What does a BIDEN Presidency look like?

[crazy canuck]

Never paid attention to the pageantry of US inaugurations before.  A lot of militarism involved.

[celedhring]

I personally like it too, but then I imagine it transposed to Spain or Catalonia and I kinda squirm in disgust. 

Yeah. It's republican paegentry which I love - same goes for France. But add it to a monarchy and it's just weird and why is a politician saluting the military marching band

I guess I'm just more on the "moving van pulling up" crowd, and I just watch the yanks doing their yankness like I was watching sleazy porn

[Valmy]

Never paid attention to the pageantry of US inaugurations before.  A lot of militarism involved.

Even when our actual military was five guys in a fort in Kansas we still had big military parades for it. It is just part of the tradition for some reason.

[Sheilbh]

Never paid attention to the pageantry of US inaugurations before.  A lot of militarism involved.

I think there's a military march but that's it in terms of normal inaugurations - the visit to Arlington etc I think are Biden's choices.

And there is a degree to which that makes sense - new Commander in Chief etc. There'll be a pretty heavy military side (processions etc) at the Queen's funeral and new coronation here.

[Valmy]

Queen? Funeral?

[Barrister]

Officer Goodman, the Capitol police officer who lured the mob away from the Senate chamber, was made acting Deputy Senate Sergeant-at-Arms and given a role in the inauguration.

[Sheilbh]

Queen? Funeral?

Codename - "London Bridge is down":
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/16/what-happens-when-queen-elizabeth-dies-london-bridge

I found the piece weirdly fascinating.

[Razgovory]

Never paid attention to the pageantry of US inaugurations before.  A lot of militarism involved.

Didn't notice that before, but yeah I think you have a point.  We need to cut back on that stuff.

[Valmy]

Queen? Funeral?

Codename - "London Bridge is down":
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/16/what-happens-when-queen-elizabeth-dies-london-bridge

I found the piece weirdly fascinating.

I am having a hard time believing Elizabeth Windsor will ever die. She is the Lich Queen. Clearly the British Public agrees with me 

[DGuller]

Never paid attention to the pageantry of US inaugurations before.  A lot of militarism involved.

Didn't notice that before, but yeah I think you have a point.  We need to cut back on that stuff.

For me personally the eye-opener was when I went to see a NASCAR race in Pocono about ten years ago.  The pre-race ceremonies for a fucking NASCAR race looked like a Victory Day parade on Red Square.  I found it creepy.

[FunkMonk]

Never paid attention to the pageantry of US inaugurations before.  A lot of militarism involved.

Well we're basically electing a monarch for 4 years so that's par for the course. What is actually disturbing is the amount of militarism in normal American life.

Military parades are fine and proper for inaugurating heads of state imo.

[Sheilbh]

For me personally the eye-opener was when I went to see a NASCAR race in Pocono about ten years ago.  The pre-race ceremonies for a fucking NASCAR race looked like a Victory Day parade on Red Square.  I found it creepy.

Yeah - this is the bit I find a bit weird. The military at private things like sporting events etc.

[Valmy]

The military is popular. NASCAR and the NFL pay them to show up and perform at their events. Does the RAF not fly over and parachute into Everton-Liverpool matches?

[Tamas]

Never paid attention to the pageantry of US inaugurations before.  A lot of militarism involved.

You can really tell that the US has not been thoroughly whipped and near-destroyed in a war like the Europeans. We have beaten this jingoist nonsense out of each other during the 20th century.

[Josquius]

The military is popular. NASCAR and the NFL pay them to show up and perform at their events. Does the RAF not fly over and parachute into Everton-Liverpool matches?

Traditionally fuck no.
There is a creeping tendency for such though.