• favoredponcho@lemmy.zip
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    14 hours ago

    This is why I don’t think it’s a good idea to live in America. America is rapidly on its way to becoming a failed state. It’s best to move to other countries that still know that up is up and down is down, 2+2=4.

      • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net
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        57 minutes ago

        It is not.

        Still, it’d be a good idea to get your passports in order now as at some point you may be able to seek asylum in another country if the US is deemed a warzone.

        Our instance put together a guide to prepare for a fascist regime, which includes info on emigration and passports.

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      4 hours ago

      I meet people for work trying to move here from various European countries… not the ones at war right now. I’m just like not to be rude but why

      • Airowird@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        57 minutes ago

        Usually, it’s about low taxes,regulations and the belief the can be the next self-made billionaire.

        It’s amazing once you talk what’s left of the middle class how much better the US is, because they can afford to save up for medical debt.

        Personally, I’m ok with putting all the selfish dongleberries together in one country, easier to avoid them that way.

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      7 hours ago

      That’s kinda obvious though, isn’t it? I don’t think many people are choosing to move to the USA nowadays. And the ones that already live there can’t really just move out - either due to family ties, bureaucracy or lack of resources to do so. I’m guessing that the last one is the biggest factor.

      America seems pretty big on making their citizens under-educated and deeply indebted. Most other countries don’t let you migrate into them unless you can prove that you’re financially stable and can hold down employment. My parents moved from Russia to Germany about 20 years ago, and that was only possible because they were highly educated and the company that my father was brought in to work for could prove that literally no other candidate in Europe could do the job.

      Now imagine you’re an american kid, either fresh out of college with a ton of debt or never having done college with no proof of education. Either way, there’s a good chance your only previous employment was in the gig economy. The chance that any other country would happily let you move in is pretty slim…