Beware:

[kentuck]

Of soldiers and parades and propaganda and patriotism and those that wrap themselves in the flag. There are those that would attempt to use it for political purposes.

There are those that are looking for a political advantage of using our troops, not out of respect, but for personal political gain and for ego gratification.

Do not fall into the trap.

[gademocrat7]

1. So true.

[magicarpet]

2. Prelude to Fascism.

Step by step tr-dump reveals what motivations reside within.

[TEB]

3. Your absolutely correct kentuck

[wasupaloopa]

4. If I were still in the Army and was told I had to march down Pennsylvania Ave and salute trump

I think I would go AWOL

[mountain grammy]

6. My husband said the same thing

when he served, Nixon was president. He said if he was told to march in a parade and salute Nixon he would have gone AWOL, same for trump.

[Lonestarblue]

5. When fascism comes to America.

Attributed to Sinclair Lewis and Huey Long, but Snopes says neither was found to be the author, so unknown at this point. It’s fully appropriate today. “When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.”

[2naSalit]

7. Indeed...nt

[rwsanders]

8. Mark Twain said it very well in "The War Prayer"

https://ratical.org/ratville/CAH/WarPrayer.pdf

[HopeAgain]

9. Patriotism is far more dagerous than any religion.

A position I will defend to the end.

[BigmanPigman]

10. When I went to an anti-tRump rally in San Diego last Summer

there was a group of neo-Nazis who were called The Proud Boys and they drove down from LA to incite violence and disrupt our peaceful rally. They had more American flags than a flag factory. It really pissed me off more than anything almost. The other thing that really made me mad was the fact that the cops just stood around watching while these idiots use bullhorns to drown out the speakers and to taunt the spectators. Finally one of the speakers, a former councilwoman, called the chief of police and told her to tell the cops to separate the neo-Nazis from the rest of the crowd and they finally did. The cops were complicit in my opinion.