COMMENT FROM DC VISITOR:
D.C. was clear and protected. There have been some Nationwide Guard troops strolling round, however most of them had been simply children 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 a little bit unhinged. The individuals I spoke with stated the town was in absolute chaos throughout the George Floyd/BLM protests and that the Nationwide Guard and ICE raids had been nothing compared.
I additionally went to the Spy Museum, which was plenty of enjoyable. They’d 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 had 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 Challenge Monarch or any of the psychological warfare techniques.
I feel they need to ship troops to the opposite massive cities the place crime has been allowed to run rampant in recent times. It felt protected to stroll round at evening, which is greater than I may say about Philly or NYC. I’m certain the criminals cleared out as a result of regulation and order had been truly required and visual. Violent crime shouldn’t be downplayed. It’s preventable, and it might be good if America turned 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 fundamental civility.
