Boos at the inauguration?
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@Renauda Apparently it's a mode of performative communication that plays well with certain significant cultures in the US, and those cultures were represented at the inauguration, at the invitation of Trump. I appreciate that aspect.
@Horace said in Boos at the inauguration?:
@Renauda Apparently it's a mode of performative communication that plays well with certain significant cultures in the US, and those cultures were represented at the inauguration, at the invitation of Trump. I appreciate that aspect.
Yes, that would explain why I cannot appreciate it. No wonder it seemed quite alien to me.
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Hilary Clinton was outwardly laughing at some of the ridiculous things he proposed.
Still, the Rotunda speech was better than his mostly(?) unscripted, rambling, rather smug, lie-filled second speech. He's a convicted felon so no surprises.
I sincerely hope his actions do help your country and improve all of your lives. It's a second and highly significant chance to do good; his place in history is already assured, fingers crossed it will read well.
@AndyD said in Boos at the inauguration?:
Hilary Clinton was outwardly laughing at some of the ridiculous things he proposed.
Still, the Rotunda speech was better than his mostly(?) unscripted, rambling, rather smug, lie-filled second speech. He's a convicted felon so no surprises.
I sincerely hope his actions do help your country and improve all of your lives. It's a second and highly significant chance to do good; his place in history is already assured, fingers crossed it will read well.
Hillary matters?
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The renaming stuff is symbolic, and imo a complete waste of time.
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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@Mik said in Boos at the inauguration?:
The renaming stuff is symbolic, and imo a complete waste of time.
Yes. So why did the ODGCM do it?
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@Mik said in Boos at the inauguration?:
The renaming stuff is symbolic, and imo a complete waste of time.
And money.
The cost to rename 9 Confederacy-honoring Army bases has doubled
The Army expects to pay $39 million, said Lt. Gen. Kevin Vereen, Army deputy chief of staff for installations. In 2022, the congressionally-mandated Naming Commission estimated it would cost $21 million to rename the nine Army installations.
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@Mik said in Boos at the inauguration?:
The renaming stuff is symbolic, and imo a complete waste of time.
And money.
The cost to rename 9 Confederacy-honoring Army bases has doubled
The Army expects to pay $39 million, said Lt. Gen. Kevin Vereen, Army deputy chief of staff for installations. In 2022, the congressionally-mandated Naming Commission estimated it would cost $21 million to rename the nine Army installations.
@Copper said in Boos at the inauguration?:
@Mik said in Boos at the inauguration?:
The renaming stuff is symbolic, and imo a complete waste of time.
And money.
The cost to rename 9 Confederacy-honoring Army bases has doubled
DOGE-eriffic!
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@Mik said in Boos at the inauguration?:
The renaming stuff is symbolic, and imo a complete waste of time.
Yes. So why did the ODGCM do it?
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@Mik said in Boos at the inauguration?:
The renaming stuff is symbolic, and imo a complete waste of time.
Yes. So why did the ODGCM do it?
@George-K said in Boos at the inauguration?:
@Mik said in Boos at the inauguration?:
The renaming stuff is symbolic, and imo a complete waste of time.
Yes. So why did the ODGCM do it?
He didn’t know he did.
