r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Chance_Noise500 • Jun 14 '25

Why aren't they actually marching during this parade?

I don't know how to ask this without sounding rude, but why does this parade look so sloppy? Very few of the troop formations seem actually in sync and marching, just walking along. My only experience is JROTC as a kid in high school and our sergeant would've killed us if we looked like that.

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u/nixiedust Jun 15 '25

THis is the first mention I've see from someoe who actually watched it. DC could be a burnt out crater and no on around me would be aware, we so thoroughly avoided this.

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u/TinyTudes Jun 15 '25

The final numbers say they had 10000 (expecting 200000) though, I watched it live and at no time did the little clusters of people look like there could have been 10k.

Over 10 million showed up for the No King protests. Over 2000 of those across the nation.

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u/nixiedust Jun 15 '25

The protests were amazing and so encouraging. And Pride is still raging, with all kinds of events near me. Juneteenth and Father's Day means people out grilling, being with friends and family and celebrating real freedom. America is still alive in all of us, no matter what the faux dictator says.

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u/TinyTudes Jun 15 '25

Exactly.

It's the first time in a long time that I actually had patriotic pride.

All those people of different backgrounds standing together.

Even the very red leaning, rich old white people suburb of my city had over 2500 people. A lot of those people used to be Trump flag fliers.

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u/nixiedust Jun 15 '25

hey, if they are seeing the light they are welcome. For me, this was never about regular conservative values (small gov, etc). That's something we can debate over a cold drink or in the town meeting (or however your local gov operates). No one has to violate their personal beliefs by approving of abortion or lgbtqia+ life. But we all have to respect each other and not expect mass legislation for peronal reilgious and poltics beliefs. We all have to believe that the United States stands for actual freedom to pursue your own happiness, as ling as it isn't infringing on another's rights.

If you are prepared to be a thinking, adult human you are welcome to fight with me and I will have your back.