I have spent most of this morning reading both this essay and your previous essay as well as the many comments. I am in total agreement with you. I was terrified the night of the 2016 election and that terror has never fully left me. I am planning to leave this country later this year definitely before the upcoming election. The fear of violence and chaos that you outline is something that has been in the back of my mind for a long time and I believe you are right. The other evening I watched a documentary on Eleanor Roosevelt, and found myself thinking “ If only this country could have a person such as her again.” It was both inspirational and poignant , knowing and feeling that something like that will never again happen in this country. I know that once I have left this country, I will worry about my friends and loved ones who are still here. I am not a religious person, but I am very spiritual, and in that sense I do pray for all of us. Thank you for writing this. Please take good care 💝