We are squarely in the center of the anniversary of one of the most un-American acts of any President and congress in recorded history – the forced internment during World War II of 120,000 people of Japanese decent – of which 62% were US citizens.

This action was so intolerable that four successive presidents later acted on it. Gerald Ford rescinded the law that enabled the travesty, Jimmy Carter convened a commission to study the effects and issue reparations, Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 into law based on the Carter commission recommendations, and George H.W. Bush signed an appropriation bill authorizing payments.

Our own government’s official apology document stated the internment was based on “race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership”. As citizens we must remember that our own government can, and will, sometimes make horrendous decisions which violate our most basic constitutional rights. It is up to every person of conscious to understand and oppose injustice.
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This is the highest rated video I’ve ever seen. It has been viewed 3 million times and has maintained a perfect 5 star rating from over 20,000 people! Just watch it and you’ll see why.

Be warned, the video is 13 minutes long, and once you start watching its impossible to stop! I’m not kidding, there is some amazing engineering at work here, and every time you think they can’t possibly come up with something new, they outdo themselves!
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I don’t speak Japanese, but then again you don’t really need to in order to get a “kick” out of this motorized walking scooter.

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I know there are some weird shows on Japanese television, but I still can’t help but to wonder where they find a group of guys willing to take a shot to the crotch for getting an answer wrong on a game show!

Still, this is both painful and hilarious at the same time.
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