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Should I be trying to leave the USA before it's too late? (lemmy.today)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by someone@lemmy.today to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I am someone born in the USA and white and male, so I am less at risk of harassment and brutality than others.

My take on things is that Trump is probably a Russian asset and Russian leadership probably wants a US civil war (but I don't have proof).

Midterms are still many months away. I am pretty sure Democrats realize that Trump wants conflict and they are trying to just wait for Midterms.

I am scared and feel like civil war could still happen. I have no children, few ties to any area, and only work remotely. I live in a very liberal area. I am mostly a poor person and have less than $25,000 saved.

I also have been arrested and held in terrible conditions in a notorious jail, experienced physical and emotional abuse there, and fear being arrested again and experiencing more abuse. Some of the things I experienced meet definitions of torture although not egregious physical torture (iron maiden type stuff). I am also gay and effeminate and worry I could receive worse treatment if involuntarily held for mental health reasons or for poverty because of homophobia by religious people.

Should I be trying to flee the USA now? If so, would Canada be safe? Is there anywhere else I could go to? I could claim asylum in a Northern European country but am concerned about the Russian War of Aggression.

I do not know if I am over-reacting. Will I still have time to flee if I wait and the situation gets worse?

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[–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

No country currently accepts asylum applications from Americans as far as I’m aware

There are a few (as in single digits, like for example Holly Collins in the Netherlands ) in Western Europe and Canada, but they are truly exceptional cases, based on very specific individual circumstances.

The courts in Canada and Netherlands are also considering a few requests from transgender Americans instead of throwing them out immediatly, so the situation might change for trans people, especially if the governments decide that they are done appeasing Trump.

Worldwide there were slightly less than 400 accepted american refugees in 2021.