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Yasa · 12-08-2011, 09:10 AM

Kinda reminds me of the Espionage Act of 1917. It was put forth as a result of WWI and the first Red Scare, essentially making it a federal crime to speak poorly of the US, the military or trying to dissuade people from enlisting in the military. This lead to raids, arrests of American citizens and deportations of immigrants.

Don't forget Japanese Internment in the US after Pearl Harbor. 100 000+ Japanese forced into camps, many of which were American citizens.

These things aren't new. I'm not saying we should brush them off or everything will be dandy; but the United States is no more of a police state than it ever has been. This is just a modern form of history. These things should be taken seriously, but for different reasons than this fear mongering.

"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme." Mark Twain

Edit: Question for Mikey and Cole. A serious one too. Do you believe the US will go into civil war, be it within the next year, 5 years or 50 years?

double edit: Sorry, I meant Cole instead of Coy. I mix you guys up all the time.

12-08-2011, 09:10 AM	#74
Yasa First Line Centre Join Date: Aug 2009 Exp:	Kinda reminds me of the Espionage Act of 1917. It was put forth as a result of WWI and the first Red Scare, essentially making it a federal crime to speak poorly of the US, the military or trying to dissuade people from enlisting in the military. This lead to raids, arrests of American citizens and deportations of immigrants. Don't forget Japanese Internment in the US after Pearl Harbor. 100 000+ Japanese forced into camps, many of which were American citizens. These things aren't new. I'm not saying we should brush them off or everything will be dandy; but the United States is no more of a police state than it ever has been. This is just a modern form of history. These things should be taken seriously, but for different reasons than this fear mongering. "History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme." Mark Twain Edit: Question for Mikey and Cole. A serious one too. Do you believe the US will go into civil war, be it within the next year, 5 years or 50 years? double edit: Sorry, I meant Cole instead of Coy. I mix you guys up all the time. Last edited by Yasa; 12-08-2011 at 10:00 AM.