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Started by Caliga, November 07, 2020, 12:07:22 PM

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crazy canuck

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

celedhring

Quote from: Sheilbh on January 20, 2021, 02:30:03 PM
Quote from: celedhring on January 20, 2021, 02:25:27 PM
I personally like it too, but then I imagine it transposed to Spain or Catalonia and I kinda squirm in disgust.  :hmm:
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 :lol:

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 :P

Valmy

Quote from: crazy canuck on January 20, 2021, 02:46:34 PM
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.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

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Sheilbh

Quote from: crazy canuck on January 20, 2021, 02:46:34 PM
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.
Let's bomb Russia!

Valmy

Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

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. :)
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Razgovory

Quote from: crazy canuck on January 20, 2021, 02:46:34 PM
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.
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Valmy

Quote from: Sheilbh on January 20, 2021, 03:10:16 PM
Quote from: Valmy on January 20, 2021, 03:00:04 PM
Queen? Funeral? :unsure:
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  :lol:
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

DGuller

Quote from: Razgovory on January 20, 2021, 03:11:44 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on January 20, 2021, 02:46:34 PM
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

Quote from: crazy canuck on January 20, 2021, 02:46:34 PM
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.
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Sheilbh

Quote from: DGuller on January 20, 2021, 03:29:05 PMFor 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.
Let's bomb Russia!

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?
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Tamas

Quote from: crazy canuck on January 20, 2021, 02:46:34 PM
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

Quote from: Valmy on January 20, 2021, 03:53:25 PM
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.
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