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To: cynwoody

When I asked my 3rd generation Japanese-American in-laws why they they all vote dem, when FDR interned their mother at Manzanar, all I got was blank stares.


76 posted on 11/26/2012 12:41:55 PM PST by reagandemocrat
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To: reagandemocrat
I asked George Takei (Mr. Sulu of Star Trek fame) the very same thing. His first autobiography "To the Stars" deals with the awful treatment he and his family received as internees. My question was: "Obviously it pained you greatly, why do you support the party (FDR, democrats) that did this to your family?"

His answer: "Political parties change over time. The republicans used to be for individual freedom. Now all they do is try to impose their morality on everyone."

He didn't really answer my specific question, but it did reveal the mindset of Japanese-Americans in 2012.

89 posted on 11/26/2012 2:53:20 PM PST by boop ("I need another Cutty Sark"-LBJ)
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