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On Fri, 8 Nov 2024 15:34:59 +0100, D wrote:

> I have travelled all the world, and personally, I don't think there is
> much to be gained by travelling given all the possibilities we have
> today in terms of videos, documentaries, the internet etc.

My fear is I would find nothing but another version of the US. I do not 
say that with the assumption that the US is some unique, exceptional, 
state. If i want to find a country overrun with third world invaders while 
'intellectuals' with mush for brains piss away the culture that created 
the nation I do not have to go far.