Berlin, November 13, 1927

[Caultron]

Man in skirt or woman with men's haircut?

Be sure to check out the reactions behind them.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/486881409707505511/

[beachlion]

Yes, Berlin was a swinging city. It was competing with Paris and London in the field of mondain extravaganza. But then a counter-movement erupted and the lights went out .......

https://www.amazon.de/Swing-Tanzen-Verb ... B0000918PJ

[Caultron]

Actually, after further investigation, it appears this is supposed to be a woman in men's suit coat and hairstyle, ala Marlene Dietrich, I suppose.

Open the following link:

https://books.google.com/books?id=AW9FA ... 27&f=false

and start reading about halfway through page 37 as numbered in the document.

Intriguing, though...

[beachlion]

The 20s and early 30s were a very turbulent. Only the rich, happy few were able to have a lifestyle like that. The communist and extreme right factions were fighting each other. The Reichsmark was falling like a brick. Movies and magazines that showed a decadency like that had the same effect on the less fortunate. Opium for the people. During the Great Depression: same story. And I think we are in the same situation again, be it in a lighter form.

[crfriend]

[...] I think we are in the same situation again, be it in a lighter form.

We are in precisely the same situation. The bubble just hasn't burst yet. Give it another couple of years on the same trajectory.

We're already seeing the rise, once again, of the far right, and we're in an economic bubble that makes the late 1920s look tame. My main fear is that this time the thing will detonate instead of simply catching fire.

[Gusto10]

Man in skirt or woman with men's haircut?

Be sure to check out the reactions behind them.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/486881409707505511/

It reminds me of a encounter some time ago in one of the Swedish furniture outlets. I was walking behind a man in a utility kilt, waxcoat, wollen knee high socks, ponytail. A bit like the guy which is always with his landrover in a traditional kilt of which you can find pictures on the net. I had the chance to see the reactions of other customers and yes indeed, just like the couple in the background, whispering amongst each other. Particularly a mother and daughter both wearing trousers/pants.

[Gusto10]

[...] I think we are in the same situation again, be it in a lighter form.

We are in precisely the same situation. The bubble just hasn't burst yet. Give it another couple of years on the same trajectory.

We're already seeing the rise, once again, of the far right, and we're in an economic bubble that makes the late 1920s look tame. My main fear is that this time the thing will detonate instead of simply catching fire.

I agree fully. Also the number of narcist country leaders is increasing and one nutcase is suffice.

[Caultron]

The 20s and early 30s were a very turbulent. Only the rich, happy few were able to have a lifestyle like that. The communist and extreme right factions were fighting each other. The Reichsmark was falling like a brick. Movies and magazines that showed a decadency like that had the same effect on the less fortunate. Opium for the people. During the Great Depression: same story. And I think we are in the same situation again, be it in a lighter form.

The usual result of excess concentration of wealth is revolution. I just hope it's at the ballot box.

[crfriend]

The usual result of excess concentration of wealth is revolution. I just hope it's at the ballot box.

It won't be. The ballot box is already closed and has been for almost 20 years.