Saturday, June 6, 2026

What Patton did to Lt who stole from house of conquered civilians

Nation building via learning and being the best in business

The usual paradigm for the military is for victor to bring home the spoils.  Thus the Nazi loot, Yamashita gold.  But Patton was against that.   Patton did not want the victors to pillage.  There is no honor in fighting and killing others to be the same as the people whom you fought....

One of the things that conquerors must do is not to steal from the captured territory.

"No taking of captured, no looting"   Theft was  subject to court martial

Patton asked the Lt to remove his uniform and remove the bars of his rank.  He  was demoted to private

I took up reserve training and this does not seem to be the rule.   The organic officer seem to be stealing the uniform budget and even the patrol allowance.   Let us awaken the ghost of Patton.


Real estate has now become very expensive; how do you find shelter for the future generation

Nation building via learning and being the best in business

Early on this post tried very hard and entered into housing development in order to provide affordable housing for the working class.   The housing loans were P180K at most but land was cheap:   2 numbers and construction cost was still 4 digits.

But now raw land is in high 4 to 5  (in some areas this is 7 numbers) numbers and construction cost is in mid 5 numbers.     You cant reach their affordability  level.  And the wages, productivity are not keeping up.  

Are we in the same status as other countries where affordability, even rent is beyond the rich of the middle class (even In Japan, US, Europe) that is why citizens sleep in cars or tent (homelessness is up)

What happens to our childrens housing?  What can be the solution?   Capsule shelters, tents?