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I just spent a month in America.

Near Washington, D.C., in Virginia, traveled in that mid-Atlantic area some. First time back in a year, I'm not impressed. Now, it's going to

sound like I'm drawing all kinds of conclusions about the entirety of America in this conversation, but I think I can.

The feeling that I have as an American, going back to America after the last one year, is something

akin to implosion.

In my hometown, there are unlimited numbers of vape shops now.

There are massage parlors everywhere.

Now, this is a bedroom community outside Washington, D.C., where the average home price is probably 1.5 million,

with a main business area of strip malls with all the requisite fast food joints and coffee shops and all that kind of fun stuff.

But the vibe, the change in feeling in one year, what the hell is going on in America? And let me get right to the

heart of the matter. Why is violence tolerated? Why has America decided that violence is okay?

Sure, it's always been violent in inner city America, at least for the last 50 years.

But now, it's everywhere.

For example, a friend of mine, not from America, we walked into the local pharmacy,

local CVS, Sunday afternoon, 3 o'clock.

We were inside for maybe 10 minutes.

Came back outside, there's six cop cars We were inside for maybe 10 minutes. Came back outside,

there's six cop cars, lights flashing in the parking lot. Now again, this is a parking lot with a CVS, a Popeyes fried chicken, a Michael's Arts and Craft, a giant supermarket, normal stuff.

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