Garrison Davis

And these more extreme talking points are sort of creeping into that space and they're not stopping it.

You know, of course, it's two-sided.

Of course, there's like that that comes from the liberal left, wherever you want to, whatever you want to call it.

He's the same as you.

There's no difference.

And he was very defensive.

Yikes.

You know, I think that framing is very useful for understanding why we can't seem to

snap out of this current condition that we're in when you're inside that bubble that's the logic that works it's like this is the guy on our side you know we're defending the guy on our side right that's a psychosis that kind of overshadows the entire narrative

So this story in this town plays out against the backdrop of the wider world, right?

So, you know, your first visit to Berkeley Springs was right as COVID is starting, right?

It's the last time you left your New York apartment before lockdown.

You're in Berkeley Springs.

And as the story progresses, we see the 2020 uprising and there's like a little BLM rally in this tiny town.

And then there's J6 and

There's October 7th.

There's the 2024 presidential campaign.

And there's these big events in the world.

And then there's these smaller events in the town, but interwoven with this sort of personal memoir, right?

That the world is in turmoil and so is your life.