[lit-ideas] Re: the bombing blues

  • From: Robert Paul <robert.paul@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 16:46:02 -0700

Judy Evans wrote:


Ah yes, Ye Olde US Technique.  They'll probably bring back the visa
question

Is the purpose of your visit to overthrow the US regime?


RP> In the Japanese-American internment camps during WWII, the male RP> internees were asked (the infamous) 'two questions':

RP> 1. Do you support the Constitution of the United States?

RP> 2. Would you be willing to serve in the US Armed Forces?

RP> One could not answer no to the first without facing the prospect of
RP> being moved to another sort of camp; and if one answered yes, one would
RP> face considereable pressure to answer yes to the second, as well.

I was mistaken about the first question. It was (roughly) 'Do you swear allegiance to any Foreign Power?' The dilemma for males of military age
was the same.

Robert Paul

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