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tfm@europe.pubM to BoycottUnitedStates@europe.pub · 23 days ago

Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure

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Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure

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tfm@europe.pubM to BoycottUnitedStates@europe.pub · 23 days ago
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Trump got the expensive military parade he wanted on his birthday, courtesy of Lockheed Martin, Palantir, and American taxpayers.
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        I think they didn’t provide a source because there are no reliable numbers. Those may still come at a later date.
        I did find these sources though. They suggest that the turnout was substantially lower than expected and that estimates of attendance numbers are hotly debated.

        https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/trump-military-parade-crowd-size-protests-s3pkrphr8

        https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-protests-military-parade

        https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c2kqe5yv0yzt

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        Google is your friend.

        Also if you’re actually into numbers and want to care about something where numbers matter: https://electiontruthalliance.org/ and https://smartelections.us/

        It’s not as entertaining and more difficult to play oppositional keyboard warrior with, but numbers are numbers. You’re not a numbercist are you?

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          Google is your friend.

          No. It really isn’t.

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            Hey, I can do this all day. As long as you’re making sure you’re fighting the good fight.

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              What does this have to do with the source of your figures? Are you so Republican that you literally just make up numbers or use memes or comments from unsubstantiated sources as your entire basis of truth?

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                What was your favorite part of the parade?

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                    You seem to have a lot of opinions about a parade you didn’t watch and don’t care about.

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        I know you’re getting downvoted a lot, but I don’t think you’re a Trump supporter or arguing in bad faith. I know what you mean.

        People on the left, like myself, were always going to call the parade a failure. It was always going to be a sad, pointless attempt at spectacle. By its very nature, it was a failure. In no world were we going to say, “yeah I hate the guy, but damn if he doesn’t know how to throw a bitchin’ parade.”

        On the flipside, Trump and Maga folks were always going to call it a success. Or maybe there are reports of angry red hat people who expected a better show and were disappointed. Unlikely, though.

        On what terms do you define its success or failure? Yes, attendance is one. If they expected ten times as many people, then, as you say, it’s a failure. You aren’t wrong for asking for a source.

        I think your original comment was less along the lines of, “how do we know it wasn’t an amazing success, though?” and more like, “wasn’t the parade exactly as expected?”

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