Yes I was mesmerized by the story, his beautiful voice, wondering why the rest of the couch is not that much listening with their mouths opened. Scary insight on the American way of institutional raciasm where your last bit of money for existence can be seized and frozen and you can be seized and hated just because you happened to be a certain nationality. (A thing we don't choose when we are born). Hope they don't do that anymore. *sad wink*
Was it? I mean the country had just been bombed by an aggressive foreign power, and yes it would have been frightening, but I had plenty of terrifying experiences as a child (I think most people have). What I got from that story is that they are all demonstrably fine, and that the US government did the sensible thing in a war-time situation as a precaution to protect the security of the majority of its citizens. It's so annoying watching established history being dismantled by ridiculous touchy-feely stories as if the alternative to that outcome wasn't like a billion times worse.
@@EfHaichDee So obviously your sense of freedom only extends to a specific person. Those thrown into the camps were AMERICAN plain and simple. regardless of what they looked like you. Your arrogance in this is outstanding. but hey just remember your words one day when a group may take power and they see you as a threat and put you in a camp as a "precaution" I guarantee people who think like you are the first ones to cry about it.
@@jburgs100 I guarantee not. And it's not arrogance, it's just sense. It's astounding to me that people who grow up privileged really have no concept of what people are capable of in the real world. Having compassion is important, but that doesn't mean you have to be stupid about it. In this story, all that happened was some people were temporarily moved into a facility before being freed. Big whoop. I had that level of my freedom curtailed during the pandemic. Was it pleasant? No. But did it make sense at the time? Yes. It was the sensible thing to do.
@@EfHaichDee Trust me mate after serving for 15 years I'm very aware of what people are capable of. I will admit that there is absolute logic on what you are saying. I get that.
The treatment of Japanese-American citizens in the US during that time is very overlooked by history. George Carlin has a great bit about it called "You have no righs". As well as the rapper from Linkin Park did a song about his grandfather (who was japanese) and his experience in those camps, called 'Kenji'.
It was brilliant. Another good story from the red chair is the New Zealander's about the dog poop. (It's the episode with Barry Manilow and Jean-Paul Gaultier if you've never seen it)
Thank you sooooooooo much! I've been waiting for this episode every since I heard George Takei was going to be on it. Live long & Prosper. Happy holidays, too
What a great couch. George Takei is a myth for me and as a Slow Horses addicted I loved Kristin Scott Thomas. Thank you for posting (awesome quality ❤) and greetings as always from Italy 🇮🇹
Slow horses is a blast. Gary Oldman is always fantastic, even as a greasy, sloppy has been spy. Have loved Krisin Thomas since FWAAF. Great rest of the cast also.
