The film Top Gun Maverick is cool because it uses real F-18s and real F-18 pilots. We see actors in planes. They're in real planes. They're in the back seat of real F-18s.

They're not flying the plane. A legit Navy pilot is in the front seat piloting the plane. But they're in the plane, taking 6 g's. They're acting, but they have to act at 6 g's.

In the trailer for "Top Gun Maverick", Paramount erased the Taiwanese and Japanese flags from Maverick's jacket.

Senator Cruz stood upon the Senate floor and said (paraphrase):

"Does Maverick bow to the Chinese Communist Party?"

Senator Ted Cruz scored a touchdown. He introduced legislation that requires filmmakers that use USA military assets to disallow CCP censorship.

Paramount caved. In the film, Maverick's jacket proudly sports the flags of Taiwan and Japan.

Maverick could gain even more fans by sporting the flag of Tibet.

The original film, Top Gun, celebrated the concept of the elite pilot. This is necessary. Elite pilots win wars.

Colonel Jessup: Merit saves lives.

Democrats want to put weak people into combat aircraft. Furthermore, they want to put pregnant ladies into combat aircraft. They tell us that they can design a special suit, and that such a pilot can win wars.

Behold a pilot that can take 6 g's. Not only can he take 6 g's, he can sing opera while doing it. Such pilots win wars.

At 6 g's, most people can't sing. They can't even breathe. They black out. Their hearts aren't strong enough to pump blood into their brains at 6 g. Such pilots lose wars.

I am a poor singer, which is why I play viola. I play in opera orchestras, backing up singers. I love this pilot's singing. He sings with good intonation and good rhythm. This is the kind of singer that you want to play backup for.