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packman

(16,296 posts) Thu Jun 21, 2018, 01:51 PM Jun 2018

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Curious about Trump's 4th July parade - Is it still on?

Would be an excellent opportunity to stage a counter-march

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Curious about Trump's 4th July parade - Is it still on? (Original Post) packman Jun 2018 OP

the big military lalapalooza is planned for Veteran's Day... hlthe2b Jun 2018 #1

Curious, it's AFTER the midterm elections Brother Buzz Jun 2018 #6

Military responded apparently... hlthe2b Jun 2018 #7

Kim Jong Un has not responded to Trump's evite yet Freethinker65 Jun 2018 #2

I think it would be cool to have protest signs in every camera angle. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #3

Perhaps a few large "$$$$ for veterans and service members instead of for parades" signs? Freethinker65 Jun 2018 #4

Absolutely. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #5

Step in front of it Tiananmen Square style lame54 Jun 2018 #8

hlthe2b

(102,359 posts)

1. the big military lalapalooza is planned for Veteran's Day...

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 01:54 PM

Jun 2018

Brother Buzz

(36,463 posts)

6. Curious, it's AFTER the midterm elections

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 02:14 PM

Jun 2018

What nimrod scheduled it?

hlthe2b

(102,359 posts)

7. Military responded apparently...

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #6)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 02:31 PM

Jun 2018

Freethinker65

(10,048 posts)

2. Kim Jong Un has not responded to Trump's evite yet

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 01:56 PM

Jun 2018

It would be better to just encourage people to not show up at all, but instead donate to an online/telephone fundraiser with proceeds going to currently underfunded veterans and current service members highly rated charities.

The money used for the parade is coming out of some federal budget.

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

3. I think it would be cool to have protest signs in every camera angle.

Reply to Freethinker65 (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 01:58 PM

Jun 2018

Preferably the big Trump Poo icon.

Freethinker65

(10,048 posts)

4. Perhaps a few large "$$$$ for veterans and service members instead of for parades" signs?

Reply to lagomorph777 (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 02:01 PM

Jun 2018

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

5. Absolutely.

Reply to Freethinker65 (Reply #4)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 02:02 PM

Jun 2018

Just include the Poo icon.

lame54

(35,321 posts)

8. Step in front of it Tiananmen Square style

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu Jun 21, 2018, 02:47 PM

Jun 2018

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