there is the potential for political violence. and, you know, it's possibly true to say, you could describe the state of affairs we're in at the moment as already being an american cold civil war. is there a way forward out of this, do you think? for the first time ever since i've been coming here, over 25 years, americans themselves aren't hopeful for the future. they're the ones who are starting to say, america's time is finished, the american age is over. i don't know what direction our country is going in, but it's certainly not forwards. and whilst there have been commentators around the world saying that again and again, this is the first time out of the mouths of patriotic americans, even as they're watching the 4th ofjuly fireworks, have i heard them talking like that. and of course, one of the things that's depressing them so much are these mass shootings. and on the 4th ofjuly itself, at an independence day parade, six people are shot dead. that's the kind of shocking incident that just makes people really worry about what the future of this society could look like.