The trailer for America: The Motion Picture is either delightfully absurd or uncomfortably misguided
The world has changed a lot since 2004's Team America: World Police. At the time, the whole “America, fuck yeah!” attitude was still a funny concept because it was a recognizably absurd escalation of the post-9/11 patriotism that swept the country (while, in true Trey Parker and Matt Stone “giant douche/turd sandwich” fashion, also serving as a playful poke at the people who were concerned about the nation’s increasing commitment to actually bossing the planet around with military force). But that was before so many fascists and white supremacists really started to openly hold prominent positions in the federal government, standing behind the flag as if American greatness—ahem—was a worthy justification for whatever horrible fucking thing they wanted to do or say on a national level.
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