Mr. Barnett,
Good evening. I hope this email finds you well.
Just a note to say thank you for your blog. I just found it and will continue to read.
As for something “particularly significant”;
My wife was born and raised in Brazil. Came here for college in the 90’s, stayed and became a citizen before I even met her.
On a recent trip back to Sao Paulo, Brazil, my first trip there, as soon as we were on I-95 she said a most profound thing, “In Brazil, we fear the criminals. Here, we fear the police.”
I will never forget that statement for as long as I live and it saddens me to the core.