• Lauchs@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    To be clear, you think Japanese Americans shouldn’t have been allowed to speak Japanese anymore?

    How long should this have persisted?

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        7 days ago

        That’s a chunk of what the article is about. That’s one of the main things…

        What do you think the article is about?

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          7 days ago

          I thought we were trying to define what counts as genocide, not what this article is about. Which are we doing?

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            7 days ago

            None of the above? Are you getting confused between comment threads?

            You said:

            I’m saying that when your country is invaded, worrying about respecting the people who’s culture is the same as the invader’s is a great way to get a bunch of fifth columnists. And I’m not sure why you’re not aware of that. Similarly, despite the many British people of German heritage, in 1939, their “unique British-German culture” was not relevant and was not respected and should not have been.

            Which I pointed out was the same logic behind Japanese internment camps.

            Everything else had been about the article, including speaking Russian in Odessa. I think you’re arguing genocide on another thread?

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              7 days ago

              None of the above?

              Okay, so if we’re neither talking about what counts as genocide or the article then this part makes no sense:

              Everything else had been about the article

              Which is it?

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                7 days ago

                Are you high?

                Just read the comment thread, pay attention to usernames.

                No idea where you’re getting genocide from my comments.

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                  7 days ago

                  You have no idea where I’m getting genocide from your comments about Japanese internment camps? Really?

                  • Lauchs@lemmy.world
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                    7 days ago

                    America committed genocide in the internment camps?

                    Christ, I have way better things to do than fight over definitions with someone with too much time on their hands.

                    … Though, I will say I have no idea why you’d want to take that position. As you’re on the side that’s trying to extinguish a culture (the Russian Ukranians in Odessa, which again, is what the article is about. Just read the dang thing.)

                    Have a good New Years eve!