Re: “” Feb. 20 news story.
Tom McGhee’s article on Japanese-American incarceration during World War II should be a wake-up call to all rational Americans, as it reminds us to learn from history’s mistakes. It should remind us of that other first inaugural address from Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who cautioned us that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself” (although this horrific act against American citizens occurred on his watch). As we ask ourselves how dangerous these interned Americans were, despite being eligible for the draft, let us ponder these thoughts from two-oft quoted sources: “Love thy neighbor” (Mark 12:31); and “For God loveth not the arrogant, the vainglorious” (Koran 4:36).
Corky Treacy Thompson, Aurora
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