America’s resistance took to the streets this Saturday, again. The crowds at the “No Kings” protests were old, agitated, excited to show off their lovingly scrawled signs, on which featured all manner of puns, vulgarities, and virtue-signals. Giant inflatable sharks waddled in solidarity with giant inflatable Trumps, dinosaurs, chicken, rabbits, and pigs. There were protesters dressed as hot dogs and frogs. There were statues of liberty and Founding Fathers.

There’s more to this self-humiliating scene than self-humiliation.