• The Coronation on TV.

    From Peter Jason@pj@jostle.com to aus.tv on Mon May 8 07:28:59 2023
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    Very well done. And a sure candidate for a PVR. It's hard to
    overestimate the effect of wide-screen 1080HD LED TVs showing this
    sort of thing, and the progress in high dynamic range (HDR) video
    cameras, and audio, and all the subsequent detail the gawking tourist
    will never see.
    Of course with the PVR the interminable marching scenes of soldiery
    regiments could be truncated to tolerable levels.
    I'm a sucker for pageantry, fashion and music and only found fault
    with the experimental music squeezed out of the choirs, made up for
    with the Handel anthem, and especially the one by William Boyce,
    magnificently performed and clearly enjoyed by the choir judging by
    facial expressions and general animations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Boyce_(composer)
    Fashion wise the ladies put on a good show except those with
    flying-saucer hats. Clearly, he crowns were too big for the heads of
    king & queen and looked ridiculous therefore. Overall a jolly good
    show, and one hopes a DVD is forthcoming in the future.






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  • From Rod Speed@rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com to aus.tv on Mon May 8 09:05:05 2023
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    Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> wrote

    Very well done.

    Never watch shit like that anymore.

    Apparantly cost more than $200M, stupid fucks.

    And a sure candidate for a PVR. It's hard to
    overestimate the effect of wide-screen 1080HD LED TVs showing this
    sort of thing, and the progress in high dynamic range (HDR) video
    cameras, and audio, and all the subsequent detail the gawking tourist
    will never see.

    Of course with the PVR the interminable marching scenes of soldiery regiments could be truncated to tolerable levels.
    I'm a sucker for pageantry, fashion and music and only found fault
    with the experimental music squeezed out of the choirs, made up for
    with the Handel anthem, and especially the one by William Boyce, magnificently performed and clearly enjoyed by the choir judging by
    facial expressions and general animations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Boyce_(composer)

    Fashion wise the ladies put on a good show except those with
    flying-saucer hats. Clearly, he crowns were too big for the heads of
    king & queen and looked ridiculous therefore. Overall a jolly good
    show, and one hopes a DVD is forthcoming in the future.

    That was the only thing the russians ever got right, shot
    the lot and tossed the corpses down a disussed well.
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  • From Peter Jason@pj@jostle.com to aus.tv on Mon May 8 11:47:15 2023
    From Newsgroup: aus.tv

    On Mon, 08 May 2023 09:05:05 +1000, "Rod Speed"
    <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:

    Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> wrote

    Very well done.

    Never watch shit like that anymore.

    ...uh, clearly there are no TVs in porcine mud wallows!

    Apparantly cost more than $200M, stupid fucks.

    So? The looming budget here will squander that and much more by doling
    out taxpayers' money to the professional unemployed, the
    dollar-stretched breeding pairs in their MacHouses, and a subsidy to
    the power users, all while the whole Eastern Oz sits on an ocean of
    coal of varying ranks!

    And a sure candidate for a PVR. It's hard to
    overestimate the effect of wide-screen 1080HD LED TVs showing this
    sort of thing, and the progress in high dynamic range (HDR) video
    cameras, and audio, and all the subsequent detail the gawking tourist
    will never see.

    Of course with the PVR the interminable marching scenes of soldiery
    regiments could be truncated to tolerable levels.
    I'm a sucker for pageantry, fashion and music and only found fault
    with the experimental music squeezed out of the choirs, made up for
    with the Handel anthem, and especially the one by William Boyce,
    magnificently performed and clearly enjoyed by the choir judging by
    facial expressions and general animations.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Boyce_(composer)

    Fashion wise the ladies put on a good show except those with
    flying-saucer hats. Clearly, he crowns were too big for the heads of
    king & queen and looked ridiculous therefore. Overall a jolly good
    show, and one hopes a DVD is forthcoming in the future.

    That was the only thing the russians ever got right, shot
    the lot and tossed the corpses down a disussed well.

    Oh, how RUDE! The Russkis are still paying for that abominable crime.
    Like the French Revolution the Russian one all ended up with the same
    system, only with different names, faces and fashions.
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  • From Rod Speed@rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com to aus.tv on Tue May 9 01:17:12 2023
    From Newsgroup: aus.tv

    Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> wrote
    Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
    Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> wrote
    Very well done.
    Never watch shit like that anymore.
    ...uh, clearly there are no TVs in porcine mud wallows!
    Fraid so. Not that I am ever actually stupid enough
    to watch any live TV anymore. The most I ever
    watch now is the election eve count, sometimes.
    Apparantly cost more than $200M, stupid fucks.
    More than u200M in fact.
    So?
    Much better things for the poms to spend that much money on.
    The looming budget here
    Irrelevant to what the poms have just pissed against the wall.
    will squander that and much more by doling
    out taxpayers' money to the professional unemployed, the
    dollar-stretched breeding pairs in their MacHouses, and a subsidy to
    the power users, all while the whole Eastern Oz sits on an ocean of
    coal of varying ranks!
    Looks like it will be a surplus for the first time in 15 years.
    And fuck all for the bludging parasites.
    And a sure candidate for a PVR. It's hard to
    overestimate the effect of wide-screen 1080HD LED TVs showing this
    sort of thing, and the progress in high dynamic range (HDR) video
    cameras, and audio, and all the subsequent detail the gawking tourist
    will never see.
    Of course with the PVR the interminable marching scenes of soldiery>>> regiments could be truncated to tolerable levels.
    I'm a sucker for pageantry, fashion and music and only found fault
    with the experimental music squeezed out of the choirs, made up for
    with the Handel anthem, and especially the one by William Boyce,
    magnificently performed and clearly enjoyed by the choir judging by>>> facial expressions and general animations.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Boyce_(composer)
    Fashion wise the ladies put on a good show except those with
    flying-saucer hats. Clearly, he crowns were too big for the heads of>>> king & queen and looked ridiculous therefore. Overall a jolly good
    show, and one hopes a DVD is forthcoming in the future.
    That was the only thing the russians ever got right, shot
    the lot and tossed the corpses down a disussed well.
    Oh, how RUDE! The Russkis are still paying for that abominable crime.> Like the French Revolution the Russian one all ended up with the same
    system, only with different names, faces and fashions.
    Bullshit.
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  • From Trevor Wilson@trevor@rageaudio.com.au to aus.tv on Tue May 9 08:26:10 2023
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    On 8/05/2023 9:05 am, Rod Speed wrote:

    That was the only thing the russians ever got right, shot
    the lot and tossed the corpses down a disussed well.

    **Uh-huh. And just how did things get better for Russians?
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  • From Rod Speed@rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com to aus.tv on Wed May 10 02:31:04 2023
    From Newsgroup: aus.tv

    Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> wrote
    Rod Speed wrote

    That was the only thing the russians ever got right, shot
    the lot and tossed the corpses down a disussed well.

    Uh-huh. And just how did things get better for Russians?

    They got one hell of a boost in industrialisation
    and were no longer involved in WW1

    Sure, they also had a full civil war, but
    that wasnt as bad for them as WW1
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  • From Trevor Wilson@trevor@rageaudio.com.au to aus.tv on Wed May 10 05:51:08 2023
    From Newsgroup: aus.tv

    On 10/05/2023 2:31 am, Rod Speed wrote:
    Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> wrote
    Rod Speed wrote

    That was the only thing the russians ever got right, shot
    the lot and tossed the corpses down a disussed well.

    Uh-huh. And just how did things get better for Russians?

    They got one hell of a boost in industrialisation
    and were no longer involved in WW1

    Sure, they also had a full civil war, but
    that wasnt as bad for them as WW1

    **The entire Russian population was starved, killed and used as cannon
    fodder for Stalin and others. It was a case of out of the frying pan and
    into the fire for many Russians. The Russian Tsars were a horrible lot.
    The Commies were, arguably, worse.

    Either way, Russia was and still is, a basket case. Like the Japanese Imperialists, Russia needs to be comprehensively destroyed and re-built.
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  • From Rod Speed@rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com to aus.tv on Wed May 10 06:48:10 2023
    From Newsgroup: aus.tv

    Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> wrote
    Rod Speed wrote
    Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> wrote
    Rod Speed wrote

    That was the only thing the russians ever got right, shot
    the lot and tossed the corpses down a disussed well.

    Uh-huh. And just how did things get better for Russians?

    They got one hell of a boost in industrialisation
    and were no longer involved in WW1

    Sure, they also had a full civil war, but
    that wasnt as bad for them as WW1

    The entire Russian population was starved, killed and used as cannon
    fodder for Stalin and others.

    That's why I said that shooting the Romanovs was
    about the only thing the russians ever got right.

    It was a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire for many
    Russians.

    That's why I said that shooting the Romanovs was
    about the only thing the russians ever got right.

    The Russian Tsars were a horrible lot. The Commies were, arguably, worse.

    That's why I said that shooting the Romanovs was
    about the only thing the russians ever got right.

    Either way, Russia was and still is, a basket case.

    It wasnt a basket case industrially between the wars.

    Like the Japanese Imperialists, Russia needs to be comprehensively destroyed and re-built.

    The west tried that post Gorby and the russians
    completely fucked that up all over again.
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  • From Peter Jason@pj@jostle.com to aus.tv on Wed May 10 09:23:50 2023
    From Newsgroup: aus.tv

    On Wed, 10 May 2023 06:48:10 +1000, "Rod Speed"
    <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:

    Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> wrote
    Rod Speed wrote
    Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> wrote
    Rod Speed wrote

    That was the only thing the russians ever got right, shot
    the lot and tossed the corpses down a disussed well.

    Uh-huh. And just how did things get better for Russians?

    They got one hell of a boost in industrialisation
    and were no longer involved in WW1

    Sure, they also had a full civil war, but
    that wasnt as bad for them as WW1

    The entire Russian population was starved, killed and used as cannon
    fodder for Stalin and others.

    That's why I said that shooting the Romanovs was
    about the only thing the russians ever got right.

    It was a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire for many
    Russians.

    That's why I said that shooting the Romanovs was
    about the only thing the russians ever got right.

    The Russian Tsars were a horrible lot. The Commies were, arguably, worse.

    That's why I said that shooting the Romanovs was
    about the only thing the russians ever got right.

    Either way, Russia was and still is, a basket case.

    It wasnt a basket case industrially between the wars.

    Like the Japanese Imperialists, Russia needs to be comprehensively
    destroyed and re-built.

    Hey! Whaddabout the Coronation? Was it a good show, or what?
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  • From Rod Speed@rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com to aus.tv on Wed May 10 11:35:14 2023
    From Newsgroup: aus.tv

    On Wed, 10 May 2023 09:23:50 +1000, Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> wrote:
    On Wed, 10 May 2023 06:48:10 +1000, "Rod Speed"
    <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:

    Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> wrote
    Rod Speed wrote
    Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> wrote
    Rod Speed wrote

    That was the only thing the russians ever got right, shot
    the lot and tossed the corpses down a disussed well.

    Uh-huh. And just how did things get better for Russians?

    They got one hell of a boost in industrialisation
    and were no longer involved in WW1

    Sure, they also had a full civil war, but
    that wasnt as bad for them as WW1

    The entire Russian population was starved, killed and used as cannon>>> fodder for Stalin and others.

    That's why I said that shooting the Romanovs was
    about the only thing the russians ever got right.

    It was a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire for many
    Russians.

    That's why I said that shooting the Romanovs was
    about the only thing the russians ever got right.

    The Russian Tsars were a horrible lot. The Commies were, arguably, >>> worse.

    That's why I said that shooting the Romanovs was
    about the only thing the russians ever got right.

    Either way, Russia was and still is, a basket case.

    It wasnt a basket case industrially between the wars.

    Like the Japanese Imperialists, Russia needs to be comprehensively
    destroyed and re-built.
    Hey! Whaddabout the Coronation?
    The poms should shoot all those royal parasites
    and toss the corpses down some disused well too.
    Was it a good show, or what?
    Nope, complete waste of u250M. Fortunately is the pom's money.
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  • From Yosemite Sam@felix@goaway.now to aus.tv on Thu May 11 08:48:55 2023
    From Newsgroup: aus.tv

    Peter Jason wrote:
    On Wed, 10 May 2023 06:48:10 +1000, "Rod Speed"
    <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:

    Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> wrote
    Rod Speed wrote
    Trevor Wilson <trevor@rageaudio.com.au> wrote
    Rod Speed wrote
    That was the only thing the russians ever got right, shot
    the lot and tossed the corpses down a disussed well.
    Uh-huh. And just how did things get better for Russians?
    They got one hell of a boost in industrialisation
    and were no longer involved in WW1
    Sure, they also had a full civil war, but
    that wasnt as bad for them as WW1
    The entire Russian population was starved, killed and used as cannon
    fodder for Stalin and others.
    That's why I said that shooting the Romanovs was
    about the only thing the russians ever got right.

    It was a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire for many
    Russians.
    That's why I said that shooting the Romanovs was
    about the only thing the russians ever got right.

    The Russian Tsars were a horrible lot. The Commies were, arguably, worse. >> That's why I said that shooting the Romanovs was
    about the only thing the russians ever got right.

    Either way, Russia was and still is, a basket case.
    It wasnt a basket case industrially between the wars.

    Like the Japanese Imperialists, Russia needs to be comprehensively
    destroyed and re-built.
    Hey! Whaddabout the Coronation? Was it a good show, or what?

    yes it was.
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    FUCK PUTIN!!

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  • From not@not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) to aus.tv on Thu May 11 09:22:56 2023
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    Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> wrote:

    Hey! Whaddabout the Coronation? Was it a good show, or what?

    I liked it, and so far as cost goes I got more entertainment from
    it than I'll ever get from a football stadium in Tassie set to cost
    much more than it did.

    I didn't like the ABC turning it into a platform for aboriginals to
    ramble on and on to an audience that's obviously not tuning in for
    that, but I only lasted 5min of that before I turned it off and
    waited for things to really start. It was much better once they
    switched over to the BBC service.
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  • From Yosemite Sam@felix@goaway.now to aus.tv on Thu May 11 09:39:02 2023
    From Newsgroup: aus.tv

    Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
    Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> wrote:
    Hey! Whaddabout the Coronation? Was it a good show, or what?
    I liked it, and so far as cost goes I got more entertainment from
    it than I'll ever get from a football stadium in Tassie set to cost
    much more than it did.

    I didn't like the ABC turning it into a platform for aboriginals to
    ramble on and on to an audience that's obviously not tuning in for
    that, but I only lasted 5min of that before I turned it off and
    waited for things to really start. It was much better once they
    switched over to the BBC service.


    why didn't you watch on channel seven? or whatever your commercial tv
    station is.
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    FUCK PUTIN!!

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  • From Computer Nerd Kev@not@telling.you.invalid to aus.tv on Thu May 11 13:35:20 2023
    From Newsgroup: aus.tv

    Yosemite Sam <felix@goaway.now> wrote:
    Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
    Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> wrote:
    Hey! Whaddabout the Coronation? Was it a good show, or what?
    I liked it, and so far as cost goes I got more entertainment from
    it than I'll ever get from a football stadium in Tassie set to cost
    much more than it did.

    I didn't like the ABC turning it into a platform for aboriginals to
    ramble on and on to an audience that's obviously not tuning in for
    that, but I only lasted 5min of that before I turned it off and
    waited for things to really start. It was much better once they
    switched over to the BBC service.

    why didn't you watch on channel seven?

    And have them try to advertise to me? No thanks. Anyway the ABC
    switched over to the BBC coverage once things really started, so it
    was just a case of tuning in at the right time.

    or whatever your commercial tv station is.

    I try to avoid all of them - too many ads.
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  • From jonz@johnhhhinton7@gmail.com to aus.tv on Sat Jun 10 19:50:16 2023
    From Newsgroup: aus.tv

    On Wednesday, 10 May 2023 at 05:51:12 UTC+10, Trevor Wilson wrote:
    On 10/05/2023 2:31 am, Rod Speed wrote:
    Trevor Wilson <tre...@rageaudio.com.au> wrote
    Rod Speed wrote

    That was the only thing the russians ever got right, shot
    the lot and tossed the corpses down a disussed well.

    Uh-huh. And just how did things get better for Russians?

    They got one hell of a boost in industrialisation
    and were no longer involved in WW1

    Sure, they also had a full civil war, but
    that wasnt as bad for them as WW1
    **The entire Russian population was starved, killed and used as cannon fodder for Stalin and others. It was a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire for many Russians. The Russian Tsars were a horrible lot.
    The Commies were, arguably, worse.

    Either way, Russia was and still is, a basket case. Like the Japanese Imperialists, Russia needs to be comprehensively destroyed and re-built.
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    Cannon Fodder?, Gallipoli anyone?..
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  • From Peter Jason@pj@jostle.com to aus.tv on Mon Jun 12 08:50:00 2023
    From Newsgroup: aus.tv

    On Sat, 10 Jun 2023 19:50:16 -0700 (PDT), jonz
    <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Wednesday, 10 May 2023 at 05:51:12 UTC+10, Trevor Wilson wrote:
    On 10/05/2023 2:31 am, Rod Speed wrote:
    Trevor Wilson <tre...@rageaudio.com.au> wrote
    Rod Speed wrote

    That was the only thing the russians ever got right, shot
    the lot and tossed the corpses down a disussed well.

    Uh-huh. And just how did things get better for Russians?

    They got one hell of a boost in industrialisation
    and were no longer involved in WW1

    Sure, they also had a full civil war, but
    that wasnt as bad for them as WW1
    **The entire Russian population was starved, killed and used as cannon
    fodder for Stalin and others. It was a case of out of the frying pan and
    into the fire for many Russians. The Russian Tsars were a horrible lot.
    The Commies were, arguably, worse.

    Either way, Russia was and still is, a basket case. Like the Japanese
    Imperialists, Russia needs to be comprehensively destroyed and re-built.
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    Cannon Fodder?, Gallipoli anyone?..
    Given there was no conscription here, one wonders what sort of
    grooming went on to get the Anzacs to go there and die in droves.

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  • From Rod Speed@rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com to aus.tv on Mon Jun 12 13:47:37 2023
    From Newsgroup: aus.tv

    On Mon, 12 Jun 2023 08:50:00 +1000, Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> wrote:

    On Sat, 10 Jun 2023 19:50:16 -0700 (PDT), jonz
    <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Wednesday, 10 May 2023 at 05:51:12 UTC+10, Trevor Wilson wrote:
    On 10/05/2023 2:31 am, Rod Speed wrote:
    Trevor Wilson <tre...@rageaudio.com.au> wrote
    Rod Speed wrote

    That was the only thing the russians ever got right, shot
    the lot and tossed the corpses down a disussed well.

    Uh-huh. And just how did things get better for Russians?

    They got one hell of a boost in industrialisation
    and were no longer involved in WW1

    Sure, they also had a full civil war, but
    that wasnt as bad for them as WW1
    **The entire Russian population was starved, killed and used as cannon
    fodder for Stalin and others. It was a case of out of the frying pan
    and
    into the fire for many Russians. The Russian Tsars were a horrible lot.
    The Commies were, arguably, worse.

    Either way, Russia was and still is, a basket case. Like the Japanese
    Imperialists, Russia needs to be comprehensively destroyed and
    re-built.
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    Cannon Fodder?, Gallipoli anyone?..

    Given there was no conscription here, one wonders what sort of
    grooming went on to get the Anzacs to go there and die in droves.

    No grooming involved. With some it was just a opportunity for some
    adventure and for others they were monstered into volunteering by
    mostly women who sent them white feathers if they didnt etc.
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  • From Ozix@ozix@xizo.am to aus.tv on Tue Jun 13 13:05:33 2023
    From Newsgroup: aus.tv

    Rod Speed wrote:
    On Mon, 12 Jun 2023 08:50:00 +1000, Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> wrote:


    Given there was no conscription here, one wonders what sort of
    grooming went on to get the Anzacs to go there and die in droves.

    No grooming involved. With some it was just a opportunity for some
    adventure and for others they were monstered into volunteering by
    mostly women who sent them white feathers if they didnt etc.

    I have seen a collection of WWI posters, some of them were pretty
    insidious suggesting young men were selfish layabouts if they didn't go
    to the trenches. Besides that it was a different Australia. Many people
    would have had a British grandparent, or the bloke across the road was British. So those people were easily persuaded to do their duty.
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  • From Rod Speed@rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com to aus.tv on Thu Jun 15 02:17:33 2023
    From Newsgroup: aus.tv

    Ozix <ozix@xizo.am> wrote
    Rod Speed wrote
    Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> wrote

    Given there was no conscription here, one wonders what sort of
    grooming went on to get the Anzacs to go there and die in droves.

    No grooming involved. With some it was just a opportunity for some
    adventure and for others they were monstered into volunteering by
    mostly women who sent them white feathers if they didnt etc.

    I have seen a collection of WWI posters, some of them were pretty
    insidious suggesting young men were selfish layabouts if they didn't go
    to the trenches.

    Sure, but that's not grooming.

    Besides that it was a different Australia. Many people would have had a British grandparent, or the bloke across the road was British. So those people were easily persuaded to do their duty.

    Not that easily with plenty of them.
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  • From Rod Speed@rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com to aus.tv on Tue Jun 20 03:56:25 2023
    From Newsgroup: aus.tv

    Ozix <ozix@xizo.am> wrote
    Rod Speed wrote
    Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> wrote

    Given there was no conscription here, one wonders what sort of
    grooming went on to get the Anzacs to go there and die in droves.

    No grooming involved. With some it was just a opportunity for some
    adventure and for others they were monstered into volunteering by
    mostly women who sent them white feathers if they didnt etc.

    I have seen a collection of WWI posters, some of them were pretty
    insidious suggesting young men were selfish layabouts if they didn't go
    to the trenches.

    That's not GROOMING.

    Besides that it was a different Australia. Many people would have had a British grandparent,

    Or parent. But Britain was not actually attacked.

    or the bloke across the road was British. So those people were easily persuaded to do their duty.

    Still not GROOMING.
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