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48. My brother worked with a PhD physicist from Germany...

Wed Jan 18, 2017, 11:39 AM

Jan 2017

who used to warn him back in the 70's about what he perceived as infatuation with the military in the USA.

The physicist witnessed the rise of Hitler in his youth and he argued it mostly happened because Germans were pro-military nuts.

My brother didn't take him too seriously -- e.g., "That can't happen here."

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Trump Says He'll Show Off The US Military In Parades [View all] DonViejo Jan 2017 OP

And propaganda rallies underpants Jan 2017 #1

i'm having flashbacks featuring Red Square.......... CatWoman Jan 2017 #2

:-) underpants Jan 2017 #8

... CatWoman Jan 2017 #45

I have visions of him taking off his shoe greatauntoftriplets Jan 2017 #28

Third Reich? HockeyMom Jan 2017 #35

Hair Twitler dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #107

I prefer shitler bench scientist Jan 2017 #187

Fourth. dchill Jan 2017 #160

Exactly, what I was thinking. DK504 Jan 2017 #43

Me too. Great minds think alike, I guess. nt raccoon Jan 2017 #90

And the SS troops goose stepping in Germany before WWll. brush Jan 2017 #67

my first thought as well. MBS Jan 2017 #82

Look at this... YvonneCa Jan 2017 #142

2nd DIVISION... "Rural Tractor Brigade"........HUH? pangaia Jan 2017 #155

Damn.... GP6971 Jan 2017 #177

Sorry for your pain. pangaia Jan 2017 #178

Why? Am not being difficult, just don't understand the reason to delete. n/t GP6971 Jan 2017 #179

I'm just kidding. pangaia Jan 2017 #180

thanks! GP6971 Jan 2017 #181

I saw Obama's 2013 Inaugural parade MBS Jan 2017 #165

We're going to find out... YvonneCa Jan 2017 #167

Your link didn't work. Here's another. alfredo Jan 2017 #192

I'm old enough to remember Doitnow Jan 2017 #158

Ironically.... ChazInAz Jan 2017 #194

All we need are giant pictures of xxqqqzme Jan 2017 #195

Isn't that the way the Russians do it? calimary Jan 2017 #119

And at a complete wasteful cost of Mr. Evil Jan 2017 #134

Stupid people don't know they're stupid Doitnow Jan 2017 #196

As a former infantryman there was nothing I hated more than parades. Way to piss kairos12 Jan 2017 #3

former Air Force itsrobert Jan 2017 #16

If you guys hated them then, how about with Hortensis Jan 2017 #74

That would be worse jmowreader Jan 2017 #97

I can totally see Trump "donning" this kind of outfit for special occasions LiberalLovinLug Jan 2017 #99

Any first war is likely to have Trump going up against Hortensis Jan 2017 #110

Remember when Nixon changed the WH guard uniforms to...well, something like that photo? NYC Liberal Jan 2017 #197

Omigosh, I hadn't! Just looked, and they didn't go over Hortensis Jan 2017 #202

Yep, well said. Parades are a total pain in the ass for the troops. SeattleVet Jan 2017 #115

I have known musicians in all the DC bands for decades. pangaia Jan 2017 #159

I expect that the last thing this guy cares about is how our troops feel. A clear 180 from Obama. JudyM Jan 2017 #49

Eh, not gonna matter, we are going to war and the troops wont be here. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2017 #101

Jesus H. Christ. yallerdawg Jan 2017 #4

He w ants to remake Triumph Of The Will.. gohuskies Jan 2017 #5

Correction: Triumph of the Swill. kairos12 Jan 2017 #17

A preview of Drumpt's Parades kairos12 Jan 2017 #23

Time to resurrect William Shirer's The Ris and Fall of the 3rd Reich gohuskies Jan 2017 #120

Putin will arrange these events. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2017 #6

Of course he will....... MyOwnPeace Jan 2017 #7

Kim Jong-Trump! Putin must remember those Soviet parades with pride FSogol Jan 2017 #9

That's the problem Generator Jan 2017 #84

It's a must-have. dalton99a Jan 2017 #10

Watching Trump gives me goose steps. Qutzupalotl Jan 2017 #32

I saw what you did there. area51 Jan 2017 #104

And let's hope he doesn't require our military to goose step! NT Ilsa Jan 2017 #154

Thanks. While reading the OP, images like this immediately came to mind. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2017 #174

Just like an 8 year-old kid. God help us all. (nt) Paladin Jan 2017 #11

An 8 year old with nuclear toys....n/t dixiegrrrrl Jan 2017 #113

An 8-year-old... Fritz Walter Jan 2017 #138

Great... Aviation Pro Jan 2017 #12

Always wanted to know how many tanks could park on the Mall. bluedigger Jan 2017 #13

Sadly, the American people will love these ugly parades world wide wally Jan 2017 #14

I think you are right MindPilot Jan 2017 #18

break out the onethatcares Jan 2017 #25

I'm waiting to see people waving their little American flags as the Russian tanks roll world wide wally Jan 2017 #58

uneducated white people will love it. geek tragedy Jan 2017 #40

We're the American people, and a big part of it. Hortensis Jan 2017 #72

Well, they better like them, because they will be paying for them. These things aren't demigoddess Jan 2017 #105

That is why I want to start selling red baseball caps that say "Duuh" world wide wally Jan 2017 #117

We already have military marching bands who exboyfil Jan 2017 #15

Der Furious Twitler Roland99 Jan 2017 #19

Yay!! Saddam de Trumpmeister! UpInArms Jan 2017 #20

The message-get used to seeing the military in your community. jalan48 Jan 2017 #21

You had to see that coming. And it's only fit, since our country is less free because of Trump, Baitball Blogger Jan 2017 #22

Don Jong-un democrank Jan 2017 #24

Don't you mean "Draft Dodger Donny"? Joe Bacon Jan 2017 #27

Don Ding Dong Dung TheCowsCameHome Jan 2017 #29

Small Dong Un kysrsoze Jan 2017 #70

Kim Il Dung Renew Deal Jan 2017 #26

¡Me encantan los desfiles! Scurrilous Jan 2017 #30

Who has military-themed parades anymore? TheCowsCameHome Jan 2017 #31

And the answer is... HopeAgain Jan 2017 #56

I dunno: won't he need a balcony installed at Trump Tower? brooklynite Jan 2017 #33

Well, not fooled Jan 2017 #168

Ah Clueless, the military always marches in the inaugural parades sarge43 Jan 2017 #34

My brother was in 3rd Infantry orangecrush Jan 2017 #81

I think he's just talking out his fat ass again. sarge43 Jan 2017 #85

Agreed orangecrush Jan 2017 #88

Yes. sarge43 Jan 2017 #91

Cheney talking about the survivability of nuclear strikes scared me badly. lark Jan 2017 #128

"The living will envy the dead." sarge43 Jan 2017 #130

That's a vile calumny against cockatiels! dhol82 Jan 2017 #136

I ran it by three 'tiels in my living room. sarge43 Jan 2017 #139

Just whistle to them dhol82 Jan 2017 #149

Love them, too. sarge43 Jan 2017 #151

Totally! dhol82 Jan 2017 #152

Give the yam credit! not fooled Jan 2017 #170

Drumpster believes everyone is his lackey Oneironaut Jan 2017 #199

Sounds like he wants tanks and Humvee's rolling down the road NickB79 Jan 2017 #112

Wouldn't be surprised. sarge43 Jan 2017 #124

If he wants to be a cheerleader for America, here are four hints DFW Jan 2017 #36

God help us all. liberalmuse Jan 2017 #37

How tyrant-like of you, Donald. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #38

Just like the Soviet Union and North Korea nt geek tragedy Jan 2017 #39

Apart from the inauguration, how many parades is he gonna get? LeftinOH Jan 2017 #41

North Korea wannabe? nancy1942 Jan 2017 #42

Juvenile mind bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #44

Does anyone else hear similarities of Red Square & Tiananmen Square marches here? onetexan Jan 2017 #46

WWPD? Wounded Bear Jan 2017 #47

My brother worked with a PhD physicist from Germany... Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #48

Good god. uppityperson Jan 2017 #50

Well of course - flashy displays of his power are his main interest. JudyM Jan 2017 #51

will they be sabbat hunter Jan 2017 #52

Expect a re-design of military uniforms Bayard Jan 2017 #53

Maybe something like this? Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2017 #57

Not to mention a special uniform for Herr Twittler himself, dgibby Jan 2017 #78

Essentially completing his transformation to third-world dictator. bullwinkle428 Jan 2017 #98

Absolutely! n/t dgibby Jan 2017 #125

Seig Heil? HopeAgain Jan 2017 #54

Has he figured out a way to make money off it yet? world wide wally Jan 2017 #55

of couse he would..... Locrian Jan 2017 #59

he better not send them off to a stupid war he starts on twitter. Cha Jan 2017 #60

Since Trump lies about everything ... earthside Jan 2017 #61

Huuuuge displays of tanks and troups marching through US streets will backfire bigly Freethinker65 Jan 2017 #62

Yes our model reinforces that are armed services exboyfil Jan 2017 #79

Setting aside everything else, who pays to resurface the streets? hatrack Jan 2017 #164

Just what we need angrychair Jan 2017 #63

Sounds like it. I am sure a few ICBM's rolling down main st. will be all the rage this summer. harun Jan 2017 #66

The only Parades that HAVE TO march when their Leader Trump orders them to. Sunlei Jan 2017 #64

Why doesn't he just get some kacekwl Jan 2017 #65

Anyone who doesn't like it will be branded a traitor IronLionZion Jan 2017 #68

Just like putin does kimbutgar Jan 2017 #69

I am so hoping for bread and circuses too. nm progree Jan 2017 #71

Just like Red China, N. Korea, the USSR, Iran under the Shah dictatorship.. vkkv Jan 2017 #73

Oh good. neeksgeek Jan 2017 #75

they are practicing the goosestep as we speak Motley13 Jan 2017 #76

I knew with dictator Trump that we were going Doreen Jan 2017 #77

Donald they come out now on Memorial Day parades ... Historic NY Jan 2017 #80

The one group that can't say no to Trump Blue Idaho Jan 2017 #83

Sounds like North Korea. muntrv Jan 2017 #86

Has the same thought MosheFeingold Jan 2017 #121

No surprise. He's an utter madman! matt819 Jan 2017 #87

When did we ever not have the military in parades, I hated doing it 45 years ago. braddy Jan 2017 #89

I can't wait for twitler to start wearing a uniform himself mentalsolstice Jan 2017 #92

The little tin soldier loves a parade. Nitram Jan 2017 #93

more bad intel bora13 Jan 2017 #94

I wonder if the Nixon uniforms are still around Parker DeWitt Jan 2017 #95

Hard to miss the guns and gold dalton99a Jan 2017 #100

I heard they sold them to a college as band uniforms jmowreader Jan 2017 #173

Parades? WHOO HOO! PARADES! Downtown Hound Jan 2017 #96

Pootie told him it works great! n/t TygrBright Jan 2017 #102

Trump likes people who weren't captured keithbvadu2 Jan 2017 #103

Shit we already have about 300 air shows every year titaniumsalute Jan 2017 #106

OK---what genius arranged for Trump to view "Triumph Of The Will"??? Paladin Jan 2017 #108

Maybe Pootie will send a brigade. yellowcanine Jan 2017 #109

Jesus Christ on a trailer hitch Hekate Jan 2017 #111

Wait, this is serious? louis-t Jan 2017 #114

and rtracey Jan 2017 #116

Trump fans will show their support klook Jan 2017 #118

May Day in America. BobTheSubgenius Jan 2017 #122

all of his idols did it ......... Putin and Hitler Angry Dragon Jan 2017 #123

If he wants to lose the support & respect of the military, then by all means have them "parade". jonno99 Jan 2017 #126

And will those military be goose-stepping and doing the (Nazi) drumpf salute? lark Jan 2017 #127

Fascist-in-chief n/t Vermijelli Jan 2017 #129

New Yorkers just LOVE low-flying planes jumptheshadow Jan 2017 #131

When do we start calling him The Wizard Jan 2017 #132

God I hope this backfires on him quick. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 2017 #133

God I hated marching in parades CRK7376 Jan 2017 #135

All the services have professional bands DeminPennswoods Jan 2017 #137

They practice four to five hours every duty day. sarge43 Jan 2017 #141

Yes, they are DeminPennswoods Jan 2017 #143

Four years, I believe. sarge43 Jan 2017 #144

4 is what I thought DeminPennswoods Jan 2017 #147

AF band DeminPennswoods Jan 2017 #145

You might have a point there and imagine the power of a USAF tuba combined with cstanleytech Jan 2017 #157

The Old Guard isn't a band jmowreader Jan 2017 #175

Old Guard is ceremonial DeminPennswoods Jan 2017 #188

What he's saying is he couldn't even book one Shriner outfit for his fucking parade Brother Buzz Jan 2017 #140

+1 dhol82 Jan 2017 #150

I'm banking on impeachment before any parade like this can happen. flvegan Jan 2017 #146

tRump really needs bhowle Jan 2017 #148

Oh, he will be beautifully covered dalton99a Jan 2017 #184

Will he have them goose stepping? nt tblue37 Jan 2017 #153

Small Hands JI7 Jan 2017 #156

no kidding flags Jan 2017 #161

This idea we have to "build up" our military is hogwash. It's just a way to line the pockets of the YOHABLO Jan 2017 #162

Could be the STUPIDEST FUCKING THING HE'S EVER SAID . . . hatrack Jan 2017 #163

OMG, we live in Russia or a banana republic now. Disgusting. iluvtennis Jan 2017 #166

I guess book burnings are next. briv1016 Jan 2017 #169

Back to the U.S.S.R. bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #171

Why should Pootie have all the fun? QC Jan 2017 #172

North Korea does that so well Zambero Jan 2017 #176

You mean like this? Javaman Jan 2017 #182

So this is what he wants... SummerSnow Jan 2017 #183

Is he fucking with us? Rex Jan 2017 #185

So the only way to get anyone to play the inauguration is to order them meadowlander Jan 2017 #186

Oh, great. It's going to be just like North Korea. Vinca Jan 2017 #189

I bet he'll show them off in wars as soon as he can. milestogo Jan 2017 #190

It's May 1st Already? ProfessorGAC Jan 2017 #191

WTF? blueseas Jan 2017 #193

Tin pot dictator. alarimer Jan 2017 #198

He is an absolute madman! smirkymonkey Jan 2017 #200

Logical step in the progression into the fascist hole America is headed. liberal N proud Jan 2017 #201

If you don't attend the parade, no rations for your family. sarcasmo Jan 2017 #203