There's so many issues with the notion of a military parade, I hardly know where to begin. The cost involved detracts from other places where funding is short, both within the military and without. To me, that parade represents unarmored HMMV's, insufficient training, and overworked personnel. It represents someone else being denied medicaid coverage, or yet another year of no SSDI increase. It's just stupidity.http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brief...s-poll-majority-oppose-trumps-military-parade
An informal Military Times poll found that vast majority of the publication’s readers oppose the idea of a military parade in Washington, D.C.
The publication, an independent news source that covers the armed forces for service members and their families, published the results of its poll, which was launched on its website Wednesday. The poll asked readers, "Should there be a parade showing troops and military equipment in Washington, D.C.?”
Eighty-nine percent of Military Times readers responded with, “No, it’s a waste of money and troops are too busy.”
Just 11 percent responded by answering, “Yes, it’s a great opportunity to show off U.S. military might.”
The publication noted that more than 51,000 readers had voted in the poll as of Thursday afternoon.
Isn't telling that Liberals would rather champion a gay pride parade rather than a military parade?
Authoritarian? WTH?
Authoritarian? WTH?
I found an article that addresses your very question.what are the type of governments that usually have these parades? it isn't the type we have.
just sayin'
When I was on active duty I used to dread a change of command ceremony because we had to put on a parade.It's why we don't do it. We don't need to do these things. Parades like this are nothing more than the craven ego-stroking of pathetic despots. It has been so in every single case, and it will never be seen any differently if some shitface US president becomes the first one to do it.
ooopshttp://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brief...s-poll-majority-oppose-trumps-military-parade
An informal Military Times poll found that vast majority of the publication’s readers oppose the idea of a military parade in Washington, D.C.
The publication, an independent news source that covers the armed forces for service members and their families, published the results of its poll, which was launched on its website Wednesday. The poll asked readers, "Should there be a parade showing troops and military equipment in Washington, D.C.?”
Eighty-nine percent of Military Times readers responded with, “No, it’s a waste of money and troops are too busy.”
Just 11 percent responded by answering, “Yes, it’s a great opportunity to show off U.S. military might.”
The publication noted that more than 51,000 readers had voted in the poll as of Thursday afternoon.
Ex-SEAL who says he fired final bin Laden shot calls Trump's military parade 'third-world b-------'
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/09/politics/navy-seal-bin-laden-shooter-trump-military-parade/index.html
Plus he was commanded by that commie Muslim.What does that guy know, anyway? He doesn't have the stones to MAGA!
Vice President Pence on Friday bashed North Korea's military parade the day before as a "provocation," while simultaneously praising President Trump's plans for military parade in the U.S.
"Make no mistake about it, what we witnessed in Pyongyang, and we witnessed again yesterday, on the eve of the Olympics ... was once again an effort on the part of the regime in Pyongyang to display their ballistic missiles, to display a military that continues to make menacing threats across the region and across the wider world," Pence told reporters in South Korea, where he is leading the U.S. Olympic delegation.
But when asked if the U.S. had given up its "moral high ground" with Trump's plan to hold a grand military parade, possibly through the streets of Washington, D.C., Pence praised the concept.
"I think any opportunity we have to celebrate the men and women of the armed forces of the United States is a great day," Pence said.
Both are blinded by pride and the praise of their minions.Really? Pence doesn't see the blatant hypocrisy in this?
Pence slams North Korea's military parade, but praises Trump's call for a US one
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...rumps-call-for-a-us-one/ar-BBIVKIV?li=BBnba9K
Pence is such a suck assReally? Pence doesn't see the blatant hypocrisy in this?
Pence slams North Korea's military parade, but praises Trump's call for a US one
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...rumps-call-for-a-us-one/ar-BBIVKIV?li=BBnba9K
Pence is such a suck ass
I don't recall even hearing about that; if I did, I certainly didn't commit it to memory. (But props for referring to inconvenient reality as a "talking point". Mmm, tasty tasty Kool-Aid.) I wouldn't be surprised if the Pubbies were violently opposed to it at the time; that's how DC works. (Or if you will, how D.C. doesn't work.) I haven't any strong feelings either way about either proposal, I'm just laughing at the hysterical hypocrisy here. For myself, I tend to dislike parades, but I do know patriotic people who would love it. Personally I'd leave it up to the military leaders if, when and what form such a parade would take. I would suggest that such a parade coincide with the last forces pulling out of Iraq and Afghanistan so that such preparations don't compete with training and deployment; other than that, I shan't care.So were you for or against the idea of a grand military parade when Schumer proposed it? Or (and this is much more likely IMO) were you not even aware that Schumer had ever made such a proposal until that talking point was just recently spoonfed to you?
And have you stopped to ask yourself why a military parade never happened when Schumer proposed it? That obviously couldn't have been because of Republican opposition to it, because Republicans are for it now, right?
When I was on active duty I used to dread a change of command ceremony because we had to put on a parade.
I don't recall even hearing about that; if I did, I certainly didn't commit it to memory. (But props for referring to inconvenient reality as a "talking point". Mmm, tasty tasty Kool-Aid.) I wouldn't be surprised if the Pubbies were violently opposed to it at the time; that's how DC works. (Or if you will, how D.C. doesn't work.) I haven't any strong feelings either way about either proposal, I'm just laughing at the hysterical hypocrisy here. For myself, I tend to dislike parades, but I do know patriotic people who would love it. Personally I'd leave it up to the military leaders if, when and what form such a parade would take. I would suggest that such a parade coincide with the last forces pulling out of Iraq and Afghanistan so that such preparations don't compete with training and deployment; other than that, I shan't care.
And double props for suggesting that such a parade would be to humble the People [sic] into submission. That's not only amusing, it's completely in line with your side's desire to grant government a monopoly on deadly force.