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msongs

(71,829 posts)
3. sen fetterman is telling us it was a glorious day then ignores it was held for trump not the army anniversary nt
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 01:51 AM
Jun 15

Botany

(74,796 posts)
4. O M G
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 02:09 AM
Jun 15

😂🤣😂 … what a fucking Loser.

While Trump sulked, Corning, NY celebrated love and #Pride. We are united; #NoKings — not now, not ever.

#SoFLXpride

Colleen Boland 🇺🇦🌏🏳️‍🌈🫡 (@colleenboland.bsky.social) 2025-06-15T01:30:15.772Z

Skittles

(166,143 posts)
6. also the giant orange fascist draft dodging piece of SHIT hijacking the parade
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 02:41 AM
Jun 15

don't forget THAT..........

Baitball Blogger

(50,503 posts)
8. Now that I think about it, didn't he stay indoors on V-Day event because it was raining?
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 05:12 AM
Jun 15

And this is a military parade. Do you think the souls of all our fighting men worked together to deliver this win for us?

onenote

(45,469 posts)
10. There was no "pounding rain" and hail and 80 mph winds.
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 07:49 AM
Jun 15

Maybe you are trying to be sarcastic?

Anyway, the weather was not the reason for the low attendance and we shouldn't be promoting that idea.

Abolishinist

(2,649 posts)
12. Some are able to discern sarcasm w/o it being labeled.
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 02:41 PM
Jun 15

But I understand, if someone posts something from The Onion or Borowitz Report they should add the
label at the end. Or better yet, the beginning!

MadameButterfly

(3,290 posts)
7. An earlier post (on another thread) pointed out that under Franco
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 04:26 AM
Jun 15

people were required to attend, and if they didn't show adequate enthusiasm they would get called-up for...whatever happens under facsist regimes.

Trump is trying to imitate totalitarian military parades but he is unaware that the crowds attending are coerced to attend and coerced to show approval. He doesn't know that nobody really likes these events. He thinks those old videos show something real.

I'm sure he isn't past doing that coersion. But first he has to learn that the coersion is necessary. Only the dictators attend willingly.

doc03

(38,155 posts)
9. After you see one tank what is the point, they all look the same. Makes for a boring ass parade. In the Macy's
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 07:32 AM
Jun 15

parade you see floats, balloons, high school bands, fire trucks. Trumps parade tanks and soldiers all dressed the same, how boring can
it get. Trump appeared to sleep through it himself.

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