We didn’t have military parades in 1925… And we only have them to celebrate victories. And no, people are not better off now then they were 10 years ago. 10 years ago, people weren’t better off than they were in the 90s. In the 90s people weren’t as well off as they were in the 60s.
In subreddit r/Military
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A $45 million military parade is not patriotism – its propaganda. (An Army Vets opinion and 25 ways the money could be better spent)