Our democracy is destroyed, this once great country can only aspire to ever rise even to the level of a banana republic. We are irreparably divided into many pieces and shall remain so. China is ascendant and without leadership we shall be buried in the dustbin of history as are all empires. The American experiment is over. I'm sorry for the world my children shall have to live in.

On a personal level, don't threaten me or those I care for. I carry and will not hesitate. A few nights ago some masked asshole in Vienna accosted me about not wearing one and had he taken two more steps towards me I would have dropped him faster than Daunte Wright. My hand was already on my concealed carry as he took his first step screaming 'wear a mask!" Fortunately for him, he stopped or I'd no doubt be in the news right now.