US Army 250th B-Day Parade 6/14/25

[Three Valves]

I hope various military bands and ensembles will be present.

I love a parade!

[bloke]

I love trolls.

... but you forgot to begin the title of your thread with the word, "tariff".

[Three Valves]

Those Caissons be Trolling Along!

But seriously folks, I won’t be down town but I will be viewing on C-SPAN.

[bloke]

I'm not sure what the uniparty really thinks about loud orangetalk of putting an end to various countries sending off young men to be killed. It seems to me that they are likely panicking, as fewer arms sales = fewer campaign contributions and outright kickbacks...as well as this putting a dent in the overall worldwide ruling class depopulation scheme.

[bisontuba]

A complete power trip....

[Three Valves]

A complete power trip....

The Navy may have an edge in power projection but th Armored CAV is right up there baby!

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ ... 1899652862

[bloke]

o-m haters are programmed to dislike whatever action is taken and regardless of whether it's a wonderful idea or not, but - truth be told - a defense (in order to actually be one) needs to feature a whole bunch of testosterone, and ours has purposefully and purposely been greatly drained of it. The actual purpose of the parade is not an ego trip (nor even to show off our military's oboe reed-making prowess). but to replace confusion with testosterone as well as to interest testosterone-bearing individuals in recruitment. With a frightening enough military, it's unlikely that it will need to be deployed, particularly if it's used (as specified) for defense rather than offense (as it has been historically abused mostly for offense)...such as a couple hundred thousand deployed in a half mile or so wide strip along the bottoms of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, and California... Perhaps 100 troops per linear mile (one each 50 feet or so) might suffice (??).

If this seems excessive (and perhaps it is), a half a trillion sent off to some country (with a tyrant ruler who isn't interested in free elections nor ending war) seems to me to be far more excessive than this proposed excess. ...

We have gotten to the point whereby every federal dollar borrowed goes towards paying interest on federal debt. My parents were lucky, in that their lifespans ended before the ultimate collapse. I wonder if I'll be that lucky.

[bisontuba]

Waste of taxpayer’s money…..just to stroke an ego

[bloke]

Waste of taxpayer’s money…..just to stroke an ego

I think we should continue spend huge amounts to work to try to dim the sun, while at the same time putting up millions of solar panels - which await tornadoes and hail storms...

and also paint asphalt on a street in D.C. to celebrate a corrupt money-grabbing scheme - which enriches a handful of people and which has done nothing that has anything to do with its name.

... Now THOSE are responsible ways to spend money.

...along with the typical egging on of wars overseas which out rulers have done, well...up until a few months ago...

[bisontuba]

[bloke]

I can troll and troll and troll, particularly when I've got a little bit of single malt sipping whiskey and Svengoolie is on.

[Three Valves]

I’m thinking some good old fashioned fife and drum.

Pershing’s Own.

Lots of horses.

Invite the only Army Air Corps Band.

A field band or three.

And tanks baby, lot’s of tanks!

[bloke]

I’m thinking some good old fashioned fife and drum.

Pershing’s Own.

Lots of horses.

Invite the only Army Air Corps Band.

A field band or three.

And tanks baby, lot’s of tanks!

I sort of doubt if they still do, but the Army used to run their tanks through occupied Germany after WWII I to rut up the streets real bad.

I've read a lot about that war and all of the tyrant rulers; between Churchill, Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, and FDR, I have trouble figuring out who the good guys were supposed to be.

[Schlitzz]

I’m thinking some good old fashioned fife and drum.

Pershing’s Own.

Lots of horses.

Invite the only Army Air Corps Band.

A field band or three.

And tanks baby, lot’s of tanks!

Horses? Yeah, the bands marching over metal plates, behind the horses. Better make sure that some of them are wearing parade diapers. Or, you’re really in for a good sh!t show.

[Three Valves]

I have trouble figuring out who the good guys were supposed to be.

When in doubt, the bad/worse guys have mustaches.

[Three Valves]

Horses? Yeah, the bands marching over metal plates, behind the horses. Better make sure that some of them are wearing parade diapers. Or, you’re really in for a good sh!t show.

I’ve marched behind horses alright!

[tubaing]

It’s looking likely that I’ll be involved as will the West Germany made GI sousaphone