Tanks for sharing this Vice documentary. I enjoyed the roaring crowd in the basketball stadium most. Surreal reverberation. Interesting to watch the staging of the entire visit. I've heard other first hand accounts of visits not too dissimilar.

Sports exchanges as cultural exchanges and programs are obviously helpful. I think the problem today is with domestic media and foreign diplomatic channels, although it's very much needed to have more understanding and first-hand accounts of life, we now see media personnel being censored and restricted at home and abroad.

I wonder whether the administration having a penchant for an American cultural norm isn't just a way for a nation state to leave a light on for diplomatic dialogue whilst simultaneously signaling disinterest with dialogue in a wider context.

Could Bitcoin play some kind of part in universal freedom? I guess It's like this with most things. One can be shown a doorway and the door can be opened, but one must choose to walk through it.