James Vance actually said...

Just be yourself. Be authentic.

The best advice she gave me when it came to politics is ‘Don’t let them filter you.’

That is a way better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years.

Now, the good news is that I happen to think your democracies are substantially less brittle than many people apparently fear.