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[Blakjak]

Anybody read Thomas Frank's What's the Matter with Kansas? I'm about halfway through it now and I find it very interesting. Druid you're from Kansas right lol. No, but it really is a thought-provoking read, something I think everyone should try and muscle their way through.

*I know this isn't about the War on Terror but it deals with politics so I thought it would be relevant.

This post has been edited by Blakjak: 06/27/05 4:55pm

[Frosty]

Come on, don't alter the context so drastically. I am talking about a time of war and abnormal civil unrest. I am also talking about something temporary, not something permanent. I have read enough about the Japanese internment camps to know that living there was a much less than pleasant experience; I was merely making the point that during those times, had the camps been more habitable, they may have been somewhat protective for the people there.

That's a far different scenario than just arbitrarily rounding up blacks and shipping them off to Alaska to reduce normal crime levels. However, if a legitimate race war broke out, then it may not be a bad idea to somehow separate the two groups. In that situation, internment would probably not be ideal, but relocation of one or both may be better than allowing a race war to be fought. Freedom is to be held in the highest respect, of course, but it is the purpose of the State to pass laws to ensure the security of the people.

I think at the time of WWII, internment was probably the best they could do, although it may have been possible to improve the living conditions quite a bit. I will not say that the Japanese were not wronged, but I will also not say that their internment was 100% bad. It may very well have saved many more lives than it cost. (Sounds kind of like the argument for dropping the atomic bomb(s).... Too bad they were dropped in heavily civilian-populated areas, otherwise it may not have been so problematic)