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Apparently they just purged ICE leadership and replaced them with people from Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection. The imperial boomerang is about to hit harder.

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[–] prole@hexbear.net 54 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

If they start doing airstrikes will any country offer USAians refugee status?

[–] Aradino@hexbear.net 45 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Call me naïve but airstrikes against their own civilians would surely be the final straw. surely

[–] Muinteoir_Saoirse@hexbear.net 42 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I dunno, they did an airstrike on a house in Philly and burned down an entire city block (61 buildings) and that wasn't the final straw, so who's to say

[–] Pentacat@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

There is no straw.

[–] Hexamerous@hexbear.net 42 points 2 weeks ago

Can't think of a population more groomed to turn on each other. Being able to legally kill your neighbor is the real American dream.

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 42 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And what would happen?

Would that be the moment the "good" people gather their arms against him?

Odds are likely they'll either just flee or hope to quietly wait it out

[–] ClimateStalin@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

The question was “Will any other countries start offering us refugee status?”

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 39 points 2 weeks ago

Lol nope, libs will whine but yearn for brunch

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 39 points 2 weeks ago

At this point im really not sure

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 27 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Orders are orders.

[–] jackmaoist@hexbear.net 17 points 2 weeks ago

You can always debate the drone

[–] D61@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago

The average USAian with chuddy politics is likely to be just as atomized and alone as the rest of us. Finally realizing that "things have gone too far" is going to push them to what?

I don't have faith that individuals will both radicalize and organize against their former political "friends". I'm more willing to believe that they will just go quiet, hunker down, and hope that things "get better" at some future point in time after "somebody" does "something".

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 36 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Nato country? Doubtful. Others? Maybe the ones with refugee programs that don't have any reliance on the US.

[–] juniper@hexbear.net 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

At that point I would qualify as a persecuted communist, would China take me? Maybe they'd rather use me as a double agent! Hello Xi! I've got good ideas!!

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 26 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Maybe through UNHCR? I think you need to actually go there first though, then apply from within the country. They don't get very many applications per year:

Compare with US:

I suspect this is mostly because refugees try to flee somewhere that they speak the language.

[–] juniper@hexbear.net 15 points 2 weeks ago

Wow the difference between the two is wild, thanks for sharing. Your point about the language makes sense. I've been involved at the margins of various diaspora communities and they are a strong pull too. That kind of thing probably hasn't had enough time to develop for China.

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 weeks ago

I suspect this is mostly because refugees try to flee somewhere that they speak the language.

It's still so wild that a country of 1 billion people only received 78 refugee applications in a whole year. In comparison India got >3000 applications last year.

Wherever you're from, whatever language you speak, you will be able to find some small diaspora in a country so large.

Either something is not right with the data or there's something else going on. Maybe China has some different asylum/refugee process that's easier?

[–] BeanisBrain@hexbear.net 29 points 2 weeks ago

Others? Maybe the ones with refugee programs that don't have any reliance on the US.

Please Xi

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't think alliances are so cut-and-dry. I would assume e.g. EU countries will gladly take US refugees (because they're white enough, if nothing else)

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's not so simple. Doing so would involve acknowledging that the US is doing something wrong enough to warrant it. Doing so would also trigger legal repercussions in many of those countries that must automatically carry out various actions against perpetrating countries. They are more likely to look the other way and pretend the US is doing nothing wrong than they are to acknowledge that the leader of nato is carrying out such abuses that it is producing refugees.

[–] balsoft@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 weeks ago

They might call it something other than "refugees" to avoid legal issues, but in practice accepting refugees who are already close culturally, and are ready to work 12h shifts (because they've been doing so in the US already) makes financial sense. The usual right-wing opposition won't be an issue either. So it's more likely to happen than not, in my view.

[–] redchert@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 2 weeks ago

EU countries would collapse if America fell into civil war. Besides people are already hating on white Ukrainian refugees, americans wont be received that much better.

[–] Euergetes@hexbear.net 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Cuba, Venezuela, Laos, Russia

good luck gettin there

[–] Kefla@hexbear.net 24 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Cuba isn't too far from a lot of us in the US

[–] jackmaoist@hexbear.net 23 points 2 weeks ago

Can't wait for the American Gusano community in Cuba.

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 15 points 2 weeks ago

Finally, being in Florida works out in my favor.

[–] purpleworm@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I think Vietnam probably would.

Come to think of it, I bet you the DPRK would, but like the other commenter said, good luck getting there.