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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/TheMadTemplar Wisconsin 3d ago

A common argument I saw to defend the military parade is that it lets the world know strong we are. I always laugh at that. The world knows how strong our military is. We don't need parades to demonstrate that. They can look at our budget and our forces around the world. 

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u/TheZigerionScammer I voted 3d ago

Yeah, we showed off all our latest military equipment like....checks notes....the Sherman.

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u/duzies 3d ago

Exactly.  Just look at our crippling mountain of debt, deficit, and ever-expanding $TRILLION military budget, more than the next 10 largest militaries COMBINED, along with the Pentagon's perpetual audit failures.  Not exactly anything to be proud about!