cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27899425
Just some North Korea shit, nothing to see here. Move along.
How 'bout NO
A lot of soldiers going to be on sick leave that day.
Is there a way to report things to DOGE? This seems like an easy cut.
Sounds like a great place to do massive civil disobedience.
All hail King Fathead the Orange.
Tear up the roads.
Hmm, aren’t over-the-top displays of military forces a sign of something? What could it possibly be, certainly not fascism or something silly like that . . .
hey kim got a 3 miles parade, vlad got a 2.5 miles parade, who’s donald to have a shorter parade than them for his birthday? They’ll laugh at him at the next villain con
this is just so they can get a most of the military in one place, so that way russia’s sneak attack will be more effective
In fairness, also of Communism and Military Dictatorships.
Don’t forget insecurity and narcissism.
It’s okay, he means he’s going to Four Mile Parade Landscaping on his birthday.
is america great again yet?
No
maybe more tarrifs make it better.
Jesus Christ, America…
JFC, what an asshole.
Trump crafted the idea for a military parade after witnessing a lavish Bastille Day celebration in Paris in 2017. Top US generals and officials were less thrilled about the idea. At one White House meeting, when Trump addressed his idea with Air Force Gen. Paul Selva, then the second-highest-ranking general as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Selva suggested the idea was reminiscent of something often seen in dictatorships. When Trump asked Selva what he thought of the parade, Selva said he grew up in Portugal, which “was a dictatorship — and parades were about showing the people who had the guns.” “And in this country, we don’t do that,” Selva said. “It’s not who we are.” Trump then asked Selva whether or not he liked the idea, to which he responded: “No.” He added, “It’s what dictators do.”
Spain, under Franco had a yearly massive parade. When Democracy was reinstated, the tradition continued, but instead of celebrating the victory of the nationalists in the civil war, it became a celebration of the armed forces. It’s still held, but it has steadily been downsized, to a mainly ceremonial and testimonial level.
Sounds like a perfect opportunity for a surprise bday protest. Imagine everyone doing as expected one minute and then suddenly all the signs for freedom of speech expression go up in glorious unison! The bigliest bday protest ever!
Fifty thousand people mooning him would be better.
Hahahaha all the people that didn’t vote in the last election can kiss their voting rights goodbye. Muah!💋
He won’t attend a veteran funeral in favor of going golfing, but he wants a military parade for his birthday.
Shameful
