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42. I'd much rather be a resistance fighter than a refugee

Fri Feb 23, 2024, 11:55 AM

Feb 2024

Thought I was retired but a second career vanquishing magats and rightwing miscreants is a noble cause worth fighting for.

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DU Poll: If Trump wins will you move abroad? [View all] BigmanPigman Feb 2024 OP

As if it's a choice for most people bucolic_frolic Feb 2024 #1

They won't be "closing their borders" because they're not really open now... brooklynite Feb 2024 #13

Exactly. bucolic_frolic Feb 2024 #16

Not an option for the vast majority of people Bettie Feb 2024 #2

No, but I will never turn on the news again. tavernier Feb 2024 #3

after the 2016 election i cancelled all my newspapers and refused to watch ANY samnsara Feb 2024 #8

So. If you didn't watch or read news, how did you know? Srkdqltr Feb 2024 #35

They've been a member on DU since 2012. All Mixed Up Feb 2024 #36

i quit after 2000. AllaN01Bear Feb 2024 #44

Thinking about it regularly now ms liberty Feb 2024 #4

ive weaned myself off a steady diet of news as well and now i have a steady diet of samnsara Feb 2024 #9

Me too! Beatlelvr Feb 2024 #30

No, but... Mike Nelson Feb 2024 #5

1. Trump will not win. Patton French Feb 2024 #6

That is what I said! Demsrule86 Feb 2024 #19

Cheers! Patton French Feb 2024 #66

I think if it's an honest and fair vote, BlueKota Feb 2024 #29

Trump will certainly lose and he and his lackeys will certainly try to upend the will of the country. Patton French Feb 2024 #65

i live in a state that borders canada so im only about 300 miles away... samnsara Feb 2024 #7

My friend's sister moved there recently and loves it. BigmanPigman Feb 2024 #11

I am choosing New Brunswick but also looked at Nova Scotia. usedtobedemgurl Feb 2024 #15

Nova Scotia's wonderful. shrike3 Feb 2024 #38

Vancouver enid602 Feb 2024 #63

Of course not. brooklynite Feb 2024 #10

We live in New York PJMcK Feb 2024 #12

I am already looking at real estate.... usedtobedemgurl Feb 2024 #14

Canada's Q is alive and well and much of the population feels that what happened here is impossible up there. Hope22 Feb 2024 #23

Up in Western BC and heading north, I was amazed at how thick MAGA were there.... Chakaconcarne Feb 2024 #37

Thank you for this info. Hope22 Feb 2024 #40

For me, right now, it is more about healthcare. usedtobedemgurl Feb 2024 #47

So many important things to consider. Hope22 Feb 2024 #57

I did pay in for a short period of time.... usedtobedemgurl Feb 2024 #61

Trump is not going to win...the GOP will go down in flames next fall...wait for it. Demsrule86 Feb 2024 #17

I would stick around for spite. Emile Feb 2024 #18

EXACTLY!!! niyad Feb 2024 #58

No... not that I wouldn't want to. Happy Hoosier Feb 2024 #20

We would be able to TxGuitar Feb 2024 #21

I'm in the process of filing a judicial review... róisín_dubh Feb 2024 #25

I have EU Citizenship edhopper Feb 2024 #22

I picked other róisín_dubh Feb 2024 #24

Nope. My wife and I are staying in our house until we die. Amishman Feb 2024 #26

Fortunately... Gruenemann Feb 2024 #27

I forgot to mention... Gruenemann Feb 2024 #33

BigmanPigman.......... Upthevibe Feb 2024 #28

Moved in Sept 2018 - and just got our 10 year resident cards for France - Voting from abroad GoneOffShore Feb 2024 #31

I would stay, so long as the Insurrectionist or MAGAts don't move on rewriting the Constitution Best_man23 Feb 2024 #32

Is Canada "abroad?" bif Feb 2024 #34

I don't see an option for me to leave. I was hoping Ireland, but BlueKota Feb 2024 #39

I don't know all the details BigmanPigman Feb 2024 #49

I am hoping there is a way if it becomes necessary BlueKota Feb 2024 #52

Isn't this country worth fighting for? Ferryboat Feb 2024 #41

It is, but I'm not sure I am physically or emotionally strong enough to be of BlueKota Feb 2024 #59

I'd much rather be a resistance fighter than a refugee C_U_L8R Feb 2024 #42

I work for a global company Johnny2X2X Feb 2024 #43

no, cant afford it and where would i go and how would i get there and how much would it cost for me to do so. AllaN01Bear Feb 2024 #45

Navalny didn't leave. Martin Luther King Jr didn't leave. 1WorldHope Feb 2024 #46

Most likely some people will not have a choice, for their own safety. mysteryowl Feb 2024 #48

No Polybius Feb 2024 #50

Like it's that easy to just pick up and leave. BlueTsunami2018 Feb 2024 #51

Already gone!!! Have no plans to return. LakeArenal Feb 2024 #53

I will be part of the Resistance. niyad Feb 2024 #54

Seriously thought about it Jilly_in_VA Feb 2024 #55

I don't have the means get the red out Feb 2024 #56

There is no safe place place for democracy in the world. May as well fight here. nt The Unmitigated Gall Feb 2024 #60

Mexico sorcrow Feb 2024 #62

He won't won. Norbert Feb 2024 #64