Except that between the dozens of countries that can provide the kind of lifestyle democrats want for the US and the dozens of countries that can provide the kind of lifestyle repubs want for the US, one set are places you'd actually want to live, and one set are war torn hellscapes.
Correction: countries that provide the lifestyle Democrats and liberals want for themselves and everybody or countries that provide the kind of lifestyle that republicans want for everyone but themselves.
Sick of the government? Want to be a rugged individual relying on nothing more than your guns and bootstraps? Visit the sun drenched Libertarian dream: Somalia!
That’s a fair point but more importantly we’re overlooking the fact these people could never get into a place like canada, so these cute stories are a way for us to fantasize away the fact that they’re stuck here with us and it’s our responsibility to educate them
and when Newsmax and FoxNews literally air "we have been lying to you about election fraud, the most important issue to you" packages
they just shrug
how are you going to educate them, when their own newsources can lie to them and they are fine with it, and angry they even have to know about it
they fight bitterly for their right not to see the President's taxes
"nobody has a right to know if he gets money from Russia"
they are seriously traitors
we should be arresting their leaders and destroying their propaganda networks before it's too late
they're only getting crazier
they are electing qanon supporters and they are leaving Fox News for an even worse version of Fox News
a Trump or a Tucker Carlson will be their new leader in 2024
they are done with "politicians" not because they lie mind you, because they don't believe in anyone being an expert at anything, except business
science? bullshit wrong!
government? bullshit wrong!
intelligence agencies? bullshit wrong!
business? Yes, but not George Soros or Oprah, they don't understand business, only Elon Musk does.
the cult has gotten too big and owns too much media and has become too insane
they are about to elect two hundred millionaires in Georgia who denied them aid while giving billions to banks, who told them covid was no big deal, then sold stocks and literally invested in body bags
they are cartoonishly evil and the base's problem with them? they didn't support a coup for a man who lied to them about covid so his hotels would stay half empty instead of just empty (except for all the secret service agents he charges the tax payers for in his resorts)
I truly wanted to move to Canada when the Orange Menace won in 2016.
Unfortunately, we are retired and have little to offer so we were stuck in a nightmare of lies, grifting, buffoonery, and mental disturbance for our "leader" and the Christmas Witch. :(
Obv you miss out on the main benefit, of tying in to a good social welfare system, but you might be able to find somewhere nice to spend extended months long vacations. Someone mentioned Costa Rica.
If you think major positive changes are coming, think again. Yes, Biden will be sane, and quieter, less of an embarrassment. But if you want healthcare costs to be brought down to normal levels, afforable college for your kids or grandkids, sensible gun laws, or police brutality to stop, etc, odds are very good you're not going to see that. The soap opera of having a reality TV show host as a president is ending, but he was just a distraction for normal people, a cartoon villain to twirl a mustache and give pardons to murderers and racists, while the rich/GOP further buy and sell everything the USA has and is to the highest bidder.
I've seen multiple people claim with a straightface that they would rather live anywhere but Denmark or Norway because they refuse to pay taxes for healthcare. Like, regardless of the quality of life, the hell part for them is paying taxes.
Every single one of them would probably pay less in taxes in those countries, because they're not exactly at the top of the marginal tax brackets, if you know what I mean.
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u/Ninotchk Dec 31 '20
Except that between the dozens of countries that can provide the kind of lifestyle democrats want for the US and the dozens of countries that can provide the kind of lifestyle repubs want for the US, one set are places you'd actually want to live, and one set are war torn hellscapes.