Iran: The Center Ring in Today's Kayfabe Politainment Circus

PT Barnum Quotes:

• "Clowns are the pegs on which the circus is hung".
• "The bigger the humbug, the better people will like it".
• "Without promotion, something terrible happens... nothing!" 
• "The show business has all phases and grades of dignity, from the exhibition of a monkey to the exposition of that highest art in music or the drama...

The De-Evolutionary History of the Motto of the United States of America:

1782: E Pluribus Unum

1956 - In God We Trust

2022* - I Support the Current Thing (Official Adoption pending)

from Google AI:

The United States adopted "In God We Trust" as its official motto in 1956 (replacing the de facto E Pluribus Unum) primarily to differentiate itself from the atheist Soviet Union during the Cold War. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill, seeking to solidify the U.S. as a nation rooted in religious faith, a move fueled by anti-communist sentiment.

• Cold War Ideology: The 1950s saw a rise in religiosity as a direct counter-response to Soviet Communism, which promoted state atheism.
• Legislative Action: Congress officially adopted the phrase to emphasize a "spiritual atmosphere" and reliance on a higher power, reinforcing America's religious heritage.
• Expansion of Religion in Public Life: The change was part of a broader effort, following the 1954 addition of "under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance.
• Currency Mandate: The 1956 law officially mandated the phrase appear on all U.S. paper currency.

Before this change, E Pluribus Unum ("Out of many, one") had served as the nation's unofficial motto since the American Revolution.