Back in the Bush/Cheney era, critics of that (unelected) regime noted the stage-set fakeness of Dubya's "ranch," and of his quickie strictly-for-the-camera visit to New Orleans post-Katrina, when he promised to (to coin a phrase) build it all "back better" (which, of course, never happened).

Those fake-outs were authenticity itself by contrast with the Biden/Harris inauguration, which nevertheless has had all too many Democrats exulting---some even claiming to be deeply moved---as if the whole thing weren't an ice-cold propaganda fraud. At least Hitler's theatricales, and Mussolini's, had huge, enthusiastic audiences, whereas this one had---uncannily---none at all. Which tells us plenty about where we are today, Trump or no Trump.