This idiotic thing should be a crime against humanity, because it's a crime against your "subjects".
Fucking "monarchies".
Happens in every army, monarchy or not.
Seriously I know a ton of guys who do MMA/Boxing and served in the military and they almost all told me their time in the military did the most damage and often it was parad shit that fucked them up. One guy had his first TBI fainting just like this guy and hitting the back of his head on the ground. Or it fucks up their knees and ankles. And no one watches that shit. There is no reason for it, it's just there to entertain the dumb nepobabies that make ip the officer class.
The bootstraps people would tell you that it’s about “discipline and order, two things that are essential in a functional military”.
I love getting rid of my own braincells! Lack of then is essential in a functional military!
I'm talking about this picture, about the "royal guards", a totally stupid idea in the 21th century. This is just more bullshit added to it.
Shit you don't even have to join ROTC/military. You can just join band in high school and you'll get your chance to watch kids drop. Cross country/track.. football. When it's hotter than hell and humid and your stacking pads and pushing yourself, some people just die.
I don’t think Americans understand quite how militaristic their society is.
Off with their heads.
Military parades are hardly monarchy-specific.
Remember, kids, don't lock your knees ~ someone who did marching band for years.
It was hot and he was wearing a bear on his head.
Heat?
Locked knees.
Absolutely it. Happened to me standing for a memorial service. Lots of stories from military where this happens, and "don't lock your knees" is often taught first thing.
Yes extreme heat plus those stupid outfits.
I hope that as we all learn to cope with climate change, they let the king's guard wear shorts. Tiny ones, like a postal worker would wear.
"Jeeves, have that man executed." -the queen probably
The dead queen?
That is a pretty old image. It was the Queen in the image.
Fair. I don't mind the imagery of her rising from the dead just to order an execution for some dude who passed out.
I love how they are trained to not help. Good job, braindead drones.
Except they do.
You're still defending a public display for a monarch who doesn't have to do any real work even once in their life and gets everything handed to them on a silver platter
A bootlicker is a bootlicker
Nooooooo.
Don't bring facts into this discussion. How else would i show my signature superiority complex.
I don't see any of the other "soldiers" moving in to help here. Or are you talking about the random person that runs in? And if so, how does that prove in any way that the soldiers themselves aren't trained to ignore fallen comrades? These pictures just make it look worse cuz his buddies literally just have to stand there and wait for someone else to rush in
Those aren't "random people". They're literally in military uniform. What are the ones next to him supposed to do about it? Make a big fuss and cancel the parade over a common occurrence? In fact, this happens quite commonly across the world.
When I sung in a choir in primary school. we were literally told if someone faints in front of us during a performance, to ignore it and keep singing. We thought it was an over-exaggeration. Until the Christmas concert when someone literally fainted in front of us during it and we kept singing. Of course, the teachers then came and rushed to their aid and carefully brought them away. So during organised performances like this- it's quite standard not to freak out if somebody faints.
What's up with the fake 'fros?
Probably got written up for slacking off on the job too
Is someone forcing them to do that job?
If it works like the recruiting works the same way in the US they where probably lied to/tricked.
When was this? Any context?
It looks like it's from June 1970 during the Trooping the Colour, which was the Queen's birthday celebration.
1970?! That photo looks so good for being half a century old.
That's the power of film-based photography. It's why some old movies look good even at 4K
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