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Lifer
Nov 26, 2018
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41,837
RTP, NC. USA
We see them now and then. But in US, it's just the honor guards and veterans. In some other countries, it's a whole nine yards and some.

The other day, I was surfing the net and saw a shot of this grandstand with big bold foreign language and huge missile launches rolling by. As gaudy and cheesey as they looked, only thing keep popping into my head was "ICE CREAM TRUCK!!!"
 
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Lifer
Dec 8, 2020
3,523
14,624
East Coast USA
Even in America’s Army, the medals on an Officer’s chest seem to grow exponentially, by the the square of the distance, that his duties take him farther away from the front lines.

The Air Force addresses this problem by issuing every award achievable at the central issue faculty, as the recruits get off the bus. It saves em time.
 
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Part of the Furniture Now
Oct 6, 2024
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It is unbelievable that this psychopathic bun-eater subjugates millions of citizens, and that none of them take the decision to blow his wig off.
- Even more incredible to me, is that the people of North Korea have been, are still, suffering from no fewer than three successive generations of Stalinist Kim-Dynasty nutjobs, and no one (domestic or foreign) has apparently even tried to take any of them out.
 
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Lifer
Dec 8, 2020
3,523
14,624
East Coast USA
- Even more incredible to me, is that the people of North Korea have been, are still, suffering from no fewer than three successive generations of Stalinist Kim-Dynasty nutjobs, and no one (domestic or foreign) has apparently even tried to take any of them out.
It’s because people are like crabs in a bucket and drag each other down.

Instill a bit of governmental fear and neighbors will soon begin tell authorities on their neighbors.

Women in subjugation are prisoners of their own children telling their oppressor of their activities.

Soon…. a culture is created.

You don’t think for a minute that an adult circus elephant cannot pull up that rope and stake holding him to ground. But the elephant, conditioned from childhood.. doesn’t believe he can pull free.
 

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Lifer
Dec 22, 2013
8,561
30,426
New York
Those type of guys cannot resist the old dressing up box. I used to laugh at the African versions who had amazing titles like Field Marshal Dr. Bongo Bongo, liberator of Bongo People, Lion of Crapistan, Lord of all things in general, KMG, VC, Iron Cross 1st Class, Boys Scouts Merit Badge. They always have these amazing uniforms modeled on the British ones.