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[–] 162 points 1 year ago (20 children)

Fyi: here’s the unaltered image

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  • [–] 107 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

    This pic is cropped so you can't see the empty lawn just passed the people by the fence they couldn't see over.

    Edit - Here is newsweeks slightly less cropped version and all the empty space is clearly visible.

    Edit 2 - Here is a NYT photo that really shows how few people really showed up.

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  • [–] 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

    He looks so pathetic standing there saluting while everybody else is seated around him.

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  • [–] 46 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Especially since those troops are representing the Vietnam War. You know, the know he dodged the draft for.

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    The people I rate highest were those who openly said they weren't going for moral reasons. Muhammed Ali couldn't fight for years because he had religious reasons the government refused to acknowledge. Others went to Canada or Sweden.

    Next are people like Bill Clinton. Had a valid student deferment and talked about how bad the war was.

    Further down are people who used legal means, but were silent.

    Lowest are people like Bush Jr. who finagled his way into the National Guard [and bailed on his last year] and Trump who lied about his medical condition. Both of these two were happy to have other people die to defend their right to be a rich kid.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Who's he saluting? You didn't serve donny, now sit down

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