Trump’s “Fascist” Parade | Meet Kevin’s Take.

Is Donald Trump a fascist dictator

holding a military parade on his

birthday or is this something else? In

this video, I'm going to give you my

opinion. So, if you're not interested in

my opinion, you can X out and move on to

the next video. Just went on a run,

spent a little bit of time in the gym.

I've got a little bit of a

disproportionate balance where I like

becoming more orange out in the sun and

spending less time in the gym. Maybe

I'll flip that balance at one point. But

the argument is very simple. Donald

Trump on one side is a king, a fascist

dictator, somebody who wants to see a

Kim Jong U or Kim Jong- depending on

which generation you most recall

style military presentation of might and

weaponry. When on the other hand, people

on the other side say, "No, this is just

a celebration of the various different

battles that the military has fought in

and won. This is a an anniversary date,

the 250th anniversary of the US Army. It

celebrates a remarkable uh time for the

US Army in victory after victory.

Although obviously not every battle and

Vietnam was a little poopy dupy, okay,

maybe we had some problems in

Afghanistan and Iraq as well. You know,

we didn't end up finding those nukes.

We're told they're in Iran now. But

those are all for a different video. The

point of this is more to say, hey, like

is is this a parade for a fascist king

or is this a parade for another purpose?

The most convincing argument that I find

for something that relates to me as an

individual is frankly the argument of

military recruitment. In 2025, for the

first time through March of the year,

all active duty military branches have

exceeded their recruitment goals. Some

attribute this to Donald Trump's

election victory and a thought that the

military might actually be able to act

uh with a bit more power than they were

able to under the Biden administration.

However, to balance this, other people

actually credit the Biden administration

for uh limiting uh you know, removing

obstacles uh such as CO 19 restrictions

uh that were related to in-person

recruiting uh a lot of competition in

the private sector uh industry which you

know in 2022 2023 the job market was

much more plentiful with higher paying

jobs. Now we're in an environment where

there's significantly fewer higherp

paying jobs. That could be a contributor

as well. But it's worth noting that the

Associated Press reports that the US

military spent more than $6 billion over

the past 3 years to recruit and retain

service members. Now, what I think is

really interesting on this note, in

addition to some of the Biden topics

such as larger enlistment bonuses,

preparatory courses, and updated

recruiting strategies, that's what some

people give Biden a benefit for. Other

people say no, it's Trump's Trump's the

reason why there's more recruitment.

Other people say it's more economical.

It's because there is a limited

availability of jobs. So, you may as

well enlist, get some more education,

and then after you get more education,

maybe the jobs market will be better.

It's actually not a terrible argument,

especially since you can actually learn

like serious skills in the military,

especially trades in the military that

you can learn as well, which could be

very useful, especially in this day and

age of artificial intelligence. So, all

of it said, when we see military parade

really of any kind, what it does for me

personally is it sort of evokes the uh

female fighter pilots that uh you

constantly see these I feel like they're

almost put together by the military for

advertising purposes, but you've got

female jet pilots in the Air Force that

uh frequently put together these these

phenomenal Tik Tok videos uh on on

flying fighter jets. And I'll tell you,

as a 33-year-old dude who's into ladies,

this is freaking awesome. Okay? Like I I

ended up becoming a jet pilot, I think

in part because I was watching those

videos. Now, obviously, I I fly a

different type of jet. But I like I as

as like a dude, I get really excited

about this is freaking awesome. Like

it's cool. Uh, you know, the big

weapons, the big machinery, the big

jets, the fighter planes, the stealth

bombers, recon, Jason Bourne kind of CIA

stuff. I love that stuff. And hey, if

we're going to spend, you know, 50

to$100 million on a parade, it actually

might end up being pretty damn cheap

recruitment for people who are like, you

know, jobs market is kind of crap right

now. Hey, never thought about it before.

I could I could join the chair force. I

mean, the Air Force, no, no disrespect

for the Air Force, okay? I'm I'm pilot,

too. I love it. Okay, I sit in the I

gained so much weight I feel like when I

became a pilot cuz I wasn't actually

moving in fairness. Okay, so a lot of

sitting in the chair. Okay, anyway, I

can't unberry myself out of that one.

It's okay. Leave me a hate comment. I

deserve it. I deserve it. Give it to me.

Anyway, u you know, whatever branch of

military you want to join, it's exciting

and it actually, if you think about it,

it gets you past whatever bull crap

happens economically. So, if you're, you

know, 18 to 28 right now, you know, sort

of that prime recruiting age might be

closer to 27 cut off, that prime

recruitment age, CIA, uh, you know,

military. This is the time where I feel

like our country needs us the most with

Iran failing negotiations with Donald

Trump, whether it's Donald Trump's fault

or not. Uh Putin becoming more

aggressive, also failing negotiations

with Donald Trump. Again, whether it's

Donald Trump or not doesn't matter.

China becoming more aggressive. Now,

we've got oil wells attacked in Iran,

which limit the oil imports that China

could receive because Iran exports a lot

of energy over to China. Uh and

obviously, we're in a trade war with

China with fears that China might end up

invading Taiwan one day. Now is probably

a good a time as any if you're on the

edge to think about the military and

this 250th day celebration honestly

probably couldn't come at a better time.

So, I will put aside any uh broader

biases over, hey, it's just it's just

flag day, okay? Or Trump's a fascist,

this is a birthday, like whatever. From

the point of view of people watching

this right now who are like, man, you

know, I have been looking for something

to do. You know, I I I didn't go to

college or I did go to college, but I

can't get a job. There's so many great

skills you can learn in the military and

frankly I think this military parade

could be a catalyst for additional

military recruitment. 2025 already the

first year that we have met our military

recruitment goals in all branches of the

military. Something we haven't seen

since before co uh military enlistment

has already been declining you know for

the last 50 years uh probably because we

frankly have a smaller need for a

standing army but who knows these days.

Anyway, massive respect to all the

veterans out there, fellow pilots, I

love you. And uh yeah, I think I'm sold

on this one. I'm okay with it as a

recruiting