• BozeKnoflook@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    Honestly, I hear people say they’re going to stay and fight and I think “Fight for this?” while gesturing to a country that couldn’t be bothered to show up to prevent Trump from getting elected again. Why would I want to keep it going? I know there are some good people but I don’t feel I can help many individuals against systemic problems.

    Exactly my opinion, and a large part of why I decided to leave the US. I feel so bad for all the people that will suffer as a result of a minority’s dumb as fuck choices, but at the same time… Y’ALL SHOULD HAVE FUCKING VOTED.

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        7 days ago

        I moved to the Netherlands, chosen almost entirely because the Dutch-American Friendship Treaty makes it ridiculously easy for an American to move to the Netherlands if you can run your own business / be self employed.

        It’s the easiest way from the US to Europe if you don’t have a master’s degree, a recent ancestor from Europe, or a boatload of cash.

        Though having a decent amount of cash saved up is good, because boy howdy is it expensive to move…