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[–] [email protected] 65 points 23 hours ago (20 children)

The entire rest of the world needs to be on watch, trump is a potential threat to other countries

FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN AMERICA GET THE FUCK OUT NOW

[–] [email protected] 31 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I can't even afford to live HERE, in the country I was born and raised in. How do you expect me to move somewhere else and gain citizenship there?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago

How about illegal immigration :D

[–] dance_ninja 98 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

Lol and go where? From what I can tell, Canada has a housing crisis and is tilting right. Western Europe is already getting sick of immigrants and dealing with the far right.

[–] IzzyScissor 14 points 21 hours ago

Exactly. They're DEALING WITH the far right. They haven't just handed they keys to the country over.

There's still a chance for them.

[–] micka190 6 points 19 hours ago (6 children)

Canada has a housing crisis and is tilting right

Yeah. Trudeau's not super popular anymore because of all his scandals, open corruption, and his handling of the economy and immigration (I expect the Trump win will probably solidify his base somewhat, though, once people start comparing the opposition to Trump) and the NDP's never going to win a majority with Jagmeet at the helm (NDP voters aren't too thrilled about how far up Trudeau's ass his tongue regularly goes). That basically leaves the Bloc (which only cares about Quebec) and the Conservatives. No one outside of Quebec votes for the Bloc (no one serious, at least).

The most damaging thing Trump ever did was show the politicians of the world that you can pretty much just do whatever the fuck you want if you spread divisive hate and propaganda hard enough. The Cons weren't anywhere close to what the Republicans were before he got into office. In our case, the economy usually did get better under them. Unfortunately, they've been steadily becoming more and more extreme over the past couple of elections. It looked like they were trying to be more moderate when they had Erin O'Toole, but there were still some morons among them that were eager to show that they'd gone batshit insane, so they're back to doubling down on ol' Canadian Ben Shapiro now.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

My wife and I have considered shoring up in Baja. We have quite a few friends in a well insulated community down there, and it's a 12 hour drive from where we're at, assuming they don't lock the border from the inside (which they probably will at some point).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago

Say hi to Jesse Ventura for me.

[–] [email protected] 67 points 22 hours ago (4 children)

You realize that unless you have a second citizenship it's not easy to just up and leave for another country?

[–] RawrGuthlaf 46 points 22 hours ago

Even that isn't enough unless you have a lot of money laying around and some kind of support network in whatever country you plan to escape to.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (2 children)

Most people don't. I really didn't get the whole scope/big picture until my wife (who immigrated as a child and now works with immigrant families) explained the whole process and gave examples of things she's seen at work and with people in the community. Last night we got dinner with my mom and she asked "OK where are we moving to?" to only get a lengthy conversation of how it's works and how hard it is. It's not as easy as buying a plane ticket, selling all your stuff or shipping things to where you are going and then picking up life as normal. I hope most people here realize that, but I felt like it needed to be said.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 21 hours ago

Immigration is never easy... Right? I'd like to hear more stories from those who ensured the process.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 22 hours ago

I've looked, it's also incredibly expensive, outside of many people's means, mine included

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

What is so fucked that the US isn't an anomaly. Authoritarianism has been on the rise since the 90s and we don't really have any more true democracies. The crazy right-wing jackasses that people back in 2000 and 2005 thought were just kooks and nutjobs are now 100% mainstream and they're taking over their respective countries... We are not in a good place.

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[–] inclementimmigrant 14 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Easier said than done there bucko. Most of us are just going to have to live here and take it because legal immigration into another nation is just as bad in most countries as it is here in America.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

Oh it's worse, the Immigration system for America is actually easier than Canada or Europe

[–] [email protected] 32 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

and move where? to another country electing fascists?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

I'm thinking South America is the play. The anglosphere is all facing similar problems, the northern hemisphere is starting to really feel climate change, and the food is incredible

They have their own political issues, but they never shook the idea of socialism.

The quality of life is rapidly improving. They have tons of natural resources, great soil, they'll be less impacted by climate change in the southern hemisphere, and most importantly they have Internet

As for me, I'm doubling down on my Spanish practice

[–] formergijoe 11 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah now that Russia has bought and paid for the US they can focus elsewhere.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago

They'll be drinking champagne (or the Russian equivalent) in the Kremlin tonight. Putin and the KGB played the long game and won.

[–] LaunchesKayaks 27 points 23 hours ago

I'd love to leave, but it isn't feasible for me. I'm absolutely terrified and have no way out.

[–] problematicPanther 19 points 22 hours ago

maybe it's not time to run, maybe it's time to fight.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

Fuck that, I love this country and I'm not ceding it to a bunch of stupid bigots. They're the ones that should be leaving.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I thought the same except he won the popular vote too. I'm worried this isn't a minority of people with loud voices...I think this is America.

I've been duped or in denial or something.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 18 hours ago

He won because Kamala underperformed. They both underperformed compared to 2020 actually, Kamala just moreso.

Voters are disillusioned with Democrats, and it's no wonder why when the Democrats keep running on policy that is unpopular with their base and relying on orange man bad to get their voters to the polls. It worked once, and then nothing changed, so of course it wasn't going to work again. Stop trying to push the blame off on voters and use this time to reflect on your own party's election strategy.

[–] Warl0k3 12 points 20 hours ago

It blows my mind you can still love this country after last night. Dude, we just ceded everything to the bigots. They've overwhelmingly achieved all their goals.

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[–] Bytemeister 5 points 18 hours ago (13 children)

Counterpoint... If you leave, you're leaving the most power arsenal of doomsday weapons in the hands of a moron death cult.

Stay, and become ungovernable.

[–] Bookmeat 9 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

You imply that Trump actually intends to govern and not rule.

[–] Bytemeister 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Become unruleable.

You're off to a good start.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Ahhh yes, it is so easy to pick up and move to another country. Why didn't anyone think of this earlier?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 19 hours ago

"If you don't like America, leave!" Was what Republicans said for decades.

Now we're expecting the poor and disabled and BIPOC to just do it because Harris failed. Unbelievable.

[–] TrueStoryBob 7 points 21 hours ago

I'm not leaving. All my friends are here. We don't run from danger.

[–] masquenox 2 points 17 hours ago

trump is a potential threat to other countries

At what point in the last eight decades hasn't the US posed a threat to almost every other country on the planet?

[–] TonyOstrich 2 points 19 hours ago (2 children)
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