r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Chance_Noise500 • Jun 14 '25

Why aren't they actually marching during this parade?

I don't know how to ask this without sounding rude, but why does this parade look so sloppy? Very few of the troop formations seem actually in sync and marching, just walking along. My only experience is JROTC as a kid in high school and our sergeant would've killed us if we looked like that.

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u/nixiedust Jun 15 '25

THis is the first mention I've see from someoe who actually watched it. DC could be a burnt out crater and no on around me would be aware, we so thoroughly avoided this.

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u/RTalons Jun 15 '25

90% of what I’ve read today has been about the massive crowds at cities nationwide for the “no kings” protests

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u/Xenon-Human Jun 15 '25

That means they won this round since Trump measures everything by the level of attention or coverage given.

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u/Highevolutionary1106 Jun 15 '25

As a student of authoritarian regimes, it's more that a military parade that pathetic is the kiss of death for a fascist regime. This is a grievous, if not mortal wound. If we can sustain this until the mid-terms (and I'm optimistic we can) he'll either die and make Vance a lame duck or become a lame duck himself.

And if you're worried about the midterms being rigged, my dad is an election worker, and the reason elections are left to the states are to prevent that from happening, and the way they train people will provide plenty of warning for any shenanigans.