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They got absolutely fucked, lost generations of wealth, their sons dying in Europe, their daughters and young sons denied a normal childhood. Thousands of acres of land reclaimed and redistributed to white business men and farmers. Completely uprooted and fractured communities that had to try to reform in wooden shacks hundreds of miles from home.
All that being said, they were allowed to form social clubs, printing/crafts/mending sheds, schools, put on shows, allowed to garden fresh produce, were given regular medical care, partial mail service. With what meager resources they were given they gave their children the best life they could from war time scraps. NONE of that shit is happening in Aligator Alcatraz.
The forced internment of American Citizens is a stain on the fabric of America. But what's being done now, is an evil disgusting fascist gash in the very structure of the USA.
This is disgusting. I'm shaking with rage rn. And believe me, I am aware of the current context of this photo. And ppl ask me why I'm such a misanthropist.