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For my youth, I always thought the tide would break and things would get better in the U.S., I am now 32 and the re-election of Donald Trump has caused me to completely give up on The United States politically. The U.S. seems hell bent on hanging on to global hegemony even at the cost of collapse rather than bring it down for a soft landing. I believe fascism is here, and it's only going to get worse as material conditions deteriorate and elites divert the rage of the masses against scapegoats such as immigrants and trans people.

Nursing is an in demand job on just about any government's web site. After the re-election of Donald Trump I enrolled in college in order to get a degree in nursing and leave this hell hole permanently. I am half way towards getting my associates degree.

I don't want my tax dollars to continue to be used for genocide, imperialism, mass surveillance, police brutality and corporate subsidies.

Part of me feels like I should stay and resist but I don't think I can stop the rising tide. I've watched friends and family become monsters despite my best efforts.

I do not feel safe in The United States and I believe that I need to leave as soon as possible for my family's as well as my own material well being.

As a compromise to my husband and mother I have chosen Canada, which I'm not happy about. But me and my husband have agreed that it is not forever, we chose Canada because of their ease of immigration and quick recognition of U.S. credentials, as well as there being no language barrier. From there we will search for our forever home. Right now escape and survival are our main concerns.

In my heart I would love to move to China, or Vietnam, but with the information I have it seems basically impossible as a U.S. citizen to do so.

I'm curious what your guy's thoughts are?

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[–] big_spoon@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 16 hours ago

i mean, that's a pretty personal decision, some people want to fight the power in subtle ways, some people want to go full luigi or paper mario, some people use their knowledge to teach people more enthusiastic or with more connections to get things done

you could stay in your country, because that's the place you know the most, and you kinda know the laws and the kind of people you can identify as fascist

leaving the country is another option, but you'll need to learn another language, probably getting more info about local politics, culture, and starting from scratch

anyways, it all depends of what's more convenient, how risky is staying vs leaving and how different would be the culture of your potential new home and the possibility of that place falling in fascist hands