"Also representative of the prevailing ethos of that time was the memorable final scene from the post-apocalyptic 1968 film Planet of the Apes, written by the great Rod Serling....Upon discovering the shattered remains of the Statue of Liberty, and coming to this chilling realization, Taylor falls to his knees and pounds the ground: “They finally, really did it. You maniacs! You blew it up! Damn you! Oh, goddamn you all to hell!

I feel a lot like Taylor right now."

https://thebulletin.org/2024/11/welcome-to-the-american-petrostate/