Nostalgia vs. Modernity: The Parade of Dinosaurs

Bryant McGill · Nostalgia vs. Modernity: The Parade of Dinosaurs*If you're rolling this hardware down Constitution Avenue, count me in, otherwise, no thanks!**A blistering, poetic takedown of nostalgia-drenched military pageantry, juxtaposed against the sleek, silent, and lethal reality of modern warfare. The piece not only critiques the M1 Abrams parade but eviscerates the mindset that sustains it. Vivid imagery—“muscle car theater,” “projectile nausea”—strikes like a precision-guided mun...