The other day I was in Lowe's. A guy came up to me and started a conversation. He is from South Africa, he was wearing a mask and later said he considered himself a liberal. Our conversation was congenial. I see a lot of similarities between the events in South Africa and what is currently happening in the United States. Does anyone else see this? Is the country of South Africa more prosperous since apartheid was abolished? Are the people better off? These are questions I intend to ask him.