Yikes. And this is hella naive because Canada has so many issues as well. Like yeah, the US is hella anti-democratic, and Trump is a garbage bag, but to assume we can just waltz into another country is a bit ironic, especially since so many Americans are vehemently opposed to asylum seekers coming here. And super gross given we don't have the levels of violence, famine, poverty etc like what's happening in many places in Central and South America. I think there are legitimate reasons to want to leave the US, but they don't really boil down to "Trump sucks" for me. Mostly, for myself anyways, the maternal mortality rate here is garbage and our mortality rate is only getting worse, the education system is deeply flawed, healthcare and especially reproductive healthcare is becoming harder and harder to access, there are a lot more human rights violations happening here than people think (prison system, treatment of disabled folks, etc), our country is facing late stage capitalism, and our political system has never been as democratic as many Americans would like to believe. BUT, I recognize I'm still incredibly privileged as an American and it's pretty insensitive/entitled to just assume we have the right to "flee" (that's not even the appropriate word to use lol).
So you're saying there is a limit to how strongly people can react to Trump's presidency?
Like where is the line for you?
Is "liking a status on facebook" not anti-trump enough for you?
How about writing a long ass "note" on Tumblr and sharing it?
Is protesting /too/ intense for you?
That's the problem. We tell each other to boycott companies that act unethically. We say "vote with your dollars" when it comes to a company makes a design decision that we disagree with.
Why can't we change our country of residence if we think our government is beyond repair?
Y'all hypocrites.
