THis is not the first time Religious extremist have been an issue in this country. See Catholic Irish mid 18oos.
The rational for internment was that some Japanese Americans engaged in espionage (including preceding Pearl Harbor). Same for Germans. Same for Italians.
Our country was founded by so called religious extremists (PIlgrims).
All middle eastern men are not extremists. Besides does it bother you at all that the reason that the arabs (who were are allies for decades -from the 1800s until past WWII) is because Corporate America took over their oil fields, and then brandished them extremists when they took them back. Does it bother you that we put the leaders we are now fighting in power, gave them guns and money, and taught them to do business this way?
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