"It was wrong. ....but this isn't the same thing. We weren't attacked by Japanese Americans living here. We were attacked by middle eastern Islamic extremists living here"
Don't you see this is just a semantic game you play. You say we weren't attacked by Japanese Americans in WWI so they shouldn't be interred in other words you shrink down the group that we are dealing with, but in this "WAR" (I KNEW YOU'D GET UPSET BY THE PARANTHESIS) we were attacked by Middle Eastern Islamic Extremists so all people who look Arabic, come from anywhere in the Middle East or publicly display their faith in Islam should be subject to random searches. Why does that group get expanded, why not shrink it down to known members of Al-Queda (Which of course would make sense).
The difference of course is that our society now does not condone racism against Asian, but the Arab's and Muslims are fair game.
"no one that I'm aware of is calling for the internment of all middle eastern people."
Well you were the one who said:
"We must do everything that we can to win this war"
"...and by the way, we really are at war, with a real enemy!"
Could you identify this enemy. Because i don't have a problem with saying we are at war with Al-Queda (of course that doesn't justify your any means necessary attitude) but I won't except some BS about a war on Terror. I won't accept that we are at War with Terror when we stand by and allow Israel to commit terrorist acts, or while the Federal Officials responsible for the terrorist attack on the Branch Davidians in Waco go unpunished, and thats without even mentioning the LAPD.
What you don't seem to understand is that a terrorist can kill people destroy buildings, but it is the government that will destroy our freedom.
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