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In reply to the discussion: Mean no disrespect to veterans, but just viewed an aerial photo of tanks being taken into DC [View all]Hekate
(98,699 posts)Its all about his admiration of the dictators of the world and their ability to throw a parade for themselves with tens of thousands of troops goose-stepping along, the biggest heaviest most macho weaponry vroom-vrooming along, many giganzo missile-phalluses, and bigly tanks. China, North Korea, USSR, Iraq/Saddam Hussein.
Now as it happens there are capital cities in this world that were constructed to take that, huge wide boulevards and reinforced roadways, such as the above.
Washington DC was not it was decided early on that we were not having any kings or dictators and therefore didnt need to set a stage for them. So in Mango Mussolinis first term his generals told him No, and he never got over it.
Bigly tanks, baby, very macho.
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