NYT letter from Skyline resident

Thanks to Barbara R.

To the Editor:

Re “Military Parade Marches Into Political Storm as Troops Deploy to L.A.” (news article, June 11):

Spending millions of dollars to parade troops and tanks down American streets isn’t patriotism — it’s performance art at taxpayer expense.

This isn’t how a democracy honors its military. It’s how a fading empire stages a spectacle. Our veterans need health care. Our children need books. Instead, we get freshly repainted tanks rolling past crumbling schools.

We haven’t just blurred the line between governance and entertainment — we’ve erased it. We have become a reality show. And it’s obscene.

Nancy Roden
Seattle