And why a UFC fight? Why on the White House Lawn? Why on June 14th? None of those things are “because <insert anything remotely to do with celebrating America or the 250th>.” They are because Trump and his personal glorification.
They could have done any sort of event, but connecting himself with UFC makes him feel more tough and UFC fans are, in large part, his demographic.
They could have done it anywhere, but hosting it on the lawn A) makes the entire thing an extension of himself, B) draws more attention to him personally with spectacle, and C) allows him to, yet again, exert his influence over the aethestics of the White House as he sees fit like it is his personal private residence instead of the public’s property.
And they could have done it on literally any other day, particularly when the actual 250th since the Declaration signing is on July 4th. But just as we had to have a stupid, expensive, uninteresting, military parade “coincidentally” on his birthday last year (as it was supposedly about America, not him, guys! Promise!). This year we get to play pretend-to-be-a-dictator again with a massive, expensive, stupid event celebrating the Manchild-In-Chief’s specially big boy birthday, this time with everyone coming to watch a couple guys punch each other because… … … America…?
Seriously.
And why a UFC fight? Why on the White House Lawn? Why on June 14th? None of those things are “because <insert anything remotely to do with celebrating America or the 250th>.” They are because Trump and his personal glorification.
They could have done any sort of event, but connecting himself with UFC makes him feel more tough and UFC fans are, in large part, his demographic.
They could have done it anywhere, but hosting it on the lawn A) makes the entire thing an extension of himself, B) draws more attention to him personally with spectacle, and C) allows him to, yet again, exert his influence over the aethestics of the White House as he sees fit like it is his personal private residence instead of the public’s property.
And they could have done it on literally any other day, particularly when the actual 250th since the Declaration signing is on July 4th. But just as we had to have a stupid, expensive, uninteresting, military parade “coincidentally” on his birthday last year (as it was supposedly about America, not him, guys! Promise!). This year we get to play pretend-to-be-a-dictator again with a massive, expensive, stupid event celebrating the Manchild-In-Chief’s specially big boy birthday, this time with everyone coming to watch a couple guys punch each other because… … … America…?