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The internment of the Japanese cannot be brushed off. That was a gross violation of power that, if Trump were to do something similar, would tear this country apart. On top of that, one of the side effects of the internment is that it's sowed a deep distrust in the federal government and the Census that continues to harm representation to this day.

They used Census data to round people up. It doesn't get much worse than that.

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Well they kept them in the US that time around. We won’t be so lucky this time.

I’m hoping to shine some light on bad executive behavior, not to create a contrast that makes Trump look good relative to what FDR did.

We agree here.

Of course. It is one of the most evil things the US government has ever done and was driven largely by the executive. I personally think that this is a big enough black mark on FDR's legacy that he shouldn't be held in such high regard by liberals.

But is also undeniable that when liberals praise FDR they are talking about things like new deal legislation which ultimately originated from congress during his presidency, which makes the "well you guys like FDR so why do you hate Trump" argument just miss completely.

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