Comparisons are always dangerous and never completely accurate -- but one did occur to me.
During WWII, the US imprisoned Japanese-American civilians in internment camps. The US has apologized and paid reparations for this collectively punishment of civilians solely because of shared ancestry with a nation we happened to be fighting.
Now, suppose that instead of history as it occurred, the US had forced Japanese-Americans to leave the country and build make-shift camps in Canada and Mexico where they still lived today. Not citizens of either nation, not Americans anymore. Living on UN handpouts, unable to own their own homes.
The final element is scale. Again difficult to estimate, but imagine about ~25% of the US population was involved.
Question: I realize that Israel is an ally of the US and a democracy -- but even so, how can Americans support actions that Israel has taken that are much, much worse than comparable actions we now admit were wrong?
Originally posted by spruce112358You're right, comparisons are never accurate.
Comparisons are always dangerous and never completely accurate -- but one did occur to me.
During WWII, the US imprisoned Japanese-American civilians in internment camps. The US has apologized and paid reparations for this collectively punishment of civilians solely because of shared ancestry with a nation we happened to be fighting.
Now, suppose ...[text shortened]... rael has taken that are much, much worse than comparable actions we now admit were wrong?