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 footage 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 a bit of unhinged. The individuals I spoke with stated the town was in absolute chaos through 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 plenty 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 latest historical past, and Russia and the USSR have been used interchangeably. I skipped the 9/11 corridor as a result of it was a large 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 Venture Monarch or any of the psychological warfare techniques.
I believe they need to ship troops to the opposite huge 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 really required and visual. Violent crime shouldn’t be downplayed. It’s preventable, and it might be good if America grew to become a high-trust society the place we don’t worry different civilians on the streets. The troops and NG weren’t bothering anybody, however their presence alone in all probability commanded some primary civility.
