As every day goes by it gets even scarier going to the states. I know I won’t be going in my lifetime.

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    7 hours ago

    My mom drove my brother and I in a factory converted camper, 67 ford econoline over 3 extended summers to about 40 states. It was a different time and culture that is totally unrecognizable today.

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    8 hours ago

    What a shithole. Can’t imagine I’ll ever go back now, glad I got to see some beautiful places before they completely gut them.

    Sad to see what that country is becoming.

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    14 hours ago

    I honestly feel the same level of worry about going to the states now as going to china when that cell hone executive got arrested

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    13 hours ago

    I recently travelled for work to the US (air not ground), and I was able to opt-out of facial recognition. I’m sure that won’t be an option forever, but if anyone has to travel in the short term and is concerned, you probably can opt-out.

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    12 hours ago

    Not to downplay this, but you had to assume this and far worse was already happening, even before Trump 2

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    12 hours ago

    I stopped going in the 90’s when I drove to Florida for the umpteenth time since late 70’s and in almost every major city I went through had couches, garbage and a whole bunch of other detritus all over the highways. Just trying to enlighten others.