The Hollywood actor is a prominent donor to the Democratic Party in the United States. In recent years, that has regularly led to criticism from President Trump, who has called him a “second-rate movie star,” among other things. According to Clooney, it didn’t bother him much. “It’s not my job to keep the President of the United States happy.”
Thanks for the nice conversation!
Wow! I have lived in quite dangerous places in India and travelled extensively through south America, in places that I do know are more dangerous than any place in the US. I have been in places in Bolivia where local people are afraid to visit and ended up meeting Evo Morales, not too long ago as he was already in hiding from the police.
Never have I felt in such danger as when walking in downtown San Diego. It was full of drug addicts all over the streets, I’d be looking behind corners afraid of getting attacked any moment. In Florida as well, I was in a small town and I stayed a couple nights in a hostel, when arrived I’ve been told very clearly: you can walk east, but do not walk west lest you want to get shot.
I’d be curious, how dangerous is a dangerous city in the US? What is the kind of danger you can come across, and how does that affect normal life? Do you need to take precautions when walking down the streets?
Honestly, nothing much really comes to mind as a special precaution that I would think of. Don’t go down alleys alone, don’t follow strangers that try to get you to go places. Don’t get drunk alone in unfamiliar areas that aren’t super populated. Don’t make flashy displays of wealth.
No real impact on daily life. I’ve gotten lost in bad parts of Detroit before and that was unideal, but that was because there’s still a lot of ability for people to know you don’t live there just based on appearance.