February 19, 2018, 07:18 PM
220-9er76 Years Ago Liberal Hero FDR Signs E/O 9066. Don't See Anything On CNN
I almost forgot this date. The news is very quiet on the subject.
FDR, the great liberal icon, signed Executive Order 9066 and rounded up the Japanese Americans on the west coast and put them in internment camps.
During the war, 10 people in the US were caught spying for the Japanese. None of them were Japanese.
February 19, 2018, 09:19 PM
GWbikerquote:
Originally posted by 220-9er:
I almost forgot this date. The news is very quiet on the subject.
FDR, the great liberal icon, signed Executive Order 9066 and rounded up the Japanese Americans on the west coast and put them in internment camps.
During the war, 10 people in the US were caught spying for the Japanese. None of them were Japanese.
Many Germans and Italians accused of Sedition were rounded up and incarcerated, too.
February 19, 2018, 11:07 PM
Hound Dogquote:
Originally posted by GWbiker:
Many Germans and Italians accused of Sedition were rounded up and incarcerated, too.
Not nearly as many Germans/Italians were jailed as Americans of Japanese descent were.
The incarceration of THOUSANDS of American citizens without due cause was a national DISGRACE. It was the probably the single worst decision any president ever made.
February 19, 2018, 11:36 PM
Snapping TwigNot a fan of fdr, no sir!
His idol was w. wilson, also a scumbag.
If those two were not elected, this country might be a much nicer place. Most of the strife,
chaos and tumult today is their legacy.
February 20, 2018, 12:07 AM
Sgt NeutronOn December 7th, Japanese residents of Niihau helped a downed pilot from the Pearl Harbor attack. This may have put Japanese in the US mainland under some suspicion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niihau_incident The incident and the actions of Nishikaichi's abettors demonstrated the potential for racial or ethnic allegiance to overwhelm national allegiance. This ultimately may have influenced Franklin D. Roosevelt's decision to intern Japanese Americans during World War II. Ben Kanahele was decorated for his part in stopping the takeover, but Ella Kanahele received no official recognition.February 20, 2018, 12:57 AM
GWbikerquote:
Originally posted by Hound Dog:
quote:
Originally posted by GWbiker:
Many Germans and Italians accused of Sedition were rounded up and incarcerated, too.
Not nearly as many Germans/Italians were jailed as Americans of Japanese descent were.
The incarceration of THOUSANDS of American citizens without due cause was a national DISGRACE. It was the probably the single worst decision any president ever made.
Perhaps it was, but it was during a WAR. And I'm not a fan of FDR.
Congress also got into the business of jailing suspects without due process with the McCarran Act.... Again during a time of War.
Link:
http://historyandcurrentcontex...tention-centers.htmlFebruary 20, 2018, 07:31 AM
TMatsThen the FDR loaded United States Supreme Court upheld the internment of Japanese-Americans.