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[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 47 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (5 children)

Easier said than done I know but if Trump wins my wife and I would strongly consider emigrating to another country. There's only so much insanity one can take before needlessly going down with the ship. And if the calculus is that that my kids will have better prospects elsewhere, then so be it.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 27 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You're assuming that 1st world countries will have us.

[–] docAvid@midwest.social 24 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Fascism is on the rise globally. If enough decent people leave the US, we will fall into a fascist regime, and it will be the beginning of World War Three, with the US leading the equivalent of the Axis powers. No place in the world will be safe for you or your children. That's the hard, honest truth.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 11 points 9 months ago

Agreed. We need to stay, and we need to fight to change the system from the inside. We can still prevent disaster at this stage.

[–] Kyatto@leminal.space 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

With my partner, friends, and I being "degenerates" and likely the first group the fascists genocide... nope, see ya, I'm out. We already are experiencing the low-tide effects of genocide and while people aren't in droves killing us yet, there are state allowed murders seemingly popping up and medical genocides creeping into the states. It's only a matter of time and there is effectively nothing I can do, so for the lives of my family, friends, and I, we will be doing whatever it takes to get out before it really starts.

[–] docAvid@midwest.social 2 points 9 months ago

You must do what you feel is right, of course. I disagree that it is inevitable, I disagree that there is nothing you can do, and as I said above, I doubt that, should it happen, anybody will be safe, anywhere; but I wish you and yours safety and peace, wherever you go.

[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

Good idea. I think it’s worth doing some research to find out where you might be able to go.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 11 points 9 months ago

The problem is that without good people to stop them, evil people taking charge of the USA would radically change the entire world.

It's not easy, but most of us have to stay. Maybe all of us...

[–] escaped_cruzader@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I'll be in my 3rdW country eating popcorn