Weekend Wrap-up June 14: Don’t Rain on My Parade

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Weekend Wrap-up June 14: Don’t Rain on My Parade

Rain and thunderstorms are forecasted for today in Washington D.C., which could cancel the dictator-wannabe’s $45 million military parade. It is meant to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the US Army, but coincidentally also lands on the president’s birthday.

Okay, maybe not coincidentally.

There have been military parades before in the US capitol. In 1865 to celebrate the end of the civil war, in 1942 after World War II, and most recently in 1991 at the end of the Gulf war.

Other countries have military parades as well. India has one on Republic Day, France on Bastille Day, and South Korea celebrates Armed Forces Day. There is also ANZAC Day in Australia and Independence Day in Ukraine. But this parade is drawing comparisons to ones that are held in China, Russia, North Korea, and Nazi Germany.

Is it a fair comparison? I guess it depends who you talk to.

The 250th of anything is a reason to celebrate, but since the president decided to hold it on his birthday and he has stated that all great leaders have military parades so why not here, it has shrouded the whole event in negativity, not to mention the recent mobilization of the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles to “protect” immigration enforcement agents currently conducting raids at Home Depots, farms, restaurants, and food packing facilities, not to mention schools and courthouses.

But probably the biggest issue is the $45 million price tag when cost-cutting is a priority in the current administration and social services such as Medicare and Medicade are facing drastic cutbacks. And that cost doesn’t take into consideration how much it will take to repair the roads after 40-ton tanks rumble through the city.

Protests are organized all over the US today against the Trump administration but intentionally not in the capital.

I think many people are hoping for rain.

-Leon

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Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words, and his latest sci-fi mystery, Euphrates Vanished.

My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/