I have just finished reading the book, Unbroken, by Lauren Hillenbrand.
I have not seen the movie yet, but I plan to.
My library includes a number of volumes concentrating on the
treatment of POW’s and civilian populations of countries that were conquered by
Japan. In most of the volumes on this
subject, we are given background in the reasons that an entire culture might
sink into a cesspool of despicable and inhumane actions against their fellow man. Most of these refer to the fact that Japanese
citizens were brainwashed into the conviction that the Japanese culture and
race were superior and therefore licensed to treat any other culture and/or
race as they saw fit. We know the result
of this attitude.
But my main reason in submitting this letter to the editor
is not the bygone days of WWII. This
letter is an observation about history repeating itself. Geographic settings are only minimally
important. Is there still anyone out
there in this country who believes that the religion of Islam, especially the
fringe jihadist elements of it, does not call for the same type of inhumane
policies?
Head severing; executions of entire groups of
non-combatants, especially women and children; crucifixions, destruction of
historical and religious sites: these
are the actions of men fired with the same cultural attitudes that plagued the
Japanese during the 20th Century (and before). And, Mr. Obama, these actions are not
workplace violence.
This nation is already “behind the 8 ball” in dealing with
these creeps. Presidents Obama and Bush both
had opportunities to protect our country and crush these people in their
infancy, but those opportunities have evaporated. News agencies have reported that there are
cells of Islamic terrorism alive and well in this country. Some American citizens have already checked
out to go fight for ISIS. We are closing
Gitmo and releasing the “worst of the worst” who will then return to the
battlefield as heroes.
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