Dystopian Despair, Fascism, and a Modern Geoglyph in Rural Ohio

Ohio State Route 48 runs north and south for about 80 miles through a swath of Southwest Ohio. It cuts through the city of Dayton going north and heads into the rural parts of this side of Ohio. As I drive along Route 48 toward the small towns of Union and Inglewood, on the east side of the road there is a wide expanse of field that is typical for much of Ohio. It is an enormous corn field that is barren after the harvest...