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Mags Meanderings: From
Som Tam To Mushy Peas
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On December 18th 1944 the US Supreme Court upheld
an Executive Order which had been made following the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941. The order had
ruled on the forcible relocation of Japanese/Americans
to what were known as War Relocation Centres. In
reality internment camps.
In the spring of 1942 around 120,000 mixed race men,
women and children were relocated to the camps,
situated in remote areas of the US. The camps were
fenced and guarded but detainees were able to work,
and had schools and hospitals which they staffed, (but
never in supervisory roles.)
Thankfully after the war the detainees were able to
carry on with their lives as before, some becoming well
respected figures in American politics, industry and the
arts. But what had happened to them clearly shows the
mistrust and fear in which they had been held, despite
being American citizens.
Back then of course we hadn’t heard of ‘political
correctness’, and so those mixed race Japanese/
Americans could safely be assumed to be a threat, and
dealt with accordingly. Now when someone dares to
suggest that non American Muslim people should be
banned from entering the States there are howls of
protest from all over the world.
Whatever you think of Donald Trump, with his perma
tan and comb over, the guy is a contender for what is
said to be the most important job in the world - President
of the United States. A job which has in the past been
been filled by a retired actor and an ex peanut farmer,
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neither of whom brought the country to it’s knees. And
yet Trumps’ idea of shutting down entry to the States
of all non American Muslims has caused some extreme
reactions around the world. He has been accused of
racial/religious bigotry, and pretty much ostracised by
the UK government - a power which at the same time is
bombing Syria.
Compared with what was happening in the early 1940’s,
with those US citizens detained in camps, are Trumps
proposals really so radical after all? Should such
drastic ideas to try to protect a nation under threat be
so vehemently criticised? Especially when that nation
itself suffered such a huge terrorist attack in 2001. You
will all have your own opinions, and it is after all around
70 years since those Relocation Centres were used. The
world has moved on. We like to believe that we have
become more tolerant of different beliefs and cultures,
that we accept our racially mixed societies, and all the
minority groups within them.
But somewhere along the way to equality and human
rights we seem to have lost our right to the freedom of
speech, and have been gagged by political correctness.
Is it now time for that to change? Along with Donald
Trump there are other people prepared to speak out,
including the new leader of the UK Labour Party, Jeremy
Corbyn. Branded as too ‘old Labour’ by his critics didn’t
prevent Corbyn being elected.
Perhaps we are seeing the start of a new order. One
in which people can feel free to say what they really
believe, particularly when it comes to deciding on
matters as serious as terrorism which can affect us all.
Next week we will take a lighter look at life during 2015
- simply because that is what everyone does at this time
of the year - and will try to see what 2016 might hold
for us.
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