Meanwhile the army looked pathetic surrounded by tanks and robot dogs. They had to march for an old man's birthday who felt the need to lie about what the march was for. He tried to goad protesters to come because he couldn't get any crowds.

Shout out to the organizers yesterday who had some really smart ideas like not protesting the parade and switching to the "no kings" slogan from being against "oligarchy".

Keep organizing and keep at it.

Originally Posted By u/gibrownsci At 2025-06-15 02:51:31 PM | Source

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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Definitely. If they want to suitably impress, they'll put on a show. This half-assed job was compliance, not demonstration or celebration.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

I know I was expecting a showing worthy of Brezhnev circa 1981.

It was kind of like that TV comedy trope where they hype a "Hollywood sex symbol" and then Tom Arnold shows up.