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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy Trump's Military Parade Idea is One MASSIVE Troll
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/02/06/trumps-military-parade-will-be-one-massive-troll-complete-with-tanksIt will be one massive troll, complete with tanks and flyovers and marching soldiers. And it will be thoroughly Trump.
C_U_L8R
(45,021 posts)So far, Trump is looking pretty ridiculous.
Its not about the Military, it's about the Narcissist.
Bradshaw3
(7,529 posts)Just like the national anthem. And his core and some others will go along with it, just like the anthem.
C_U_L8R
(45,021 posts)A DC parade is vainglorious grandstanding befitting an insignificant tyrant.
If Trump wants to display his support for the troops, he's free to visit them
any time where they are deployed.
And as some said here, it'd be more patriotic to actually care for Vets.
Bradshaw3
(7,529 posts)by him and his supporters. And millions will buy it. So we can make fun of it as much as we want but it doesn't change the fact that his bs works for millions.
I would add that many of those are in the military whether we like it or not.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Every Democratic campaign ad will feature split-screens of Trump and his parade, next to Kim Jong Un and his parade, and Putin and his parade.
And they will compare parade sizes.
Jim__
(14,083 posts)Bucky
(54,068 posts)Depending on how you use "deplorables" of course. If you mean all Trump supporters, it's a wash. Those who don't like it will ignore it (or start thinking of Kremlin style power-fetish parades as something a-okay). Those who do like it will not distinguish between authoritarian militarism and good ol' fashioned 4th of July parades that include boy scouts and the local VFW lodgers.
But if you mean "deplorables" the way Clinton meant it--meaning truly toxic thinkers like white supremicists, neocons, conspiracy nuts, and crypto-fascists on the far right fringe of society--then they will selfjizz right along with Baby Potus.