I'm pretty old and, as such, I feel inclined to give tradition a nod. There's something to be said for a good dress uniform. I'd never go so far as to suggest

I'm pretty old and, as such, I feel inclined to give tradition a nod. There's something to be said for a good dress uniform. I'd never go so far as to suggest we need more people like Gaddafi. No, that would be morally wrong of me to suggest so. By most accounts, he was a horrible man. But... That man could wear a uniform. He had enough medals on his uniform to claim the top pedestal at the Special Olympics. He was a man who understood the value of a fancy dress uniform. And, back on that same topic, I've done way too much reading now. As near as I can tell, nobody has decided why dress uniforms have become more tame. They don't even usually wear fancy hats, with some exceptions. The Swiss and Britons still have some fancy hats. I really do wonder why the uniforms aren't nearly as fancy as they used to be. I can understand utilitarian needs, but these are dress uniforms. It's not like they are going to be out in a fancy dress ghillie suit. I bet there's a reason for it and I'd not be surprised if it were related to something psychological. A layman's guess would be that really snazzy uniforms inspire fear and promote ideas of inequality, or a lack of feelings of shared pain and shared service. Which is probably why Gaddafi could get away with it, but Trump can not. I have spent way too long pondering this and looking for scholarly studies at Google.