I used to travel a lot in the 80s and 90s in what was then called the third world. I'm starting to recognize more and more of the "things fall apart here" eleme

I used to travel a lot in the 80s and 90s in what was then called the third world. I'm starting to recognize more and more of the "things fall apart here" elements of these countries in the United States, and it's upsetting. I saw an armored car for the first time in Denver last week, the owner was happy that I recognized it was different and started bragging about it's capabilities, including electrified door handles and the ability to stop .308 rounds. He thought it was innovative and cool, but I had already seen similar cars in Brazil 30 years ago. All the rich people needed them to survive day to day down there. We're not moving forward, we're moving towards where Brazil used to be.