A New York Times podcast host faced a wave of online ridicule after complaining that military jet flyovers marking Americas 250th anniversary in Washington, DC, "feels like the apocalypse.
".
According to The Post Millennial, Lulu Garcia-Navarro took to social media Friday morning to vent about the patriotic displays in the skies above the nations capital. She wrote, "Why are we having so many jets scorching over DC? Nerve-wracking. I get 250 celebrations but it feels like the apocalypse."
The flyovers, which have increased in recent weeks and intensified around the Fourth of July, are part of a broader series of events commemorating the nations semiquincentennial. On Independence Day itself, dozens of aircraft are scheduled to participate, including Air Force One, the Blue Angels, the Thunderbirds, and other military jets.
Garcia-Navarros remarks were swiftly met with derision from users who saw her discomfort with American air power as emblematic of a broader progressive unease with national pride. The US Oil and Gas Association responded pointedly, writing, "We are sad the loud noises of Air Supremacy scare you."
Commentators on the right contrasted her reaction with an older, tougher media culture that did not flinch at displays of American strength. PJ Media writer Stephen Green wrote, "Journalism was better when it was grizzled old guys with finely-honed bullshit detectors and zero fucks to give, instead of know-nothing prisses."
Others piled on with sarcasm and mock apologies, underscoring the cultural divide over patriotism and military might. Some users labeled Garcia-Navarro a communist, while novelist Jon Gabriel quipped, "Every flyover burns commie cells from your body and replaces them with freedom molecules. A painful process for anyone on the left, but essential nonetheless."
Login