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frostokovich: Do Cretins Take Over Every Time There's a War? The Answer: Yes

In 1918 the US Government instituted a program to round up and put into detention camps women who were believed to be prostitutes working on or near US military bases. Government agents set traps for and rounded up real prostitutes. There are reports of Feds hiding in bushes in parks, waiting to spring out and jump any woman who walked by on the arm of a soldier. These WWI Homely Security boys also arrested what were called "Charity girls." Charity girls were young women who picked up soldiers and sailors for a fun night out--you know, just a smoky, boozy night of carousing, and if there was sex in the bargain, what the hell, sometimes that's what we want. In some cases, like those walks in the park, the women were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. They were arrested anyway.

I did not know about this.

If you need a palate-cleanser afterwards, read various web comic artists on liking their women like they like their coffee. For the record, Drew has the one I always use.

Comments

I like my women like I like my coffee ...

[hopita.livejournal.com]

I always went with "hot, black, and on my lap."

Re: I like my women like I like my coffee ...

[sabotabby]

I hate it when I spill my coffee, though.

[one-serious-cat.livejournal.com]

Cool username.

[sabotabby]

That too.

It Doesn't Take a War

[ed-rex.livejournal.com]

I didn't know that more than a million (Mexican immigrant) American citizens were deported during the 1930s, until I heard a piece on CBC Radio's The Current recently. Unfortunately, the Corp's site isn't very search friendly, so I'm stuck with leaving you with this link. Don't have me if you already know that, "This deportation is estimated to have involved 1-2 million people across the United States, with the majority of individuals involved being American-born..."

Re: It Doesn't Take a War

[sabotabby]

I knew that (I don't remember where I read it, though). I need a tag for "things they didn't teach you in history class."

Re: It Doesn't Take a War

[ed-rex.livejournal.com]

I figured you would know. And, for the record, I meant, "don't HATE me if..."

Hrm. My Freudian slips seem to be working in reverse; I must hate myself.

Re: It Doesn't Take a War

[sabotabby]

And you aren't even Jewish!

Re: It Doesn't Take a War

[ed-rex.livejournal.com]

I know this may come as a shock to you, but self-loathing (not to mention self-abuse) is not limited to those of the Jewish faith (apostate or otherwise).

"I like my women like I like my coffee..."

[gillen.livejournal.com]

cold and bitter

Re: "I like my women like I like my coffee..."

[sabotabby]

Heh.

[terry-terrible.livejournal.com]

IIRC, the American goverment did this during both WWI and WWII. In the later they did it in bases located in foreign countries also.

[sabotabby]

Consistency is important.