Reparations are Marxist and un-American! Except when they aren't.
The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 granted reparations to Japanese Americans who had been interned by the U.S. government during World War II. The Act's purpose was to discourage the occurrence of similar injustices and violations of civil liberties in the future. The majority of Democrats in Congress supported the legislation. The majority of Republicans voted against it. The Act was signed into law by 'radical left-wing extremist', President Ronald Reagan. Each surviving internee received $20,000 in compensation (approximately $45,000 in today's money). The Act stated that government actions had been based on "race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership" as opposed to legitimate security reasons. A total of 82,219 individuals received these reparation payments.
That song was performed on the Lawrence Welk Show.
Hilarious.
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