Final-Fan said:
Kasz216 said:
Final-Fan said:
"FDR made Bush look like a saint when it came to civil liberties."
Those Japanese were imprisoned for much less time than a lot of people in Guantanamo, and not tortured AFAIK.
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The Japanese were imprisoned for much less time... however they also had no reason for the majority of them to be there, and went around capturing people who weren't even in south america.
Furthermore he deported a masses of people to Japan... who weren't even from there... or the US, but south America.
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The people in Guantanamo were also imprisoned without sufficient reason. I guess you could argue that one action was unconstitutional and the other was MORE unconstitutional, but ... come on.
When you say "capturing people who weren't even in south america", I presume you mean "not even in the US but SA". I did confirm that we somehow got Japanese individuals from South America in U.S. internment camps, but not that they were successfully deported to Japan. Update: I see no evidence thus far that this particularly disgusting part of an already unsavory corner of U.S. history occurred with FDR's knowledge or consent, much less at his behest.
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Considering a number of people fought it in courts, it would of have to have came to his attention. The whole thing was done under an executive order, and so should of the resetlment.
It should also be noted that many of these people were not repaid for their possesions and land seized.
