The military parade which meets the eye in almost every direction excites the gall of our citizens; they feel a just indignation at the sight of loungers, who live upon the public, who consume the fruits of their honest industry, under the pretext of protecting them from a foreign yoke. They put no confidence, sir, in the protection of a handful of ragamuffins.
From an address by Representative John Randolph to the first session of Congress
A smart people that one...
ReplyDeleteThe big American parades -- Macy's and Rose -- are entirely civilian. At some sporting events -- mostly stock car races and pro football -- there may be a flyover of fighterbombers or a parachute drop of soldiers.
ReplyDeleteBut in the Fourth of July parades across the country, the military presence is almost always limited to a truck or a Humvee from the local National Guard armory.
Trump's lust to see missiles passing by is a sign of his separation from ordinary American experience and his desire to bully. He is a dangerous man
I guess he could be a dangerous man in another time, in these we live in he is mostly a clown. My bet is he will do some damage, but a limited one.
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