Here’s a good Wookiee Suit test. When you’re stopped by a train carrying things like this:
What do you think?
I admit my dark thoughts run toward the darker side, wherein I can imagine another civil war coming, but when I see a train of military equipment moving through Brookline, my immediate reaction is still Wow, I’m proud of my country and its military and not They’re moving into position to encircle the cities in the upcoming troubles.
That was my reaction as well when I saw a deuce and a half drive through my suburb yesterday.
I’m glad that such sights are rare, though.
Back when we lived in St. Louis, we saw materiel headed for Jefferson Barracks on the road all the time, especially on National Guard weekends. Down here, I’ve only seen a couple Humvees running down 60 in Republic.
But on the trains through Brookline, we’ve seen a bunch of modern and recently retired stuff. I tried to find my Facebook status that identified some of the things we saw previously, including some armored personnel carriers and mobile command posts, but I couldn’t, so I didn’t mention it in the post proper.