I want to ask a couple of question for those who insist that there is no bigoted element in Trump's campaign rhetoric and proposals, such as "Mexicans are rapists," and "Muslim registry." What do you think of the Japanese American internment camp during World War II, where the U.S. government rounded up Americans of Japanese ancestry by force and incarcerated them removed from the general population? It was a result of a mass public backlash against Japanese Americans in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor.
See Wiki.
A legal case arose where a Japanese American sued the government and the case eventually went onto the SCOTUS, where it decided for the government in favor of constitutionality of the internment camp.
See Wiki. Until Trump came along the case was considered Dred Scott II and I believe it still is, but I have heard a couple of Trump supporters on TV citing the case as precedent that justifies Trump's plans for Mexicans, Muslims, and whoever else, if push comes to shove. It was an unimaginable thought just a short while ago but I am no longer sure where the consensus lies. My questions are:
1) Was racism a factor in setting up the Japanese American internment camp during World War II?
2) Regardless of the answer to 1), do you think such an institution can be resurrected in the United States in the next 30 years or so?
I do not know if there are right answers to either question so take them as an opinion poll.