Testimony against Trump looking damning.....

[bae]

What I have learned from Austria as it applies to dating/relationships, either straight or gay. A simple question to ponder- would this person you are dating, would they have hidden a Jew or somehow else saved Jewish lives during WW2? This nugget of wisdom comes from my Austrian side and not my years in the US. Rob

Historically, I believe most Austrians have failed that test.

[LDAHL]

That being said, it's very Austrian to respect your station in life and dress accordingly as I've already posted. Rob

But if nobody except you knows what your “station in life” is supposed to be, or what sort of dress is appropriate for that station, what are you “respecting” except your own personal tastes? If there are no commonly accepted standards, aren’t you just sending signals out into the ether that only you can interpret?

[iris lilies]

But if nobody except you knows what your “station in life” is supposed to be, or what sort of dress is appropriate for that station, what are you “respecting” except your own personal tastes? If there are no commonly accepted standards, aren’t you just sending signals out into the ether that only you can interpret?

dude, dont bother with the logic.

Rob’s real station in life is of enormous privilege: white male college educated, according to the victim assessment industry anyway.

[catherine]

Gosh, Rob, your sticking to "dressing according to your station in life" really puzzles me when I think about your political/socio-economic attitudes. I am a DAR, and many of. my ancestors were upper middle class. So, that means, in my example in a prior post, I should be doomed to Ann Taylor and LL Bean for the rest of my life. (I actually DO wear Ann Taylor). But I don't feel I can't wear jeans, plaid, Dockers, vintage band t-shirts, mink stoles, Carharts, Goodwill, Versace, kilts representing my husband's clan, clam-diggers, saris, leisure suits, etc. etc. That's American democracy in action.

[gimmethesimplelife]

I read online that Rahm Emanuel is saying that Mick Mulvaney better lawyer up quick! I'm loving it. Rob

[gimmethesimplelife]

Gosh, Rob, your sticking to "dressing according to your station in life" really puzzles me when I think about your political/socio-economic attitudes. I am a DAR, and many of. my ancestors were upper middle class. So, that means, in my example in a prior post, I should be doomed to Ann Taylor and LL Bean for the rest of my life. (I actually DO wear Ann Taylor). But I don't feel I can't wear jeans, plaid, Dockers, vintage band t-shirts, mink stoles, Carharts, Goodwill, Versace, kilts representing my husband's clan, clam-diggers, saris, leisure suits, etc. etc. That's American democracy in action.

Something I will share.....a secret I keep from family in Austria. Every year on May 5th I dress over my station in life at least part of the day - May 5th of course being the liberation anniversary of Mauthausen - a concentration camp outside of Linz - being liberated. Nothing Austrian compels me to do so - it just seems very much right to do so. I guess my point is it's not 100% Iron Clad. Rob

[gimmethesimplelife]

Something I will share.....a secret I keep from family in Austria. Every year on May 5th I dress over my station in life at least part of the day - May 5th of course being the liberation anniversary of Mauthausen - a concentration camp outside of Linz - being liberated. Nothing Austrian compels me to do so - it just seems very much right to do so. I guess my point is it's not 100% Iron Clad. Rob

Oops, ignore the being liberated after Linz above. Rob

[LDAHL]

Something I will share.....a secret I keep from family in Austria. Every year on May 5th I dress over my station in life at least part of the day - May 5th of course being the liberation anniversary of Mauthausen - a concentration camp outside of Linz - being liberated. Nothing Austrian compels me to do so - it just seems very much right to do so. I guess my point is it's not 100% Iron Clad. Rob

The US Third Army did the liberating. Hopefully the surviving occupants were not too disgusted by the nasty, unforgivable American presence. No doubt the local Austrians dressed for the occasion, having discarded any inconvenient uniforms they may have had in their closets.

[gimmethesimplelife]

The US Third Army did the liberating. Hopefully the surviving occupants were not too disgusted by the nasty, unforgivable American presence. No doubt the local Austrians dressed for the occasion, having discarded any inconvenient uniforms they may have had in their closets.

You are right. Americans did liberate Mauthausen. Some of the more recent inmates (being in better physical condition) made a US flag out of sheets, red felt from Nazi banners, and somewhere they found blue cloth - and made a passable US flag. Now THAT was an America to be proud of right there! It's hard for me now to believe that America ever existed. Rob

[Alan]

Now THAT was an America to be proud of right there! It's hard for me now to believe that America ever existed. Rob

It still does, it's a shame your anti-american indoctrination won't allow you to see it.