The Dept. of Defense has announced that there will be multiple “flyovers” on Independence Day. It is said “Flyovers will travel from Boston to New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore before they ‘join other Department of Defense and heritage aircraft in the Salute to America over our nation’s capital.'” I suppose this is to be an aerial parade to pump up Trump’s deflating ego and distract Americans from their growing remorse for the genocides and slavery upon which its wealth has been founded.

I’d like the answer, also, to some practical questions. How much are these flyovers going to cost? How many flights will have to be re-directed to accommodate this aerial razzle-dazzle? What will be the cost in wear and tear to planes worth multi-millions of dollars each? What is the cost to American morals to celebrate Independence is this way? This bit of aerial arrogance will be a re-run of May Day flyovers in Red Square, a display of brute force from a brutal regime.