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Where would you move to ride out a potential WWIII?

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[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just teleport me to L3 and be done with it. Earth-Moon, Sun-Earth, doesn't matter.

[–] nomecks@lemmy.wtf 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Argentina probably. Generally the southern hemisphere is pretty safe. Nobody's wasting nukes on brown people, except maybe Israel.

[–] Moonguide@lemmy.ml 38 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wouldn't bet on argentina. They've got their own dickhead in chief who's also waging war against progress.

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, it may not be the best choice, but not the worst either. They're not much of a threat to the big powers, and if they just stay out of it they'll probably come through fine.

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[–] dzso@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Argentinians are mostly white.

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[–] lorty@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 week ago (7 children)

While Latin America is, overall, a good choice, it's important to recognize that the mask off fascism we are seeing from the US will only increase the meddling they already do on their "backyard", so keep that in mind.

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[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Bold to presume that we would want to survive it.

Fwiw Musk says that he wants to leave Earth and go to Mars, which is great news for the rest of us:-).

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 13 points 1 week ago

To be fair, in Musk's fantasy Mars is the easier planet to live on.

[–] seeigel@feddit.org 6 points 1 week ago

It's not. The story about mars allowed Musk to build the rockets to launch the StarLink satellites.

Given the preparation for war with China, can we exclude that those satellites carry payloads to take down intercontinental missiles?

Otherwise the USA could feel safe and be willing to engage in a nuclear war.

[–] marte@lemmy.eco.br 17 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Everyone saying Latin America has absolutely no clue about what Latin America is, lol. The only place safe from fascism rn is either another planet or being dead.

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[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Somewhere in South America. Always wanted to go the Falklands. In reality I don't have the money for that. So I'm here on this hell ride to the bitter end.

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

If the world goes to shit and the UK is fighting with Russia, would Milei try to grab the Falklands?

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (15 children)

Where would you move to ride out a potential WWIII?

Australia. There really is no better place in the event of nuclear war. It's a continent-island, meaning easy to defend, it grows and can build just about anything, and being in the southern hemisphere it should be safe from nuclear winter.

Specifically, a rural property somewhere agricultural. Maybe Queensland or Tasmania.

If you could move anywhere to minimize the impact on you of the worldwide rise of fascism...

That's almost a different question, though. Whichever European country is the most securely democratic. There's lots of non-war ways fascism can suck aggressively.

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[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 12 points 1 week ago

We'll know what the right answer was after it passes.

[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Most of the violence and oppression gets exported, so it's probably best to just sit tight here in the heart of the empire.

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (4 children)

If I were to stay in the U.S., I'd probably go to Hawaii, probably Maui or Lanai.

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[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think I already live in one of the places least likely to be involved in WW3

The countryside of Brazil

In the previous two World Wars Brazil only got involved because people pressured the president to do so, otherwise we could have just sat the entire thing out.

Like, life will get shittier here too, but it is VIOLENTLY unlikely that there will be any fighting in our soil or even a draft to send soldiers to the war. (and I aggressively doubt there will be any kind of nuke-related mutually assured destruction shenanigans. The elites don't benefit from causing the apocalypse)

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[–] seeigel@feddit.org 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

London. Thanks to the artefacts in the British Museum, nobody will dare to throw bombs there.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 16 points 1 week ago

Famously, it didn't stop the Nazis.

[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Latin America. They are not aligned with NATO or Russia/China. And the level of life quality have greatly improved in later years. In fact many migrants feel cheated when coming here because they thought europe was better than it actually is in comparison.

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[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Uruguay, New Zealand, or SE Asia

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I had Uruguay and New Zealand on my list.

[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

If you go to New Zealand, you'll have to deal with the shithead billionaires there who will have moved there a few days ahead of you, (since they'll get extra warning of course), who will have moved already into the fortress-bunkers they've been making for a decade or so there.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/billionaires-are-building-luxury-bunkers-to-escape-doomsday/

https://www.massivemagazine.org.nz/articles/9ifugmdie5ofe1utd1bgsw4zascn61

It should be a life mission of anyone in New Zealand, when the time comes, to find out where their air systems reach the surface and throw a few grenades down the ducts. For the good of humanity (whatever's left).

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[–] some_dude@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If the Americans are dumb enough to start a war with China, the Aus vasals are the first to go.
Better not move to a city then.

[–] pappabosley@lemm.ee 10 points 1 week ago

As an Australian, I'm often thinking about whether Russian or mandarin is the best language for me to learn. Definitely more rations for an interpreter

[–] brisk@aussie.zone 8 points 1 week ago

You might want to wait until after the May election to see whether Australia is immune to the rise of fascism.

[–] yournamehere@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago

nz just voted a facist goverment and australia deports migrants to islands in the middle of nowhere. no.

East Africa. I just like the idea.

[–] SexDwarf@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago
[–] TheGuyTM3@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Marquesas islands. They are very large, no dangers, lot of hideouts, lot of food resources, innaccessible for wheel vehicles, almost impossible to build large bases and to urbanise (small interest for China), they are isolated from other archipelagos, and the islands have not even 10k inhabitants in total (14 islands) so no one would get interest in nuking here.

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We will know the best place after whatever event happens. It’s always hard to predict these things with so many variables.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just click your heels together three times, Dorothy. You'll find all the fascism you need right in your own backyard!

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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 6 points 1 week ago

Somewhere I won't be bothered, like Tristan da Cunha or the Pitcairn Islands

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago (29 children)
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