February 19th marks the 84th anniversary of the executive order 9066 that initiated the creation of Japanese internment camps - back when we had the Department of War (the first time). 122,000 Japanese men, women, and children would be transferred into these camps over 4 years - and nearly 70,000 of those were American citizens. The government was afraid of possible espionage - without any evidence.
For 10 years I drove past one of the locations of a now demolished internment camp in Sacaton, AZ, the Gila River camp, on my to and from work. When I found out about its existence, I almost always thought about how cruel "real Americans" are and always felt so heavy about it. It shouldn't ever happen again.
Pat Morita (Karate Kid's Mr. Miyagi) was 11 years old when he was transferred to the Gila River camp just after getting spinal surgery from childhood tuberculosis. He was there with his immediate family for just under 2 years before being transferred to another camp in California until the denouncement of said camps. I haven't seen much of him talking about his time in detail, but I have read about how he completely broke down when he and his wife visited the Gila River cement foundations where the camp once stood.
Republican President, Ronald Reagan, officially apologized to the Japanese-American people offering small reparations for the injustices that were done in 1988 --- 42 years later!! He signed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, stating, "We gather here today to right a grave wrong" that was based on race and wartime hysteria.
NOW TO PRESENT DAY AZ:
In January of 2026, DHS purchased a 418,000+ square-foot warehouse in Surprise, AZ for $70 million CASH, with the intent to host 1,500 beds for their ICE detention operations for supposed "violent and criminal undocumented immigrants". Data shows about 74% have never had any criminal convictions.
DHS/ICE is currently violating the 4th amendment (search and seizure without a judicial warrant), the 5th and 14th amendment (right to due process for citizens and non-citizens alike, in addiontion to technically illegal racial profiling).
Over 170 US citizens have been detained by ICE as of October 2025. They are using facial recognition, Ring/Bing door cameras to monitor your neighborhoods, installing movable FLOCK cameras to track license plates and citizen routines, tracking our social media, tapping into electronic devices using cell-site simulators, and using data integration (via accessing medical, tax, and other records) on EVERYONE - not just for "illegal criminals". It can definitely happen to you - and American citizens, just looking at our own history.
Why more people aren't more angry just about the amplified surveillance is beyond me. I watched from Korea when the same Americans were kicking, screaming, and whining about how their civil liberties were being infringed upon and how it was government overreach regarding mask mandates or when covid confinement was implemented.
REMEMBER - Patriots are loyal to the US Constitution, NOT to the administration. Im not even sure apologies will be sufficient to right all the wrongs that are going on today.
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"When the fight comes to you, you have to be ready to fight back." ~ Miyagi-do Motto
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