Jesus h crist on a godamned rubber crutch.
Americans, this is appalling. You have completely abdicated your right to any sort of claim to enlightenment or democracy.
The myth of American exceptionalism as a beacon of western values is well and truly dead in the water at this point.
Look at this shit. The fucking oresident hocking watches during a military parade on his fucking birthday, with corporate sponsorship banners in the background.
What... the.... fuck? It's not like things have been good before this but at yhe very least people pretended to be playing by rules of engagement.
The only sliver of a silver lining yo this whole phenomenon is that hopefully it will wake the masses up abruptly, and we can all start the difficult and painful journey of exposing, stopping, and eventually overcoming such blatant greed and corruption.