Didn't WWII Teach Us Anything?

The myths in this country are "liberty and justice for all", and "innocent until proven guilty". Of course 9-11 rocked the U.S like nothing since Pearl Harbor, but our response was less than stellar, or even logical. One would think that after the rounding up and encarceration ("encampment") of Japanese Americans, the message would have become clear that such painting of races with a broad brush is not accurate. There are whack-jobs everywhere, but you don't see all the white people being herded into a cell or having being arrested for no reason because some lunatic shot a bunch of people. So here we are. This collection of seven stories of Arab and Muslim Americans shows us how our claims are quite false, and our practices alienate loyal citizens while wasting valuable time which could be spent, say rounding up someone who has really committed a crime. Like, say, having classified government documents floating around one's house . . .