Garish displays of “patriotism” seem to be all the rage these days. I don’t recall so much of this stuff at any time in my nearly 60 years, including when we were in a much larger shooting war.

I tend to distrust this forced, over-the-top flagwaving bullshit. It seems like they didn’t do that much of it even in WWII. Is this more of the “WWII envy” that was so apparent on the Right after 9/11 and during Iraq? The need for an existential threat to prove how manly and tough we are?