall Street Journal carried an article on the contention
between those relocated Japanese-Americans who volunteered or accepted the draft
during World War II, and those who resisted. The article went onto state that
the Japanese-Americans "were stripped of their U.S. citizenship." I've looked
into the limited resources we have here on the subject and can find nothing to
this effect. On the surface, it also seems improbable: could an executive order
just strip someone of his/her citizenship, even in wartime? And wouldn't
Congress have passed legislation to restore that citizenship when the
Japanese-Americans were compensated in the 1980s, if not earlier? If it had, I
must have missed it.
(I know that some gave up their citizenship while interned, but wouldn't that
simply reinforce the argument that they had citizenship to give up?)
Would the Japanese-American community have waited until the 1980s for the
restoration of something so cherished as citizenship? Would the American people
even have stood for this for four decades? After all, many Americans, probably
a majority in time, came to support strongly the case of justice for these
innocent people. As early as 1948, there was a Supreme Court ruling (Koremetsu,
I think) in their favor. Is there any truth to this allegation? Let's hope not.
Regards,
Stanley Sandler
I would very much like to hear Yoshie's view on this.
Henry
"Henry C.K. Liu" wrote:
> Michael,
>
> It seems to me that you recently revived the racism thread yourself when it
> wa dying down.
> Charles had moved the thread to another list.
> But even now on Pen-l, Charles and I are debating the issue of Mao in a
> historical context with DeLong, and Brad DeLong's one racist act has become
> only collateral damage.
> I understand your responsibility as a moderator to maximized subscribers,
> but unless you are prepared to substantiate Yoshie's accusation that racism
> is not treated as a serious issue in America, there is no intellectual basis
> for you to try to stop "this racism stuff".
> I drew the list's attention to last evening's Nightline on ethnic profiling
> and racial discrimination relating to Asian Americans, Chinese American
> specifically. Racism is not some obscure anomaly. It is a pervasive
> everyday affair in American society. It is real and direct. And denying it
> does not make it disappear.
> To nonwhites, racism is not a casual issue that should be put quietly away
> after a respectable mention so that more serious issues can resume their
> more deserving attention. Racism is the most pressing and important issue
> for a majority of the world's population.
> You ask to be shown how we can get rid of racism, the first step is not find
> a debate on the subject boring. If racism is off limits, there is not much
> else worth talking about.
>
> Henry
>
> michael wrote:
>
> > I want to stop this whole thread right now! It is repetitive. It is
> > personal.
> >
> > Show me a way that we can get rid of racism and make the world a better
> > place -- fine. I do not agree with Brad's interpretation of Mao, but it
> > is not racism. Am I a Black Nationalist if I dislike Clinton's
> > policies? [I better be careful, or I will reignite another boring
> > thread from LBO].
> >
> > If I were to happen on to pen-l accidently and see a list filled with
> > such a thread, I certainly would not subscribe. People like Henry or
> > Charles have too much to contribute to waste their time in repeating
> > such things.
> >
> > Let's get on to something more substantial.
> >
> > In any case, I want this racism stuff to stop NOW.
> >
> > --
> > Michael Perelman
> > Economics Department
> > California State University
> > Chico, CA 95929
> >
> > Tel. 530-898-5321
> > E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
