I don't think he cares what they think. It will be a show of might, he's going to want it bigger and better than North Korea's. He's inspired by the show France gave on Bastille Day. I went to check what some of the people I grew up with thought on FB. Army brats or those serving now. Not happy. Seeing Monkey See, Monkey Do comments/North Korea. Military being used as props. Money wasted. Money can be spent in other areas, for troops etc.
Reading around other military forums -
https://www.google.com/search?q=military+parade+forum&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-1
"Organises mass rallies where he spews populist slogans and threats.
Rails against the free press
Stokes his core support with false allegations against his opponents
Inflates and exaggerates everything, when he isn't simply lying.
Hates liberal established democracies but praises and aligns with despots and populist hard men types.
Wants less scrutiny and regulation of everything, most especially his own affairs.
And now he wants a military parade in his honour
And yet his supporters mock people who say he is an evolving authoritarian demagogue"
This is not good, we'll see if this actually happens. Probably getting a lot of negative response to this, so he might fall back. You never know with him.
He wants to see all these soldiers march in front of him, tanks rolling down the street to give him this feeling of power. Just way too weak for my taste.
