[geopyg]

“Store clerks are not the nation’s first line of defense.”

I think that they are (along with everyday folks like you and me). I wasn’t around, but it seems that WWII was very much brought down to the home front - with the sky watchers, black outs, rationing, and recycling.

I read somewhere once that the scrap metal drives where the wives would bring in an extra pot or pan, etc. were more for the “propaganda” effect rather than actually doing much good. And I think that it was “good” propaganda if true. Making people feel that they are part of the war effort, that they are contributing, and that they have a vested interest to win the war.

[johnny7]

“Store clerks are not the nation’s first line of defense.”

Reminds me of an old Combat! (TV show) episode. I believe it was Richard Basehart who played a cruel, Nazi officer who is finally greased by a... grocery clerk.

[longtermmemmory]

the left does the same thing about feel good protests and feel good petititions

and feel good mock trials.