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bluedigger

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83. Too old and poor to relocate.

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Fri Nov 4, 2022, 09:31 AM

Nov 2022

Somebody has to stay and fight the good fight.

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What would have to occur for you to start considering leaving the USA? [View all] Quixote1818 Nov 2022 OP

Becoming independently wealthy. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #1

Same. Island Blue Nov 2022 #15

Same here, too. SharonAnn Nov 2022 #22

+1 area51 Nov 2022 #24

+1 RockRaven Nov 2022 #25

Typical American privilege.. mountain grammy Nov 2022 #82

I'm not sure what you're saying, but many countries have income and health requirements to WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #84

I would take refugee status in the EU or UK or ANZ in a minute. carpetbagger Nov 2022 #95

Israel would be my birthright also.. mountain grammy Nov 2022 #97

The healthcare is great. The democracy... carpetbagger Nov 2022 #100

I'd have to find a place that would take me. Ocelot II Nov 2022 #2

Me too but I have thought of trying to relocate close to the Canadian border....nt wcmagumba Nov 2022 #5

I'm already in Minnesota so I guess I could crash through the woods Ocelot II Nov 2022 #11

That's the boat I'm in so I'll stay n fight. Deuxcents Nov 2022 #17

+1 treestar Nov 2022 #96

Ecuador is relatively easy for a pensioner's visa. carpetbagger Nov 2022 #101

Too hot and humid! I couldn't manage the climate. Ocelot II Nov 2022 #102

Cuenca and Quito are cool. carpetbagger Nov 2022 #106

Death? pwb Nov 2022 #3

My paternal grandparents were smuggled here fro Poland when hitler Fullduplexxx Nov 2022 #4

Imminent arrest by Fascists, known for disappearing arrestees. nt delisen Nov 2022 #6

Becoming 20 years younger... Glorfindel Nov 2022 #7

This is my country. I will stay and fight. n/t Mister Ed Nov 2022 #8

This right here GenThePerservering Nov 2022 #48

I'm not leaving either. Fuck 'em. I can handle what may happen. panader0 Nov 2022 #103

We are already making plans montanacowboy Nov 2022 #9

It is terrible dwayneb Nov 2022 #39

A montana cowboy may sell his house and leave his family and friends? panader0 Nov 2022 #104

Somehow becoming a multimillionaire PlutosHeart Nov 2022 #10

The Christian right winning the house and senate. Initech Nov 2022 #12

It is coming dwayneb Nov 2022 #35

we'll be ruled by the buybull. newdayneeded Nov 2022 #72

Wouldn't be... 2naSalit Nov 2022 #13

I have already considered it but can't afford it right now AND people seem to be racist and bigoted Samrob Nov 2022 #14

Michigan should leave the US and join Canada. roamer65 Nov 2022 #16

Good idea. nt dwayneb Nov 2022 #29

Would Canada want all those militia types? I doubt it. You'd have to arrest them first. SoBlueInFL Nov 2022 #77

Vermont is more like Canada too karynnj Nov 2022 #88

Gilead. ColinC Nov 2022 #18

Donald Trump as president. SergeStorms Nov 2022 #19

This plus the rest of the degeneration. sprinkleeninow Nov 2022 #23

My Parents Passing Away SoCalDavidS Nov 2022 #20

The first time I'm stopped at a 'Militia' checkpoint Bobstandard Nov 2022 #21

That Might Be Too Late nt SoCalDavidS Nov 2022 #46

I'm stuck here Freddie Nov 2022 #26

We have already picked a place, but feel like we should actually visit the place Tikki Nov 2022 #27

I was born and raised here, MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2022 #28

Thank you for your service dwayneb Nov 2022 #31

Thank you, greatly appreciated. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2022 #41

👍 Joinfortmill Nov 2022 #42

Yes! We are in the majority GenThePerservering Nov 2022 #50

+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2022 #54

Well said sir Doc Sportello Nov 2022 #56

+100. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2022 #78

Minimum agency retirement age. carpetbagger Nov 2022 #30

If considering Ecuador, research the Guayaquil narco wars sanatanadharma Nov 2022 #76

Thanks. carpetbagger Nov 2022 #94

Nothing sarisataka Nov 2022 #32

Being in MA, it'll take a bit for hubby and me to leave Blaukraut Nov 2022 #33

Yes, after Trump was elected. I built a spreadsheet... Joinfortmill Nov 2022 #34

+100. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2022 #80

My children, their husbands, and my granddaughter would all have to come with us phylny Nov 2022 #36

With my wife and I, it was Dubya getting a second term. albacore Nov 2022 #37

Having dual citizenship with Canada.... usedtobedemgurl Nov 2022 #38

I began thinking about it when Trump was elected. slightlv Nov 2022 #40

No you're not. Joinfortmill Nov 2022 #43

Thank you... slightlv Nov 2022 #44

If more countries would allow us to live abroad with less visa hassles. Karma13612 Nov 2022 #45

Depends VGNonly Nov 2022 #47

This is ForgedCrank Nov 2022 #49

I am over 80 KentuckyWoman Nov 2022 #51

There isn't anything that would cause me to leave. nt Raine Nov 2022 #52

My mother and I have already started the process Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #53

We didn't retire to Costa Rica for political reasons. LakeArenal Nov 2022 #55

Planning is important sanatanadharma Nov 2022 #79

I find patience is a huge virtue. LakeArenal Nov 2022 #91

Already done. r�is�n_dubh Nov 2022 #57

I moved at 72, age is a benefit sanatanadharma Nov 2022 #81

No never vercetti2021 Nov 2022 #58

May 2023 Real ID Deadline Nictuku Nov 2022 #59

It occurred AKwannabe Nov 2022 #60

A woman like this would have to tell me, "if you want me, you will have to move to my country." DFW Nov 2022 #61

I've been letting Dorian Gray Nov 2022 #62

I should probably clarify a few things DFW Nov 2022 #63

I would have to be fluent in at least 7 languages and be stinking rich. I've lived in Greece Shanti Shanti Shanti Nov 2022 #64

I left ten years ago. Jedi Guy Nov 2022 #65

Once they start actually jailing parents for supporting trans kids OR abortion doctors Coventina Nov 2022 #66

This country elected Donny Dipshit Trump maxrandb Nov 2022 #67

I would like to travel the world. And If I got a really good job JI7 Nov 2022 #68

Yellowstone going supervolcano. GreenWave Nov 2022 #69

My husband is a dual citizen and we have Luciferous Nov 2022 #70

We'd basically have to be firing shots in a major civil war before I'd leave Victor_c3 Nov 2022 #71

Liz BeerBarrelPolka Nov 2022 #73

Winning the powerball lotto. I would move to Northern Ontario Canada Emile Nov 2022 #74

There is no place to hide from the effects of catastrophic climate change Kaleva Nov 2022 #75

Too old and poor to relocate. bluedigger Nov 2022 #83

Fascists being able to hunt down and imprison, or kill, anyone they want, Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2022 #85

No one's going anywhere Sympthsical Nov 2022 #86

A very hard question karynnj Nov 2022 #87

I'm already there. lark Nov 2022 #89

I chose my screen name in June of 2002 and in 2018 it became reality. GoneOffShore Nov 2022 #90

Martial Law. milestogo Nov 2022 #92

Been considering it for several years now. bif Nov 2022 #93

I won't leave no matter what Amishman Nov 2022 #98

When I run out of bullets. slater71 Nov 2022 #99

I'm amazed at how many DUers are anxious to leave their country. panader0 Nov 2022 #105

My health makes it well nigh impossible to fight anything Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #107

Losing my health insurance. sakabatou Nov 2022 #108

If our children all left, yes, we would follow them. nt pnwmom Nov 2022 #109