Arch De' Trump in D.C. to be sniper & drone base. (Page 3 of 4)
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Originally Posted By RCK1999: Figure it out yourself. I’m not here to deprogram the cult. You write like you’ve read too many opinion columns and this your style is not your own- it’s simply an amalgamation of Lincoln project pedos/MSNOW, etc. Your response is also revealing reinforcing my inclination that you’re a reflexive empty suit. Trainable, like a ape learning basic sign language. |
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Originally Posted By PhuzzyGnu: At least there's no trannies in the white house. Are you Absolutely sure about that? ...  Attached File Bigger_Hammer 
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Originally Posted By Edge-To-Life: You write like you’ve read too many opinion columns and this your style is not your own- it’s simply an amalgamation of Lincoln project pedos/MSNOW, etc. Your response is also revealing reinforcing my inclination that you’re a reflexive empty suit. Trainable, like a ape learning basic sign language. Originally Posted By Edge-To-Life: Originally Posted By RCK1999: Figure it out yourself. I’m not here to deprogram the cult. You write like you’ve read too many opinion columns and this your style is not your own- it’s simply an amalgamation of Lincoln project pedos/MSNOW, etc. Your response is also revealing reinforcing my inclination that you’re a reflexive empty suit. Trainable, like a ape learning basic sign language. Nice work ChatGPT |
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Originally Posted By Ligore: Dozens of countries have arch monuments. Trump is sticking to the classics. I will say it's looks better than that obscene abortion of a monument to African-Americans. |
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Originally Posted By centrarchidae: What does spending 87 million dollars to build some gay European (but I repeat myself) monument do to deport illegals? Originally Posted By centrarchidae: Originally Posted By Rossi: For what it concerns me, he can build 10 more around DC, as long as he really gets rid of the fucking illegals. It would be much cheaper than feeding and funding all those varmint and much less of an eyesore compared to all the filth they create with their presence.  What does spending 87 million dollars to build some gay European (but I repeat myself) monument do to deport illegals? Directly, nothing to do. I just used it to prioritize. Getting rid of the illegals is much more important than bitching about some monument. This whole thing looks more like a distraction. However, was you mention it. If he gets rid of them, building the arch could be an analogy of conquering the barbarians. |
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Originally Posted By Rossi: Directly, nothing to do. I just used it to prioritize. Getting rid of the illegals is much more important than bitching about some monument. This whole thing looks more like a distraction. However, was you mention it. If he gets rid of them, building the arch could be an analogy of conquering the barbarians. Another monument to Emperor Trump. Like Nero's palace, all of Trump self worshipping "monuments" should be torn down as soon as DC is rid of him. |
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Originally Posted By Rossi: Directly, nothing to do. I just used it to prioritize. Getting rid of the illegals is much more important than bitching about some monument. This whole thing looks more like a distraction. However, was you mention it. If he gets rid of them, building the arch could be an analogy of conquering the barbarians. He'll bring them back in the form of H1B visas and Chinese students. |
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Originally Posted By KoolOperator: The TDS is amazing. Why do any of you care about it? It's in DC, a literal shit hole nobody wants to visit. The only people who would have to look at this magnificent piece of architecture are the political scumbags destroying our lives. Money is no problem. Pilots can fly around it. Tourists can walk around it. Literally bothers nobody except people who hate America.  It's a stupid waste of money on cultish vanity projects that benefit no one. |
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Originally Posted By -Kyuss-: N_Trs running around with their wigs on fire. https://media3.giphy.com/media/lszAB3TzFtRaU/200.webp?cid=8dc8958c7gq6iydmftu8rb5p59f1dmsl8yo6elx2sbxhatxx&ep=v1_gifs_trending&rid=200.webp&ct=g No, the entire world is laughing at YOU. You just don't realize it. |
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Originally Posted By Mach: Who are they planning on using the drones and snipers against in the middle of DC? Is the Capital building in range? The drones and snipers will be there to take out all the people who will try to tag that thing with graffiti from top to bottom. |
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You can always tell by the responses by the die hard Trump supporters if his new idea is actually good or bad. I'm not talking about regular Trump supporters or people that simply see him as "At least he's better than the Democratic option," I'm talking about the true die hard supporters. When the true die hard supporters of Trump see him saying or doing something stupid, they'll never support or defend his action or try to spin it into a positive. Instead, all they're capable of doing is going after anyone being critical like "Someone send out the TDS bat signal" or "This will surely get the TDS frothing!" with no comments or opinions on what Trump actually said or did. Like a mom that never disciplines her temper tantrum throwing child in public. Instead of being mad at the kid and addressing the actions of her kid, all she can do is direct her anger at the people watching her child's tantrum because she knows she's in a losing situation and that's all she has left. |
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Originally Posted By Rigley: You can always tell by the responses by the die hard Trump supporters if his new idea is actually good or bad. I'm not talking about regular Trump supporters or people that simply see him as "At least he's better than the Democratic option," I'm talking about the true die hard supporters. When the true die hard supporters of Trump see him saying or doing something stupid, they'll never support or defend his action or try to spin it into a positive. Instead, all they're capable of doing is going after anyone being critical like "Someone send out the TDS bat signal" or "This will surely get the TDS frothing!" with no comments or opinions on what Trump actually said or did. Like a mom that never disciplines her temper tantrum throwing child in public. Instead of being mad at the kid and addressing the actions of her kid, all she can do is direct her anger at the people watching her child's tantrum because she knows she's in a losing situation and that's all she has left. 
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Originally Posted By Rigley: You can always tell by the responses by the die hard Trump supporters if his new idea is actually good or bad. I'm not talking about regular Trump supporters or people that simply see him as "At least he's better than the Democratic option," I'm talking about the true die hard supporters. When the true die hard supporters of Trump see him saying or doing something stupid, they'll never support or defend his action or try to spin it into a positive. Instead, all they're capable of doing is going after anyone being critical like "Someone send out the TDS bat signal" or "This will surely get the TDS frothing!" with no comments or opinions on what Trump actually said or did. Like a mom that never disciplines her temper tantrum throwing child in public. Instead of being mad at the kid and addressing the actions of her kid, all she can do is direct her anger at the people watching her child's tantrum because she knows she's in a losing situation and that's all she has left. It’s fine to refer to these individuals as members of the cult of trumph. There is no reasoning with them, so no point in trying. Fortunately membership has been dwindling as some have been able to free themselves from its grip. |
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Originally Posted By RCK1999: Typical cult response. It's always back to the lesser of two uniparty candidates |
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Originally Posted By Bigger_Hammer: If we were $40 Trillion in the hole. And bogged down in a Middle East mess that has pushed fuel costs to double... And OBAMA wanted to build an triumphal arch with Sniper Positions ... Would ARFCOM approve? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/57882/1000006530_jpg-3823140_jpeg-3830121.JPG Bigger_Hammer Obvious answer is obvious. 
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Originally Posted By Local: The proposed site of the arch is on the grounds of Arlington national cemetery. I promise you, it is not a shit hole and it attracts quite a few visitors. Every person visiting that hallowed ground will drive by this thing. Personally, I'd rather it not be festooned in gold and triumphal statues and used as a snipers nest. The whole idea of a triumphal arch as the entrance to a graveyard strikes me as odd. If nothing else it'll stick out like a sore thumb against every other washington DC monument, which are all subdued unadorned stone. This is my main objection. It’s a dumb idea, but whatever. I’m not gonna get overly asshurt about it getting built. Just not in Memorial Circle. I’ve been to Arlington National Cemetery. It and the immediate surrounding area are IMO some of the most sacred grounds in the United States. Let’s not plop a dumb monument there. |
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Originally Posted By Never_A_Wick: This is my main objection. It’s a dumb idea, but whatever. I’m not gonna get overly asshurt about it getting built. Just not in Memorial Circle. I’ve been to Arlington National Cemetery. It and the immediate surrounding area are IMO some of the most sacred grounds in the United States. Let’s not plop a dumb monument there. Originally Posted By Never_A_Wick: Originally Posted By Local: The proposed site of the arch is on the grounds of Arlington national cemetery. I promise you, it is not a shit hole and it attracts quite a few visitors. Every person visiting that hallowed ground will drive by this thing. Personally, I'd rather it not be festooned in gold and triumphal statues and used as a snipers nest. The whole idea of a triumphal arch as the entrance to a graveyard strikes me as odd. If nothing else it'll stick out like a sore thumb against every other washington DC monument, which are all subdued unadorned stone. This is my main objection. It’s a dumb idea, but whatever. I’m not gonna get overly asshurt about it getting built. Just not in Memorial Circle. I’ve been to Arlington National Cemetery. It and the immediate surrounding area are IMO some of the most sacred grounds in the United States. Let’s not plop a dumb monument there. It is not in Arlington cemetery and the "immediately surrounding" is just an attempt to obfuscate. It is supposed to go into the traffic circle right before the bridge. That is hardly "hallowed ground". |
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Originally Posted By BFskinner: It is not in Arlington cemetery and the "immediately surrounding" is just an attempt to obfuscate. It is supposed to go into the traffic circle right before the bridge. That is hardly "hallowed ground". It's tacky and unnecessary. There's a reason is hasn't been built since the 1800s. |
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Originally Posted By Bigger_Hammer: https://media3.giphy.com/media/dFleEv9FbEn02PNevF/200.webp?cid=8dc8958cnakgdli0rpa2xoe5s5sf3d0uhhygffei7gxhy5wr&ep=v1_gifs_search&rid=200.webp&ct=g  Bigger_Hammer |
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Originally Posted By M4wheeler: The easiest thing he did was give a no-bid contract to repair the reflecting pool. It was those damn vandals (and definitely not the contractor who admitted to fucking it up) that ruined it. He has also repaired the Kennedy Center to it's original glory and now that repairs are complete and up to snuff, they are considering honoring him in some way for his contributions (that he made out of the kindness of his heart and love for the Kennedy Center). Oh wait, he demanded his name go up there prior to any work being done and now that it has hit a roadblock he's considering demolishing the whole building. Similarly, he's made sure to go through the proper channels for other things like this arch and the ballroom. Of course, by proper channels I mean he is claiming it's a national security matter and because of that, disagreeing with the route he's taking is being anti-American. GD would have lost their collective minds if Obama or Biden was doing the same things. "He's putting snipers up there to defend the white house so he won't have to leave when we vote him out" "They are going to use those drones to follow J6 protestors back home then arrest them for treason" "They will be using all these dispersed sniper nests and drone bases to create a false flag as a pretense to crack down on MAGA" Originally Posted By M4wheeler: Originally Posted By maxima2: President Trump is easily one of the best and smartest Presidents our country has ever had. The arch idea was proposed after the civil war but no one ever took action to complete it. All those other losers could have cleaned up Washington DC or repaired it but didn't. They were all too busy stealing our money. He is doing a great job and making it all look so easy. The easiest thing he did was give a no-bid contract to repair the reflecting pool. It was those damn vandals (and definitely not the contractor who admitted to fucking it up) that ruined it. He has also repaired the Kennedy Center to it's original glory and now that repairs are complete and up to snuff, they are considering honoring him in some way for his contributions (that he made out of the kindness of his heart and love for the Kennedy Center). Oh wait, he demanded his name go up there prior to any work being done and now that it has hit a roadblock he's considering demolishing the whole building. Similarly, he's made sure to go through the proper channels for other things like this arch and the ballroom. Of course, by proper channels I mean he is claiming it's a national security matter and because of that, disagreeing with the route he's taking is being anti-American. GD would have lost their collective minds if Obama or Biden was doing the same things. "He's putting snipers up there to defend the white house so he won't have to leave when we vote him out" "They are going to use those drones to follow J6 protestors back home then arrest them for treason" "They will be using all these dispersed sniper nests and drone bases to create a false flag as a pretense to crack down on MAGA" A decade ago Maryland had two radar-equipped aerostats flying to see incoming cruise missiles targeting DC, but they would only warn DC, there was no weapon system to shoot down the missiles. JLENS A few VLS cells with ESSM and Patriot missiles might be a good idea. |
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Originally Posted By Bigger_Hammer: It sounds like making "Flakturms" (giant Flak Towers) Great Again. ... Bigger_Hammer Originally Posted By Bigger_Hammer: Originally Posted By Northcountry06: How about some AAA batteries on top of that arch as well? It sounds like making "Flakturms" (giant Flak Towers) Great Again. ... Bigger_Hammer I’ll allow it jpeg. 8654 |
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Originally Posted By voodochild: FAA has done a safety study and they have said it will need an "eternal flame" on top. I'm assuming that's a red light to notify pilots it's there as well as lighting to illuminate it again for pilot safety. The red light should be a hologram in the shape of Trump's head.  Personally, I think this arch will be marvelous. DC needs more grand architecture. It's pretty blah right now. In fact, I hope this starts a trend where each presidential administration tries to add something tasteful and elegant to the area. |
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Originally Posted By Bigger_Hammer: It sounds like making "Flakturms" (giant Flak Towers) Great Again. ... Bigger_Hammer Originally Posted By Bigger_Hammer: Originally Posted By Northcountry06: How about some AAA batteries on top of that arch as well? It sounds like making "Flakturms" (giant Flak Towers) Great Again. ... Bigger_Hammer 2 twin 40mm bofors |
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Originally Posted By PhuzzyGnu: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/69748/10665_jpg-3830299.JPG It's tacky and unnecessary. There's a reason is hasn't been built since the 1800s. That photo needs the ballroom in it. |
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Originally Posted By gettysburg30: 2 twin 40mm bofors Germain Flakturms had multiple usually 4 sets of twin 128mm flak guns, plus a few quad 20mm for defense against "straffers". Surely Trump won't let some piker like Hitler out do him. Bigger_Hammer
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Originally Posted By ZippZ: Everyone is thinking too small. I want it to transform into a giant robot with big space cannons for alien defense. https://i.postimg.cc/RhgjyC8V/486633084-1081841560652916-9111334899149736505-n.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/GhVcmz7H/image.gif I like it! 
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Originally Posted By CapedCrusader: Personally, I think this arch will be marvelous. DC needs more grand architecture. It's pretty blah right now. In fact, I hope this starts a trend where each presidential administration tries to add something tasteful and elegant to the area. That would be pretty awesome! |
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Originally Posted By Bigger_Hammer: Shouldn't you be making that big list of "Conservatives of ARFCOM" that you want sent to Democratic run Death Camps? Bigger_Hammer Doing it now and this thread yielded a lot. Making a list checking it twice going to see who's right or wrong (left). |
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Originally Posted By PhuzzyGnu: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/69748/10665_jpg-3830299.JPG It's tacky and unnecessary. There's a reason is hasn't been built since the 1800s. Originally Posted By PhuzzyGnu: Originally Posted By BFskinner: It is not in Arlington cemetery and the "immediately surrounding" is just an attempt to obfuscate. It is supposed to go into the traffic circle right before the bridge. That is hardly "hallowed ground". It's tacky and unnecessary. There's a reason is hasn't been built since the 1800s. Generally I think Trump's taste of make it big and gold is pretty trashy but that is an entirely different argument. I was responding to one poster who said it is in Arlington National Cemetery which it isn't, and a second poster that tried to say close was the same, to which I responded that a traffic circle close to Arlington National Cemetery may not really qualify as hallowed ground. |
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Originally Posted By BFskinner: Generally I think Trump's taste of make it big and gold is pretty trashy but that is an entirely different argument. I was responding to one poster who said it is in Arlington National Cemetery which it isn't, and a second poster that tried to say close was the same, to which I responded that a traffic circle close to Arlington National Cemetery may not really qualify as hallowed ground. No, I didn’t say “close was the same.” I also didn’t use the word “Hallowed” which is not the same as sacred. “Sacred” means “special and worthy of respect” to me, and that whole area is. A tacky monument can go elsewhere. |
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Originally Posted By Never_A_Wick: No, I didn’t say “close was the same.” I also didn’t use the word “Hallowed” which is not the same as sacred. “Sacred” means “special and worthy of respect” to me, and that whole area is. A tacky monument can go elsewhere. Originally Posted By Never_A_Wick: Originally Posted By BFskinner: Generally I think Trump's taste of make it big and gold is pretty trashy but that is an entirely different argument. I was responding to one poster who said it is in Arlington National Cemetery which it isn't, and a second poster that tried to say close was the same, to which I responded that a traffic circle close to Arlington National Cemetery may not really qualify as hallowed ground. No, I didn’t say “close was the same.” I also didn’t use the word “Hallowed” which is not the same as sacred. “Sacred” means “special and worthy of respect” to me, and that whole area is. A tacky monument can go elsewhere. The first poster (not you) made the untrue statement it was in Arlington which is a cemetery, which by definition is hallowed ground. You said it was sacred, fine, if you think that is different I guess you can but hallowed ground is very likely also sacred so you are quibbling over a pretty penny ante distinction just to be argumentative. Just say what you mean in the first place up front and be honest (i.e. "A tacky monument can go elsewhere") and don't try to cloak it in something more noble than your own personal preferences and deep-seated personal dislike of Trump. |
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Originally Posted By BFskinner: You said it was sacred, fine, if you think that is different I guess you can but hallowed ground is very likely also sacred so you are quibbling over a pretty penny ante distinction just to be argumentative. I’m not doing it to be argumentative… Words have meanings, if you don’t know the difference between the two, not my problem. They are similar, not the same. The circle is most definitely not hallowed. Just say what you mean in the first place up front and be honest (i.e. "A tacky monument can go elsewhere") and don't try to cloak it in something more noble than your own personal preferences and deep-seated personal dislike of Trump. I didn’t cloak it in anything. I explained why I don’t think it should go there, in a pretty straight forward manner. It’s got nothing to do with Trump, I’d say the same if it was anyone else, but he’s the sitting President at this time. |