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We would probably just do what we did with Italian and German Americans during WWII, or Saudi Americans after 9/11. At the Federal level this means widespread a

We would probably just do what we did with Italian and German Americans during WWII, or Saudi Americans after 9/11. At the Federal level this means widespread and intensive surveillance to find actual threats. At the social level this would be uncoordinated actions arising from general suspicion and distrust. This would result in small scale outbreaks of violence, boycotts, subtle insistence that on taking an ultra-pro-America stance on most issues. The War years were not going to be good for the Japanese Americans regardless of Federal policy, but mass internment was the so clearly the wrong policy and there is no reason that we should even consider repeating it. Assuming that everyone is a threat therefore we must suspend haebeus corpus and have them arrested indefinitely for nothing is generally not a great idea.

pbhjpbhj 3y ago
'Suspension of habeus corpus' (ie unlawful detainment) seems to underline USA's global reach somewhat. Guantanamo Bay (Gitmo) still exists, does it not. I know Biden has sought to empty it. For the last several decades (my lifetime) it's always seemed that no matter where in the World you might be, if the country is not an enemy of USA, there's a chance you [I mean, a person, not me specifically] could be whisked away to perpetual imprisonment in USA, for something perhaps as trivial as copyright infringement and the local government would just kinda shrug. Perhaps it's closer to failure to follow due process, rather than habeus corpus. Maybe that's not a balanced view of USA's projection of soft power. It mirrors the fear some in USA have of rogue cops. Does it feel to you like the World, or just USA, had improved here? Tribalism seems as strong as ever.