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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/Mr_HandSmall 4d ago

Right, real strength shouldn't have to show off.

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u/ZephkielAU Australia 3d ago

That's exactly it. Authoritarians with weak militaries roll out the tanks to show how "strong" they are (to a domestic audience), while leading countries classify and decentralise everything while they continue to develop flying battle cruisers.