In all seriousness, you could do worse as a symbol for U.S. democracy than the largemouth bass. It can be found in every farm pond, city park, remote lake, sprawling reservoir. It’s pursued by the very rich and very poor. By every color of American. It’s truly the people’s fish.
By the way, if you’re wondering what the younger generation/Tiktok users think about Dirk, under every Dirk video these are pretty consistently the top replies: