Thursday, March 11, 2010

Japanese-American Citizens and WWII

This is Axiom Wheeler, coming to you live from Humanities 1010. Class is boring, and an issue came up that is really bugging me: the imprisonment of Japanese-Americans in WWII.

In WWII, President Roosevelt signed papers saying all peoples of Japanese decent that are living in America must be "relocated." Basically, they were plucked from their homes and businesses to live in shacks with tar-paper roofs in the middle of the desert. Americans, to this day, justify this stupid action. Claims are made that no Japanese were beaten to death but Americans were in Japanese prison camp. Americans journeyed to Japan and attacked the Japanese, but the Japanese living here were coming to live a better life. Over 60% of the Japanese living in America were citizens, paying taxes, supporting the war effort, and living legal lives. America has given "official apologies" to these people, but is it enough?

Not only Japanese were moved, but also German, Italian, and other foreigners, were relocated. And they got no apology. They got nothing. People in relocation camps were starving, not to death, but to near death. And what did the United States of America do? They said sorry in the 80's and gave the Japanese survivors 20,000 bucks. Bastards, they took 2-3 years from these people, and gave them enough to buy a car?

Think about it America. Speak out. Show uncle Sam your punk face.
This is Axiom. Signing out.

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