There’s a guy sitting off by himself. After a bit, I wander over and ask him where he’s from. His name’s Jim Thacker, and he’s traveled to Greenfield from Missouri for work. He was a sniper in the US Army, and I’m interested to know how he feels about Trump sending the military into US cities.

Jim doesn’t like it, and says, “You do swear an oath to defend the country from all enemies, foreign and domestic. But I would hesitate calling American citizens domestic enemies. So I’m not a big fan of it.”

Jim adds, “I feel like Trump is trying to surround himself with people who are like-minded and agree with anything he says, including going against the Constitution. The United States is a broken country, and it’s been that way for a long time.” Continue Reading →