>>But it fits nicely with the view that whatever happens with/to/in the US us larger, greater, more serious and more important than whatever happens anywhere else in the world.
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>Did you abandon Virginia?

Not quite, still own some real estate there. Otherwise, I just about had enough of the series of catch-twentytwos we encountered, and the attitude of present immigrant haters, so I chose to avoid being illegal. Time's up, back to where they all wanted to send me. I hope they are happy (I won't know, because they're generally on my ignore list).

One way out of the vicious circle is to simply step out.