I live in the District and I am going to the parade. I love watching military gear up close. I also love flyovers. I also love my service members and am attending a number of other Army 250th events.

I am a lifelong center-left Dem and DOD civilian

Anonymous wrote:Hmmm...I live in 92%+ Blue Bubble DC and everyone I have talked to fears the parade will get MAGA violent just like J6. They should parade in MAGA County and ruin their streets.

Everyone you’ve talked to is being hysterical.

Don’t know anyone who’s going obviously nobody blue is going but I have plenty of MAGA family and not even they are interested - coming into this madhouse of security to stand and look at tanks in the summer heat (and possibly rain) is not really that appealing regardless of views.

I read that there are no bleachers or seats. Folding chairs are not allowed. It’s all standing room.

I think they must have some kind of special seating near the president that will be on tv and filled with his supporters in the hats and everything, but they must get them there some way besides the checkpoints.

I don’t think a crowd of regular maga people will go to stand and watch a parade. They would be standing on the side of the road in the heat for hours. Inside a security perimeter. Maybe food vendors? Probably not? No one with small kids or older people will be able to do it unless they’re insane.

I remember when they did that flyover thing with all the old planes in like, idk, 2012? It had a moderate crowd. But you could just walk anywhere onto the mall and there were no restrictions on anything. Way easier, and it looked like mostly people taking a lunch break from offices.

Ugh!! As much as I would love to see it thunderstorm all over this s-show, we are heading out of town to go camping. Please, can it rain here and not out in Shenandoah?

I don’t think there are seats to fill. That sounds fake.

They don’t need that many people to line the very short parade route and make it look okay for tv, which is presumably the main objective. I’m sure they can do it just with local magas and military families or whatever.

I think this is a stupid waste of money with dire long term implications re: the politicization of the military, but it doesn’t seem like it will be that disruptive this weekend. Hopefully.

I might consider going as a seat filler for $1000. I can be bought.

Where can I get info on this. Any MAGAs out there who can help ?

Dark web?

I know more going to a protest than the parade.

Maybe he will pay people to come to the parade. It sounds right his alley to do that.

Make it look HUGE when it is TINY.

What a colossal waste of taxpayer money.

Hmmm...I live in 92%+ Blue Bubble DC and everyone I have talked to fears the parade will get MAGA violent just like J6. They should parade in MAGA County and ruin their streets.

MAGAS are driving and if a motel somewhere out in Culpeper.

I truly hope a downpour rains on his parade. His ego has no bounds and he clearly doesn’t care about costs.

Oh Canada oh Canada 🇨🇦

I live far away from DC and no one around me even knows this is going on. There's not been a peep about it. I doubt this is bringing in a lot of people from out of the area.

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Anonymous wrote:"full of maga" I actually doubt it will be that crowded.

If hotel rates are any indication, no one is going. Rates are about what they usually are this time of year. And I know no one who lives here who is going.

But I’m sure the crowds will break records. HUGE.

When I checked yesterday rates were actually like 30percent UNDER what they normally would be. Briefly considered a staycation somewhere with a great pool.

Anonymous wrote:"full of maga" I actually doubt it will be that crowded.

If hotel rates are any indication, no one is going. Rates are about what they usually are this time of year. And I know no one who lives here who is going.

But I’m sure the crowds will break records. HUGE.