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[–] [email protected] 46 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (8 children)

Back in 2017 or so, I had a full on MAGA coworker who was ecstatic about the migrant detention centers at the border. If anything, he felt we weren't torturing them enough. One day, he dropped a line that was so heinous it still sticks with me to this day: "we used to do the same to the Japanese and no one cared about it then, so why is everyone up in arms about it now?"

All this to say I'm not at all surprised they're saying this now. They've always felt this way, and they know how despicable it is.

Fwiw, the dude was a 50-something year old Israeli immigrant. He also joked about wanting to join the military to "practice on live targets"

I hate this timeline so much

[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

"we used to do the same to the Japanese and no one cared about it then, so why is everyone up in arms about it now?"

Btw, people cared about it back then, especially the Japanese-Americans being interned.

[–] FlyingSquid 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

One of the many shameful moments of American history conveniently left out of grade school history classes.

[–] thatgirlwasfire 5 points 7 months ago

This was definitely mentioned multiple tribes even i was in school.

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