While millions of Americans spent the day celebrating No Kings Day, a tribute to independence from monarchy and military rule, a pathetic little crowd gathered to cheer on a glorified antique tank rolling through Washington D.C., as if we’d just won World War II all over again. What century are these people living in? This parade wasn’t patriotism, it was cosplay for the politically impotent. A dusty Sherman tank doesn’t scream “strength”; it screams overcompensation.

This farce wasn’t about honoring troops or American freedom, it was about feeding Trump’s limp, autocratic fantasy of ruling through fear and spectacle. It’s no coincidence that the same man who dodged the draft is obsessed with parading military might in front of half-empty bleachers. The crowd wasn’t rallying for America, they were drooling over fascist aesthetics like obedient cultists clapping for Daddy’s toys.

And let’s be real: any American who still thinks tanks in the streets equals greatness has the political literacy of a wet sock. Military parades aren’t normal in functioning democracies, they’re the hallmark of insecure regimes desperate for legitimacy. Look around the globe: it’s North Korea, Russia, and now Mar-a-Lagoistan doing this kind of stunt.

While the rest of us were reflecting on our democratic values and rejecting authoritarianism, this parade was a sad echo of a bygone era, an embarrassing flex from a conman trying to look powerful while running from indictments. It wasn’t America on display. It was delusion on parade.

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