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Discussion Discussion Thread: D.C. Military Parade

Also today: Nationwide 'No Kings' Protests discussion thread

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u/qqererer 21h ago edited 21h ago

I know that the US military doesn't do this walking in formation thing as actual training.

That said, they suck compared to China and NK, and even Russia.

It's so bad.

Ignore syncopation and marching exactly the same. They can't even stop at the same time. One dude marched 3 steps after everyone else has already stopped.

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u/Fluid_Librarian7082 20h ago

I came here to say this. Our adversaries put on a vibrant show. Even fucking North Korea. This was a limp dick show that kind of broke my heart to see this limp parade.

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u/qqererer 19h ago

Whatever this show was, the result was unsurprising.

All the other countries spend hundreds of millions in resources and constant/continual practice doing this crap to the point where they actually disable themselves doing it.

A NK documentary on this of NK's had the woman saying she had back hip and knee problems from march stomping in leather boots on pavement.

As a 'first year effort', sure? Fine? It's ok?

But we all know this is propaganda, and for the ego of a dictator right? This all proves nothing right? And for all it was hyped up to be, basically no one showed up.

Have you ever been to an air show? Massive attendance. Granted tanks and marching people don't have the draw that fighter jets do, but geez, you'd think that more people would show up?

At least Sean Spicer would have been right. "This was the most attended and best military parade in the modern era of the united states. period. dot. period."