It probably hurt the American war effort more than it helped anyone as well. Absurdly stupid decision, for purely ignorant reasons that denied the US access to a huge resource.

Of course you're right.
Unfortunately the political correctness of today's society makes Japanese internment an instant 'frown-upon' subject. Many on this site would rather risk the lives of actual natural born citizens than make a difficult, yet controversial decision. It may not be pleasant, but as I said before, times of great turmoil require such an approach.
I don't agree with the argument that, because it's 'indeterminable' how many lives would actually be saved by restricting Islamic immigration, to do so would be a pointless act. The point is you are using your knowledge of the demographics of the typical enemy and making an informed decision in order to keep as many out as possible. It's like saying that air bags are useless because it's impossible to say how many lives they will save in the next year. Make an informed decision based on probability.
I also do not agree that, because the majority of anti-IS fighters are Muslim, to restrict Islamic immigration would alienate that group? Huh? will the anti-IS groups suddenly sympathize with Isis because the UK is securing their borders after Isis affirmed they would send operatives among refugees? I don't think anyone would blame us. The more I think about it, the more it seems like weak-hearted liberal nonsense to avoid this inevitable decision

How is it in any way inevitable? There was a reason the world laughed when Trump proposed this in the States - it's too nonsensical to even consider.

Sorry mate but you simply can't compare the internment of the Japanese with what's happening today - they are entirely different scenarios.
And your talk of 'net deaths' is also a moot point because you can't possibly quantify how many people will die in the future as a result of the marginalisation of all Muslims in the name of today stopping the 'odd terrorist getting through'
The reason these attacks are being carried out by nationals of the countries in which these terrorist live (and were often born) is in part due to exactly this fact- a minute proportion of Muslims feel extremely marginalised by their treatment at the hands of bigots and Islamaphobes and to an extent what they are seeing in the sensationalist media.
Add some serious mental health issues to the mix and what do you get? A lunatic who is fighting a 'holy war' that doesn't YET exist in the name of an organisation that know that the only way they can ever win is for WW3 to come to fruition. Because they are also f***ing insane

Sorry mate but you simply can't compare the internment of the Japanese with what's happening today - they are entirely different scenarios.
And your talk of 'net deaths' is also a moot point because you can't possibly quantify how many people will die in the future as a result of the marginalisation of all Muslims in the name of today stopping the 'odd terrorist getting through'
The reason these attacks are being carried out by nationals of the countries in which these terrorist live (and were often born) is in part due to exactly this fact- a minute proportion of Muslims feel extremely marginalised by their treatment at the hands of bigots and Islamaphobes and to an extent what they are seeing in the sensationalist media.
Add some serious mental health issues to the mix and what do you get? A lunatic who is fighting a 'holy war' that doesn't YET exist in the name of an organisation that know that the only way they can ever win is for WW3 to come to fruition. Because they are also f***ing insane

I fail to understand. The Muslim who stabbed the women in France for offending him with their comparative state of undress was feeling marginalized by islamophobic society? No. He was annoyed at the cultural differences when it was HE who was in the foreign country. Are we supposed to change our cultural values and limit our freedom of expression to prevent the poor radicals from feeling marginalized? What a democracy. An alien minority can influence the actions of the majority. Some of these posts make me sick

Edited by Jamesrichards8 (22 Jul 2016 10.40pm)