When do you leave the sinking ship

[Anonymous]

I don’t have the money to leave.

[Anonymous]

I might have the money to leave, but my young adult kids are here, and neither are ready to leave.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone ask why we have an alt right problem, and aim to address the root causes?

[Anonymous]

We are both feds and not quite ready to retire. About all we can do is stay the course and become part of the deep state.

[Anonymous]

^^^Unchecked immigration, same as in Europe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where you going?

This. There's really nowhere to go, unless you already have dual citizenship somewhere. Anywhere that will take just anybody has a set of reasons why, the politics of most other places are nearly as messy as ours (some are worse, a few are marginally better without guarantee of that continuing much longer). Even with financial means, it's not that easy.

I'm committed to staying here and making myself a problem, should the need arise. If everyone who can fight chooses to flee instead, well, there goes America.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am continually amazed that people think it is so easy to just move permanently to another country.

You or your children have any disabilities or health conditions then other countries like Canada, Australia, and New Zealand aren’t taking you. You are over 40, good luck. You don’t have a parent or grandparent from the EU, or 5 million dollars or a highly skilled job? Not likely.

I agree. We actually have dual Canadian citizenship but even we can just get up and leave. There’s work, school etc. and you cat just get up and leave. I will say though that when I am visit Canada, I feel so much happier and lighter. It is a great place but for now we are bound here.

[Anonymous]

Ah, the daily "doom and gloom" post. Love it.

[Anonymous]

I’m just hunkering down amidst the shit storm that’s almost certainly only bound to get worse.

I can’t risk anything openly protesting because I’m supposed to be the sponsor for a person’s application for immigration. If I torpedo my status, I ruin their chances to ever come to the US.

I also have an ex who would be only too happy to see me get into legal trouble, he keeps trying without any luck to “catch me” doing something. I have even deleted all my social media when I found out they were printing things out.

I do not do ANYTHING.

Wish I could, but I cannot.

[Anonymous]

I’ll leave when I feel like the window to leave is closing and I am afraid for my family. At that point no sane person is going to be like BUT MY JOB AND MY SCHOOL!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ll leave when I feel like the window to leave is closing and I am afraid for my family. At that point no sane person is going to be like BUT MY JOB AND MY SCHOOL!

+1. But hard to know when that is and where to go. For now trying to participate as much as possible here while also working on Plan B for various family members

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ll leave when I feel like the window to leave is closing and I am afraid for my family. At that point no sane person is going to be like BUT MY JOB AND MY SCHOOL!

+1. But hard to know when that is and where to go. For now trying to participate as much as possible here while also working on Plan B for various family members

Same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I never imagined I’d ever have these thoughts but in all seriousness when do you say we’ve reached the point of no return. What will be the final straw for you? The next election could be too late.

I've been thinking a lot about this. This is not normal and we CANNOT normalize it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I never imagined I’d ever have these thoughts but in all seriousness when do you say we’ve reached the point of no return. What will be the final straw for you? The next election could be too late.

I've been thinking a lot about this. This is not normal and we CANNOT normalize it.

What does that mean specifically?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone ask why we have an alt right problem, and aim to address the root causes?

You go first. What's one root cause?