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[–] 111 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Trump has an extra bonus detail which is he co-opted a planned anniversary parade and made it about himself. He stole the attention from the people who had planned their own celebration back when he wasn't even in office.

He went to someone else's birthday party and made it about his birthday just because they shared the same date.

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  • [–] 44 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Was the parade supposed to be about the 250th anniversary of the creation of the army?

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  • [–] 29 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Which is part of why he’s butthurt it had eras of military technology instead of the classic dictatorship parade of “we moved all of our functional armor here so the oppressed citizens are more fearful about who is oppressing them”

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  • [–] 57 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    A fine list of the people Trump looks up to.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    (Agreeing with you but adding relevant information)

    Hitler did come to power after trying to lead a (potentially) violent coup Mussolini-style (but it was stopped, in part due to incompetence of the nazis) and his trial for that gave him a platform on the world stage that increased his popularity. And then he wrote Mein Kampf while in prison.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I feel like this should also count as a military parade cause all other descriptors I have for it are more embarrassing

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    It's not so much a show of force as an excuse to march in silly hats. There's a lot of legitimate flack we can take but this is just being goofy

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    In his defence, he's not a world leader but a symbolic figure head and this is a tradition going back a long way, similar to the French parade but they got rid of their king a while back.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    The Norks Kims are world leaders and KC3 isn't? Did I accidentally stumble into a .ml echo chamber?

    On looking at the OP's list I was also wondering why Trooping the Colour wasn't on it, as it is a military parade for the (official) birthday of one of the leaders in the G7.

    King Charles III is not symbolic; he is the ruler of the UK and the Commonwealth. He refers to Parliament as "my government" in his speeches and no new laws can be passed without his approval (Royal assent). He is the head of the military and the Church. So referring to Charles as a symbolic figurehead is factually inaccurate. Deferring power to Parliament doesn't change that. Taking it up again may cause a constitutional crisis, but I believe it is an option.

    This seems like a fairly reliable source, on the grounds that although it's "only" a blog, solicitors aren't known for posting misinformation. https://www.milnerslaw.co.uk/could-king-charles-iii-dissolve-parliament/

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Dissolution of Parliament is a thing that happens every time an election is called. It’s not about taking control of Parliament, as an election must be held, and Parliament retains its dual sovereignty.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago*

    Yes, technically this is correct and the legislation has not been repealed. I think it highly unlikely that the king would do anything, and if he did I'm unsure the armed forces would follow him against a legally elected parliament.

    Futhermore the king is also head of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand; again I find it unlikely that they'd follow him over their govts.

    In short there's a bunch of laws that the UK govt. hasn't revoked. Changing unused or unnecessary legislation takes time and there are more important changes to make.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)
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    List of callow removed boys

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Absolutely spot on. An illustrious club of similar-minded people. He perfectly fits in. I hope he feels at home...

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Didn't this all start with the French

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Trump liked the French parade apparently.

    Trump had long dreamt of a big military parade. During his first term, he was left feeling envious after watching a Bastille Day parade in France in 2017. “We’re going to have to try and top it,” Trump told France’s President Macron a few months after the event.

    https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-reamed-out-hegseth-for-flop-birthday-parade-author/

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