The Patriot Games: A Spectacle of Euphemism and Excess The recent finale of President Trump's Patriot Games has sparked a wave of memes, both praising and criticizing his involvement.
The event, touted as a celebration of "strength, competition, and the next generation of American greatness," has drawn comparisons to Suzanne Collins' dystopian novel, The Hunger Games.
At its core, the Patriot Games is an exercise in nostalgia driven patriotism, where young athletes compete in physical challenges surrounded by quintessential American iconography.