The other opinions that need to be taken into account are that our
Pacific fleet was weakended and there were large amounts of
Japanese-Americans located on the western coast of the US. There was
concern as to their loyalty. Using today as an example, a recent poll of
Arab-Americans showed that 43% oppose our attacks in Afghanistan.
There was no need to "construct" these opinions (the non-racism of the
interment) in any particular way. Rather it is those who ignore these facts
who I believe are trying to "construct" a case for racism as the motive
behind the interment.
Alan Glick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark E. Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 7:21 PM
Subject: RE: [rehfans] Howard and racism
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>
> > >And remember
> > > the internment of the Japanese during WWII.
> >
> > You need to broaden the range of opinions you encounter if you believe
> that
> > everyone holds that that security measure was purely an act of racism.
>
> Well Alan, the fact that issei and nissei and 3rd generation descendants
> were also imprisoned, what are the other opinions that need to be taken
> into account (and furthermore, how does one construct those opinions so
> that they logically don't apply to the Germans and German immigrants)?
> The dehumanization of the Japanese in America goes back to 1905 if not
> before.
>
> Best, MEH
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