Posted on 11/12/2002 2:12:37 PM PST by FreedomCalls
Read "Agents of Influence" by Pat Choate, Reform Party VP candidate and former lobbyist for TRW.
Know that the powerful Japan business community but more specifically hypersensitive Americans who represent the Japan business community in the US have made attempts in the past to shut down historical representations of Pearl Harbor.
Kentucky several years ago was one of them.
Janice Hahn's south L.A. district is in one of the areas of largest concentration of Japanese investment in the United States. Stereos, cars, shiploading, docks, retail, electronics.
It is not a far stretch to assume that representatives of the JBA (lobby group) from these interests, or the Japan America Society, went to Janice Hahn and told her 'show the movie and no more donations', or perhaps 'we will find investing in downstate Illinois a little more attractive' or even 'my, we would not want the world to have a racist image of your district now would we?'" I am privy first hand to these types of subtle threats and hard ball folks. It really happens.
Yep. This was done to shut off movies or events or historic re-enactments or shut off debate on these and other 'sensitive' issues when it was deemed 'politically incorrect.' I would not be surprised if an organization know as JACL is behind his one. If you check their website, you would probably find something right now about 'stop the hate-movie in San Pedro'. Would'nt surprise me, folks.
Follow the money. Follow the money. Follow the money.
Someone is threatening Janice Hahn's office and putting political pressure on her for Americans to 'self-censor'. Straight out of "Agents of Influence" and the movie "Rising Sun."
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS "POLITICAL CORRECTNESS"
..Call it what it is, CENSORSHIP and THOUGHT CONTROL.
I am trying to replace 'political correctness' from my vocabulary, to redefine it as 'CENSORHIP' and 'THOUGHT CONTROL'. Which is PRECISELY what 'PC' is.
Ohhhh, DAMN them to hell.
No Jesus films, they depict the Jews as killers, except of course Jesus himself (they can show it if they only show the Romans killing Jesus)! Saving Private Ryan/Band of Brothers, bigotry against the friendly Germans. There were hundreds chinese people shown beaten up in those racist Bruce Lee movies.
Pretty much any movie that has a minority/minorities as the bad guy, or a foreigner getting their ass kicked by an American is evil. And don't show planet of the apes, or you'll have to answer to PETA.
I say show it anyway and make a big scene out of it! I also say show up at the city council person's house with tar and feathers!
My prediction: they will open their big trap on this one and start yammering and weeping their pc crap every which way from tomorrow morning if not sooner, if somehow a patriot backlash to Councilwoman Hahn gains publicity or ground.
And their website: http://www.jacl.org/
The attack on December 7th 1941 was insensitive.
It is also part of this nation's history, and should not be rewritten or lessened in order to avoid offending sensibilities. Third-generation Japanese are no more responsible for December 7th than I am for the institution of slavery, yet we study slavery partly to ensure it never returns.
Crap like this only reinforces the perception.
This is the problem with Hypenated-Americans. If they are Americans, they should have no problem with a film that shows an attack on America by Imperial Japan. If they are Japanese, then who cares if their feelings are hurt. This is absolutely ridiculous. Refusing to allow WWII veterans to commemorate the attack on Pearl Harbor is a disgrace.
As for any "Japanese-Americans" who might be offended, decide which side of the hypen you wish to live on and go there. And remember, when you disrespect these vets, you are also disrespecting those fine Americans who served in the 442d Regimental Combat Team - which stormed Monte Casino. I'll bet those Americans of Japanese heritage wouldn't have a problem with showing Tora, Tora, Tora on December 7th.
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