• Absurdly Stupid @lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I will stay to watch the meltdown as long as I live, I feel that it’s kinda bullshit to flee, but I get it.

    If I had a family I would at least be planning to leave, but I want to be here until the end if possible. Blood for the blood god.

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      1 day ago

      The American Dream was a bum deal and no more live shooter drills for my kids. Fuck it I’m out.

      I still vote though. Good luck my friends. ❤️

    • PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world
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      23 hours ago

      Same, I am living on hella lot of spite and still want to be here for my parents and friends. I don’t like the idea of being a pussy coward and fleeing my homeland because some assholes made it worse.

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      1 day ago

      I understand the logic, but realistically, depriving a country of your productivity and taxes has a much larger impact than staying to do an occasional protest. In the same way that companies don’t care about social media posts saying the company is stupid, but they do care if the revenue drops because people actually stop using the company. So while it may feel like fleeing, it’s also the biggest impact they can have, though it’s a massive sacrifice to leave one’s life behind, so it shouldn’t be expected or demanded of everyone.

      • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
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        1 day ago

        Yeah, I’m sure when Trump invades the next country, he’s really going to lament the lost labor of his biggest potential opponents.