• @[email protected]
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    012 days ago

    The article says “A source in the capital told the Washington City Paper that Trump has earmarked June 14—which is the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army—for the event.”

    He can stand on a podium and wave like the Soviet leaders of old.

    • @[email protected]
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      011 days ago

      I yearn for that one M1 Abrams in a column of them to focus its turret on the tribune as it passes.

  • @[email protected]
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    012 days ago

    They’re going to try to scramble it together last minute so newspapers can’t blast out the several hundred million dollar price tag before it goes down.

    • @[email protected]
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      012 days ago

      There is a standing army. Where do the costs come from? Like flyovers, it will be an exercise.

      • @[email protected]
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        012 days ago

        Last time they refused to release the cost breakdown, but quoted 93 million (but that one sounded smaller).

        So other than expenses faced by any parade, I don’t know details. Transporting the vehicles, road prep and repair (city cost seemed like a big part of it), they might all get paid for anything not routine.

        Either way, captain bonespurs can run a parade up his own ass

  • Match!!
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    012 days ago

    someone on lemmy mentioned that Trump’s economic policies are north korea’s juche and it is all shaping up that was

  • Fingolfinz
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    012 days ago

    My mom voted for and still defends this piece of shit. I blocked her number.

  • @[email protected]
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    012 days ago

    The draft dodger Private Bonespurs

    Fuck this guy. I’d risk my career in protest of I were in the military. No way I’m going to dance like a trained monkey for some PoS like drumpf…

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      012 days ago

      I’d risk my career in protest of I were in the military.

      Methinks this may be part of the reason we’re not in the military

    • Kuadhual
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      012 days ago

      When there is video footage of the parade, someone needs to make a video clip that is compiled from several clips from the US, North Korean and Russian military parades and put “Entry of The Gladiators” as the background music.

  • 2ugly2live
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    012 days ago

    It would be cool if no one went. Just him, Musk, and some right wing drifters on empty streets.

          • @[email protected]
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            Military personnel sell their morals to the highest bidder. They listen to the orders of their higher ups and hide behind the narrative that: “I’m just following orders” / “I don’t make the rules”.

            • @[email protected]
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              012 days ago

              Every so often you do get a few who are unwilling to run pwotover in tanks, or launch the nuclear missiles

            • @[email protected]
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              012 days ago

              As much crap is is going on in the world right now, the US military still has some scruples. They don’t just blindly follow Trump’s orders. And especially wouldn’t just fire into their countrymen. Trump hasn’t managed to take over every institution yet. Especially the military.

              Service members know how to complain and think for themselves. And if something doesn’t seem right, they will clarify the heck out of it and push back. It’s not the Russian military

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                Yet they will gladly shoot up farmers and whole villages in the middle east because their institution and higher ups say so as they continue to blindly believe the “we bring democracy” narrative.

                If you are military in the information age, you are willfully ignorant.

                • @[email protected]
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                  011 days ago

                  That doesn’t really have much to do with domestic stuff. I mean, every military does fucked up stuff, but at the end of the day, they’re made of people and have their families. Even myself.

                  As a service member, I educated myself on tactics, philosophy, diplomacy, economics, culture, mental health, geography, and many other topics to understand how and why military force is used. I know it’s not for democracy à la Helldivers. It’s used to keep the trade going and to conduct politics through harder power.

                  You might be an isolationist and that’s fine. But don’t insult the intelligence of myself who dealt with all sorts of philosophical dilemma and educated herself and others around her

    • @[email protected]
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      011 days ago

      You are just insulting other people’s bodies using this type of response instead of attacking all the things Trump is actually doing wrong.

      • FlashMobOfOne
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        011 days ago

        You’re right. I should only make jokes that satisfy your personal sensibilities.

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          You’re part of the problem. So either Russia is paying you or you’re just kind of a dick

          • FlashMobOfOne
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            011 days ago

            Thank you for your opinion. You are a distinguished gentleman and I hope you have a nice afternoon. Cheers.