Session #114 · 2015–17

Speech #1140067309

And for a country that enjoys the privilege of security. we might be forgiven for this growing anxiety. Fear makes it easy to be nervous and cynical. We allowed our baser instincts to get the better of us in this country. as we did in 1941. We translated the contagion of xenophobia into national policy with the internment of German and Japanese from my area in internment camps. We are hearing the same contemptible rhetoric today. It is dishonorable. it is false. and to believe it is to reject the fundamental truth that the American people are ultimately made of finer stuff than fear. blame. and prejudice.
Keywords matched
xenophobia

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Japanese
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Cultural threat Security threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
JIM MCDERMOTT
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
WA
Gender
M
Date
2015-12-08
Speech ID
1140067309
Paragraph
#0
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