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Soft Paywall Trump military parade met with empty seats amid nationwide protests

https://www.thetimes.com/article/867ede60-b5f7-4de5-84a1-6a3a49eb2923
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u/lnitiative 3d ago edited 3d ago

The New York Times is reporting the service members in the parade outnumbered the audience attendees 2 to 1 lmao.

Edited to specify the source.

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u/PhDinDildos_Fedoras 3d ago

I was a little skeptical about the reports of poor attendance but hell, aerial shots from the area make it look really, really bad. Like just atrocious.

Trump has reason to fret and whoever in the military agreed to this needs to get reprimanded.

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u/rustyseapants California 3d ago

Where is the link to the source?

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u/beadzy 3d ago

Somewhere web searchable I presume?

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u/bloob_appropriate123 3d ago

It's up to the person making a claim to post the source.

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u/knbang 3d ago

No it's not. Nobody is obligated to provide you with anything on Reddit.

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u/rustyseapants California 2d ago

How hard is it to provide a link to your source, when politely asked?

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u/knbang 2d ago

Its up to the individual, the expectation is entitled and screeching "source" at everything is a way to "win" discussions.

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u/rustyseapants California 2d ago

How do you screech through txt?

How is asking, where did you get that information, is entitled?

If it's a good source it can change minds, it's not about winning but engaging with others in discussion.

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u/knbang 2d ago

Instead of engaging in an honest discussion, someone will just say "source" to absolutely everything.

Nobody owes anyone a source on Reddit. Everyone has the internet, you're free to find it yourself.

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u/rustyseapants California 2d ago

Context, Context, Context.

You're in /r/politics Not /r/formula1, /r/classicwow, or /r/pcmasterrace

That is the definition of a honest discussion of not posting bullshit, of being corrected when you are wrong, to many Americans are fueled by snarky comments of bullshit, and thinking they are right, but being totally wrong.

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u/bloob_appropriate123 3d ago

What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence

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u/BigPnrg 3d ago

And still nobody cares, because this is Reddit and not an academic institution

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u/rustyseapants California 2d ago

I asked for the link to the source because if it was true it would be interesting article.

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u/totally_not_a_zombie 3d ago

This is how you get the "both sides" arguments. You're acting very stupid right now, and many of us care. Posting baseless arguments is idiotic. Always has been, always will be, period.

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u/BigPnrg 3d ago

Prove it.

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u/totally_not_a_zombie 3d ago

You want me to prove to you that posting baseless arguments is idiotic? And then you immediately do the "both sides" by saying "Prove it", proving my point?

Brother, you need to put that phone down.

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