We cats are continuing to see a lot of behavior over Syrian refugees that would make Emma Lazarus cry.
The latest case in point is a lamebrain from here in the Old Dominion, Roanoke Mayor David Bowers — who's trying to justify barring Middle Eastern refugees by invoking FDR and World War II.
"I’m reminded that President Franklin D. Roosevelt felt compelled to sequester Japanese foreign nationals after the bombing of Pearl Harbor," Bowers said.
Um, no, Mr. Mayor. President Roosevelt did not uproot Japanese foreign nationals. (Well, maybe a few.) Mostly, he interned thousands of American citizens of Japanese descent. Sixty-two percent of the people the government rounded up and sent to camps were Americans! Just ask George "Mr. Sulu" Takei.
Bowers should be ashamed of himself for trying to score points by citing the biggest mistake FDR ever made. Instead, we should all be learning from it. We can start by not casting panicked aspersions on innocent people — Americans and non-Americans alike.
Oh, well. This Bowers jackass left the Democratic Party in 2008, so it just goes to show you he's not very bright. We cats HISS.
(IMAGE: Allegiance, a new musical.)
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