Look, whatever it's referring to, and who the Geneva Convention covers, is beyond any of this. It comes down to the very principals that this country was founded on being ignored for "the good of the country." And to me, that undermines "the good of the country" more than anything. I don't care who is attacking who, what methods they are using, what international law says, or what information we may or may not obtain. If this country doesn't believe enough in it's basic underpinnings to stand by them
no matter what, and not abandon them because we're scared, then what the hell is the point? And those underpinnings say you do not hold people without charge, you do not inflict cruel and unusual punishment, and people are innocent until proven guilty. Those are blatantly being ignored, and whether it's towards our own citizens or anyone else, it shows a lack of faith in what should be making this the greatest country in the world.
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Then what do you think they are being rounded up for?
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You misunderstand me. What I meant was, I don't buy internment as a valid reason for detaining people. "We're holding you for your own protection" is a load of crap and it's what lead to the Japanese internement during WWII. It's inhumane. We're not talking evacuation. Evacuation involves the Red Cross and refugee camps. No, we're talking arests and detainment.