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I honestly don't have any knowledge about the Middle East to comment on this, but I think I do remember that there was a tiny difference w.r.t. your Pearl Harbo
by HSO 13y ago
I honestly don't have any knowledge about the Middle East to comment on this, but I think I do remember that there was a tiny difference w.r.t. your Pearl Harbor reference: First, those locked up were US citizens (of Japanese descent); and second, Japan was not a democracy, i.e. the people there had no say and, hence, no responsibility. For the record: I get that the American political system is, uhm, messed up. But doing nothing is not an option anymore. This goes too far.
- krapp 13y agoCalling the reactions of the rest of the world 'quivering and faltering' seems to absolve them of any responsibility for themselves, as if it's impossible for anyone to be an ally of the US government, or at least not an enemy, unless there's blackmail or coercion involved. Other countries are not being terrified into submission, so much as they're complicit and culpable in their own way, using this situation to further their own political ends.