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.
Town was skewed closely to the left. I noticed a couple of anti-Israel and anti-Trump protestors who appeared just a little unhinged. The individuals I spoke with mentioned town was in absolute chaos in the course of the George Floyd/BLM protests and that the Nationwide Guard and ICE raids have been nothing compared.
I additionally went to the Spy Museum, which was plenty of enjoyable. That they had a wall honoring Ukraine with an image of Putin within the crosshairs of a gun scope. The Chilly Warfare 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 fashionable days. There was one sentence on MKUltra and no point out of Mission Monarch or any of the psychological warfare ways.
I feel they need to ship troops to the opposite large cities the place crime has been allowed to run rampant lately. It felt secure to stroll round at night time, which is greater than I may say about Philly or NYC. I’m certain the criminals cleared out as a result of legislation and order have been really 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.
