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Bernie Sanders on Trump parade (Original Post) syringis Feb 2018 OP
...or even copy France's defense budget. flor-de-jasmim Feb 2018 #1
Our country always has celebrated the military with parades... chelsea0011 Feb 2018 #2
Hello Chelsea0011 syringis Feb 2018 #3
Great example of why we all love Bernie ! left-of-center2012 Feb 2018 #4
Hello Left-of-center syringis Feb 2018 #5
"there differences between him and Hillary" left-of-center2012 Feb 2018 #6
That's all ??? syringis Feb 2018 #7

chelsea0011

(10,115 posts)
2. Our country always has celebrated the military with parades...
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 06:54 AM
Feb 2018
https://www.tripping.com/explore/10-best-veterans-day-parades-in-the-us

We understand how war tears apart communities and every year small towns and cities come together on Memorial Day or Veterans Day to honor them locally. Having a national parade for the military is not the way it is down in the US.

syringis

(5,101 posts)
3. Hello Chelsea0011
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 08:24 AM
Feb 2018

The problem is not the parade on itself. I know you have local parades.

These parades are nice, emotional and really meant to honor the men and women who served the country.

Our countries are smaller, most of the countries have or had a centralized power. It is one of the reasons for a national parade.
You country is a bit different, a national parade in addition to being onerous, doesn't make much sense.

Especially the kind of parade Trump is probably looking for : the kind of parade you'll see in a dictatorship where a parade is a propaganda tool. Ours are ceremonial meant to honor and also to remember a specific event in the past.

syringis

(5,101 posts)
5. Hello Left-of-center
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 12:21 PM
Feb 2018

I don't really know much about him.

I know he is Liberal, I like many of his ideas.

But if I'm not wrong, there differences between him and Hillary.

Hillary supporters don't necessarily support Bernie. Same for Bernie supporters.

Am I wrong ?


By the way, he is absolutely right about Trump parade.

French health care system might not perfect, but it is a very good one. We do have a good one too. Technically not the same as the French one but the benefits for the citizens are more or less the same.

It doesn't mean I can be applied in the US but you surely can find a system that will work and can be applied in all States.


left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
6. "there differences between him and Hillary"
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 12:25 PM
Feb 2018

Oh my gawd,
you're correct!

One being,
he's male,
she's female.

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