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[–] blazera@lemmy.world 49 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

It's 80 degrees in November. America has reelected a climate change denier. SUV sales continue to rise.

[–] anachronist@midwest.social 6 points 1 hour ago

If only Americans had voted for the party that was going to fix climate change..

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 9 points 1 hour ago

Metoo?

More like you, again.

[–] cheeseburger@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 hours ago

Shithole country.

[–] x4740N@lemm.ee 39 points 3 hours ago (11 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

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 7 points 21 minutes ago

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.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 41 points 2 hours ago (3 children)

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

[–] RawrGuthlaf@lemmy.world 26 points 2 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.

[–] Edgarallenpwn@midwest.social 14 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 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.

[–] hector@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 hour ago

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

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[–] DevopsPalmer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 hour ago

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

[–] dance_ninja@lemmy.world 73 points 3 hours ago (2 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@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour 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.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 3 points 1 hour ago

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).

[–] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago

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

[–] ealoe@ani.social 7 points 1 hour ago (1 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.

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 3 points 34 minutes 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.

[–] problematicPanther@lemmy.world 13 points 2 hours ago

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

[–] sudoer777@lemmy.ml 26 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

and move where? to another country electing fascists?

[–] formergijoe@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago

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

[–] Edgarallenpwn@midwest.social 8 points 2 hours ago

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

[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 21 points 3 hours ago

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

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[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 11 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (2 children)

He looks like a cartoon demon. An exaggerated 90s gross-up cartoon demon. Wtf do people see in him* except for their ugly-ass selves?

[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 7 points 2 hours ago

He pisses people off, which is funny or something. Plus they are afraid of immigrants and "the gay" though there have been times when those people have embraced good will and togetherness, usually when a country song about it becomes popular. There was one about doing a good deed and passing it on or something like that and people weren't dicks for a month or so.

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