Moment of silence?
This wasn't a minute of silence. It was more like a minute of rush hour traffic. Or a minute in a railroad switching yard. Or a minute in a severe thunderstorm.
Nicely defines our pathology. The Emperor declares a minute of silence. The Emperor appears on his balcony, and we get a minute of blinding flashes and roaring shutters, as each camera operator maximizes his orgasmic exposure to the Most Royal Most Holy Luminosity of His Most Holy And Most Radiant Highness The Emperor.
Incidentally, I've
already said what I think about this whole mess.