Just saw video of Trumpy's Big Birthday Blowout.
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Just saw video of Trumpy's Big Birthday Blowout.
I was completely stunned to see the soldiers marching. Because they weren't marching. They were out for a stroll. No one was walking in step, half of them didn't even do a basic eyes left move when they passed the review stand. That's one of the most simple drill evolutions there is, you literally just *turn your head* and keep marching.
I know, I'm not US military, but drill is drill. It's been the way it is for about 300 years, since the evolution of firearms as a major weapon of war, for old reasons that don't really matter, having to do with the accuracy of those early firearms. It's retained for its ability to build cohesion, discipline, and quick instinctive response to orders.
And drill has a look to it. This was not that.
For me, that was a signal: "We don't want to be here either. We're not with him. We're here because we're good troops, and we do what we're ordered when it's a legal order. But he can't make us respect him."
Just to interpret what you can see for yourselves on the video. A good half of those troops are *not* on Trump's side.
Any vets out there want to chime in?
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Just saw video of Trumpy's Big Birthday Blowout.
I was completely stunned to see the soldiers marching. Because they weren't marching. They were out for a stroll. No one was walking in step, half of them didn't even do a basic eyes left move when they passed the review stand. That's one of the most simple drill evolutions there is, you literally just *turn your head* and keep marching.
I know, I'm not US military, but drill is drill. It's been the way it is for about 300 years, since the evolution of firearms as a major weapon of war, for old reasons that don't really matter, having to do with the accuracy of those early firearms. It's retained for its ability to build cohesion, discipline, and quick instinctive response to orders.
And drill has a look to it. This was not that.
For me, that was a signal: "We don't want to be here either. We're not with him. We're here because we're good troops, and we do what we're ordered when it's a legal order. But he can't make us respect him."
Just to interpret what you can see for yourselves on the video. A good half of those troops are *not* on Trump's side.
Any vets out there want to chime in?
To do a parade you need a director with skills that have as much to do with dance and musical theatre as with the military. It's a SHOW and it requires practice and planning that just probably didn't happen.
US military might has not been about such displays for a very long time. Really our government wants us to forget about the big expensive murderous army and navy we have.
Trump doesn't get this? And the kind of talent he needed to pull this off wasn't there.
