"That was the nature of the view in 1941, and there was evidence to support that view that was not based on racism toward the Japanese. You just don't hear that side much because that is not the politically correct line."
I'd be interested in learning more about this evidence. This is the first I've heard of it. Can you offer sources?
He won't because he's absolutely full of it. How do I know? Two reasons:
1. It's been more than three years since he posted that, and more than two years since you asked him to back it up. One might imagine that if his viewpoint were legitimate, he would have at least pointed you in the right direction in his initial post. Perhaps he is afraid to cite his source, knowing that it would elicit a hostile response. One recent book that argues in favor of Japanese internment was Michelle Malkin's In Defense of Internment: The Case for 'Racial Profiling' in World War II and the War on Terror, which has been rebutted and dismissed for its lack of objectivity and fairness. (
http://reason.com/archives/2004/12/01/indefensible-internment and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Defense_of_Internment#Response_to_In_D efense_of_Internment)
2. He holds up political correctness as the reason his argument gets dismissed. Attacking political correctness is the straw man tactic of the ignorant. It's designed to shut down any discussion. Do a word search on Political Correctness, and you'll find that it's cited almost exclusively by neo-con douchebags as the reason for any number of society's ills.
Racism = Countless acts of terror, murder, and violence. Systemic denial of freedom and civil rights.
Political Correctness = A mild inconvenience to ignorant morons.
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