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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Well we know where to show up and boo.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 20 hours ago

Coincidentally, Trump’s birthday this year and the 250th anniversary of the US Army fall on the same date. If the parade is for the military and not for Trump it’s not really that unreasonable.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

On top being a dicktorial huge waste of money, the M1 Abrams is an extremely heavy tank to use on roads that haven't been well maintained. Given his habits and hissy fits,the Donvict is going to stick whatever mayor for the bill to repair those roads. This was one of the reasons the Pentagon denied tanks last time for a parade request and proposed Striker Vehicles instead. He got mad as he does in his man child ways because he wanted the big tanks . Probably wants soldiers to do the high heel kick march as is tradition when preparing for a world war. The higher the kick the higher the success rate.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sorry have to disagree on your last sentence there. The Wehrmacht didn't kick particularly high - unlike in Soviet tradition

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

as is tradition when preparing for a world war. The higher the kick the higher the success rate.

And that's probably why they lost! Gotta get that hip flexion going!

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

100,000 people should show up and all of them moon him.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

I don’t mind being shot standing up for what’s right, but I don’t want to be shot in the ass.

[–] [email protected] 193 points 1 day ago

Hey DOGE, I found some wasteful spending.

That'd make an ok protest sign.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

I could have sworn this was a fake story, if this is actually real we have gone full North Korea...

[–] [email protected] 62 points 1 day ago (7 children)

At the risk of asking a dumb question, isn't parading military units down public streets the sort of thing communist dictatorships do?

I know I've seen video of this sort of thing from places like North Korea and Soviet Russia, can't say I've really seen it from the states.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 day ago

It's a dictator thing regardless of alleged political ideology.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 day ago (1 children)

and fascist dictators too. so it is more of a dictator fetish

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

And now a fetish of dickless-tators too.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago

Everything that they said would come true under communism has come true under capitalism

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yes, although it has nothing to do with communism and everything to do with dictatorship, ultra nationalism and the strongman image.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Most communism has nothing to do with communism.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Hitler and Mussolini had it and im sure the romans and greeks did it too. It just feels like an attempt at normalizing war in the mind of the people.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago

Yeah, basically. It's treating the countries service members and equipment as personally owned property to play with.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

That isn't a dumb question. It's a correct observation.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Many countries have military parades. Not just dictatorships. France has a military parade on Bastille Day. It’s a tradition started in 1880. The Netherlands has one during Veterans Day, Mexico on Independence Day and Italy during Republic Day to name a few.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 day ago (2 children)

And the US on Trump's birthday. Find the odd one of the group..

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[–] [email protected] 161 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

A reminder that Q1 25 federal spending under Trump has increased over Biden's Q1 24 spending. A reminder that tariffing the fuck out if the world will only exponentially increase spending.

Not that anyone pro-Trump/conservative actually cares about reigning in spending. It's all an excuse to punish brown people and poor people.

[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 day ago (2 children)

These are the same assholes who claim they want small government then cheer government curtailing rights when it's something they didn't like (women's rights, religious freedoms, sending people to prisons in foreign countries). Government spending is just a magic word they use for "things I don't know about or don't care for"

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

Don't forget expanding the welfare state so the "welfare queen" companies can loot the taxpayers dry with no barriers.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 day ago

No waste, fraud, or abuse here. No siree.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

So many guns will e parading near him that day... sure hope there's no accidental shots...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Sure do hope none of those tanks has a canister round loaded by accident...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 23 hours ago

A couple of thousand well planned and well aimed shots would be ideal.

[–] [email protected] 79 points 1 day ago (5 children)

This guy is going to show up with a bunch of ornamental medals on his blazer pretty soon

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 day ago

Who, Donald "dodging STDs was my own personal Vietnam" Trump? Never!

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The White House is denying reports that it plans to hold a military parade in Washington on President Donald Trump’s birthday in June. But now claim it would be held on June 14, which happens to be the birthday of both the U.S. Army and the dictator-in-chief. Krasnov wanted the Pentagon to explore staging a military parade in the nation’s capital in his first term, after witnessing Bastille Day celebrations in Paris. “I don’t know. We’re gonna have to try and top it,”

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I wouldn't mind celebrating Bastille Day. Krasnov can be the centerpiece of the occasion. CHOP

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Everytime he says "I don't know" you can replace that with "I feel insecure."

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 day ago

They represent the Army’s most recent blueprint for its long-planned 250th anniversary festival on the National Mall and the newly added element — a large military parade that Trump has long wanted but is still being discussed.

The Army anniversary just happens to coincide with Trump’s 79th birthday on June 14.

What an infuriating coincidence.

[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So I guess Trump's "I'm not planning for a military parade" statement was another lie. What a surprise.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's a surprise birthday parade, he doesn't know about it.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Omg military is so cute! Donnie should totally ask military out, they'd be such a hot couple! 😍

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hot enough to instill marshal law and have a full-blown coup?

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago

Sounds like a great day for mass protests

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

he so jealous of Putin's birthday parades he wants to emulate.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

The Germans liked parades too, back when they were goose-stepping across Europe

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (8 children)

I had a faint hope our military wasn't garbage enough to gargle Trumps balls but this is pretty telling. I guess I still cling to some kind of childish naivety.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 day ago (2 children)

He fired the leaders who had a backbone and replaced them with sycophants, who have no respect for the constitution and democracy.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I figured. Never saw the exact news but I find it troubling that it's that easy to change military leadership. Hopefully a portion of the troops understand the importance of fragging in a situation like this.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Most everything he has done would have easily been challenged, prevented, and or caused an impeachment if Congress was majority held by Democrats. It isn’t a difficult argument to say he has committed high crimes and misdemeanors, or treason, against the US by abdicating his responsibilities to uphold the US constitution… in many areas; due process, equal rights, free speech, separation of church and state, the good faith funding and management of congressional established agencies within the executive… just to name a few.

Edit: also, destroying the US from within while cozying up to enemy nation states, that’s super treasonous… then there’s blackmailing Ukraine, again, and waging trade wars with allies.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Seems like a good day to.protest

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago

Here's the chance for a coup...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

3rd world immigrants watching the 3rd world dictator experience come to the US lol.

Next the Pentagon will release a national we love the American government song lmao

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

Fuck this guy and his cronies. Fuck them right in the egg McMuffin

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