People, particularly the ordinary working class can only be pushed so far !

.... you slip into typical antisemitism.
SteelRedux,
Although fairly well represented in the money-manipulating crowd, the Yiddish don't have the monopoly by a long shot. Drawing attention to that does not warrant terms such as anti-semitism.
I have witnessed greed by Australian white collar workers/bureaucrats that'd put many of the above to shame in degrees of severity !
My observations & experiences on that front make me shudder with dread should this Nation become a Republic too soon.

Hitler neither sought nor was he equipped to fight a world war. He rolled the dice one time too many (Poland) and blundered into war. It was the lack of a deterrent by the Western democracies that allowed him to stumble into WW11. See the similarities between then and now? Our "leaders" don't appear to get it.

Xi is still using low-risk strategies, as favoured by all totalitarians; but he could take a Hitlerian step-too-far any time now, and because there is AGAIN no deterrent, BOOM!

Hi there STEELEREDUX...

Ah, don't worry too much. I was just blowing smoke, is all. Apropos women serving in combat roles, there's no doubt they're more than capable in mixing it when push comes to shove; it's just a case of appropriateness, is all I'm trying to say.

I've just finished reading a series of five books, commencing with 'Hitler's Girls' and ending with 'Hitler's Housewives', all by Tim HEATH, and published by a British Company, 'Pen & Sword', absolutely fascinating stuff! Broadly speaking, it deals with German women in WWII, their privations, valour and steadfastness while confronting a crumbling Third Reich under Hitler and his motley crew.

Any doubt concerning the ability of women to wage war or survive is completely dispelled. If we can work out a method to send them to you, I'll gladly loan you all five books. If not, try to source them yourself; you'll be utterly fascinated by the way German women waged war AND survived under appalling conditions while Hitler descent into madness.

Good Morning Folks,

It never fails to surprise the directions some of
our discussions take. That's what keeps them so
interesting. Welcome back O Sung Wu. I also am glad
to see you back to posting once again. Did you know that
Joe Lane (Loudmouth) passed away? That was quite a
shock for us all. I miss him very much. Also Big Nana
hasn't been posting for a while. I hope she's alright.

Now back to the topic. Here's a bit of
gossip from Hello magazine:

I read that Prince Philip's wish was to pass
on his title "Duke of Edinburgh" when it became
vacant to his youngest son - Edward.
Apparently Edward
is involved in Prince Philip's awards
for young people and
has been working very hard. But Prince
Charles wants that title and is not anxious
to give it to his younger brother. Charles apparently
wants it himself. It will be interesting to
see how all this pans out.

Surely Prince Charles will do well by his father's wishes?
One can only hope that Prince Charles will do the
right thing both by his father, and his brother.

Foxy, news of Belly, he has been in marginal health but is still
around and kicking. This is second hand info from one who knows him personally.