Posted on 05/23/2004 5:33:30 PM PDT by gdogdaily
The ugly ones among us are the moral slobs. They are noisy with their hatred for America because they know, down inside, they have let everyone down, themselves most of all, by cheating on the rules and wasting their lives.
"The ugly ones among us are the moral slobs. They are noisy with their hatred for America because they know, down inside, they have let everyone down, themselves most of all, by cheating on the rules and wasting their lives."
An absolutely perfect description of the democratic leaders and most of our News Media!
That's just stupid. Nobody ever in world history has ever described prison as fun.
GREAT POST!
True enough, I'm sure, but POWs didn't really lead a prison life. They did farm labor and perhaps factory labor as well; even got paid a bit, I think. One of my instructors in Berlin had been a POW. He concurred that he was very well treated and held warm memories of his time here.
Thank you, and yes, the news media people are near the top of the list of moral slobs in America :-) :-)
Mostly what I learned was how we "abused" the Japanese.
I do remember when I was a boy, seeing German POWs working in pea fields in Wisconsin. I was told they worked also in the pea cannery, but know no more than that. It was my Berlin friend (I think) who told me they made some small wage, perhaps a few cents per hour for their labor.
It was worse than that. My mom went through that scenario as a teenager and she said that both civilians and soldiers were actually moving towards the Americans and not simply sitting still hoping that they would get there first. Many were actively seeking them.
Congratulations, you've made everyone's wackjob list!
You obviously have never worked in forensics where many that are released do everything they can to get back in prison.
CHICAGOLAND PING
There is a local history book about the WWII prison camps in Wisconsin. Things were pretty benevolent.
Here's a reference for you.
Stalag Wisconsin: Inside WWII Prisoner of War Camps by Betty Cowley
A comprehensive look inside Wisconsin's 38 branch camps that held 20,000 Nazi and Japanese prisoners of war during World War II. Most worked on farms, harvesting peas and other crops. Many of these prisoners blended with the local community, drinking at taverns and even dating local young women. Some returned and settled in Wisconsin after their release. Their familiarity with local residents caused resentment by returning soliders who had battled them in Europe and Asia. Written by a Wisconsin school teacher whose students didn't believe her when she said German POWs had been housed in their community during the war.
This might have some information of interest: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812885619/powprisofwar09/103-6725439-9198223
Those that made it over here were probably the lucky ones, (most were from the African campaign and the early war in the west) the ones at the end did not appear to fare so well: http://home.arcor.de/kriegsgefangene/usa/vae_victis.html
My former boss said they had some Germans working on their tobacco farm in Kentucky, but he never mentioned any pay.
You are either so FOS you can't see straight or off your meds. What a steamin' pile for your one and only post to FR.
Prairie
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