COMMENT FROM DC VISITOR:
D.C. was clear and secure. There have been some Nationwide Guard troops strolling round, however most of them have been simply youngsters playing around and taking photos in entrance of monuments like the remainder of the vacationers.
The town was skewed closely to the left. I noticed a couple of anti-Israel and anti-Trump protestors who appeared somewhat unhinged. The folks I spoke with mentioned the town was in absolute chaos throughout the George Floyd/BLM protests and that the Nationwide Guard and ICE raids have been nothing as compared.
I additionally went to the Spy Museum, which was loads of enjoyable. That they had a wall honoring Ukraine with an image of Putin within the crosshairs of a gun scope. The Chilly Conflict was the top of US espionage in current historical past, and Russia and the USSR have been used interchangeably. I skipped the 9/11 corridor as a result of it was an enormous lie–we all know what occurred. The museum additionally claimed that solely rogue spies within the US used torture mechanisms in trendy days. There was one sentence on MKUltra and no point out of Challenge Monarch or any of the psychological warfare ways.
I feel they need to ship troops to the opposite massive cities the place crime has been allowed to run rampant lately. It felt secure to stroll round at evening, which is greater than I might say about Philly or NYC. I’m certain the criminals cleared out as a result of regulation and order have been truly required and visual. Violent crime shouldn’t be downplayed. It’s preventable, and it will be good if America grew to become a high-trust society the place we don’t concern different civilians on the streets. The troops and NG weren’t bothering anybody, however their presence alone in all probability commanded some primary civility.
