President Joe Biden’s approval rating dipped to the lowest point of his presidency in May, a new poll shows, with deepening pessimism emerging among members of his own Democratic Party. Only 39% of U.S.
The mood I'm getting locally among my friends and neighbors is that our politicians are cowards. We don't want to rally because we don't see Biden on our side, because he's not. Most well meaning libs in my area just look dumbfounded and confused. They hit the :vote: button as they were told, and all it got them was more babies getting shot.
The other mood is, "Fuck this I'm out." Myself and my friends are planning to leave the country. Other friends are leaving for farms or communes in the middle of nowhere. The ones who can't do either have emotionally checked out. They can't leave, but they've "left".
Myself and my friends are planning to leave the country.
I want to so badly, but I can't figure out how. I'm just kind of hoping to position myself well enough that when my company does a European expansion soon-ish, I can worm my way into it.
We got very, very lucky. My closest friend is friends with someone who owns a company overseas. Their boss is chill with trans people and happy to help them escape.
Myself, my family fled a European country during a genocide and because of that history I have right to citizenship after a year of residency in my new country. Still, I have to hire an immigration lawyer and jump through hoops. I am very lucky that I can afford to do this (tho just barely)
There are other options line digital nomad visas for people who work remotely. You might have more options than you realize. If you believe that things are going to get "that bad" then it's worth it to try. Let people in your network know as well. You might be surprised to find that there are people who know people in the country you are looking at.
I hope it works out for you and thank you for the advice. I'll definitely be looking into it. And yeah, not to be overly doomer, but I'm not really sure how conditions in the US can improve from a leftist perspective. The right wing is off the deep end and the libs are too busy punching left to mount any kind of reasonable push back. Plus, I'm LGBT and things are starting to seem very sketchy here in the states again.
Yeah I'm an older gay/trans masc and I don't want to have my future here. I'm gay and I want safety, cheap apartment, no car, and eat hot chip.
Part of me thinks that there is hope long term- but it will only come after violent bloodshed and balkanization. There are leftist movements among black and brown communities, but those movements will not be televised. Some areas will be more stable than others, but I don't think it's "doomer" to assume that we're in for a bloodbath. I mean , looking at all the shootings, it's already started.
I think people are going to continue being in denial until the next presidential election- then it's open fash time.
If you can't get out, there is plenty of time to prepare and build community. A lot of my friends have formed mutual aid networks and communes with older, wiser, gays. I'd recommend reaching out to local orgs. It helps!
The mood I'm getting locally among my friends and neighbors is that our politicians are cowards. We don't want to rally because we don't see Biden on our side, because he's not. Most well meaning libs in my area just look dumbfounded and confused. They hit the :vote: button as they were told, and all it got them was more babies getting shot.
The other mood is, "Fuck this I'm out." Myself and my friends are planning to leave the country. Other friends are leaving for farms or communes in the middle of nowhere. The ones who can't do either have emotionally checked out. They can't leave, but they've "left".
I want to so badly, but I can't figure out how. I'm just kind of hoping to position myself well enough that when my company does a European expansion soon-ish, I can worm my way into it.
We got very, very lucky. My closest friend is friends with someone who owns a company overseas. Their boss is chill with trans people and happy to help them escape.
Myself, my family fled a European country during a genocide and because of that history I have right to citizenship after a year of residency in my new country. Still, I have to hire an immigration lawyer and jump through hoops. I am very lucky that I can afford to do this (tho just barely)
There are other options line digital nomad visas for people who work remotely. You might have more options than you realize. If you believe that things are going to get "that bad" then it's worth it to try. Let people in your network know as well. You might be surprised to find that there are people who know people in the country you are looking at.
I hope it works out for you and thank you for the advice. I'll definitely be looking into it. And yeah, not to be overly doomer, but I'm not really sure how conditions in the US can improve from a leftist perspective. The right wing is off the deep end and the libs are too busy punching left to mount any kind of reasonable push back. Plus, I'm LGBT and things are starting to seem very sketchy here in the states again.
Yeah I'm an older gay/trans masc and I don't want to have my future here. I'm gay and I want safety, cheap apartment, no car, and eat hot chip.
Part of me thinks that there is hope long term- but it will only come after violent bloodshed and balkanization. There are leftist movements among black and brown communities, but those movements will not be televised. Some areas will be more stable than others, but I don't think it's "doomer" to assume that we're in for a bloodbath. I mean , looking at all the shootings, it's already started.
I think people are going to continue being in denial until the next presidential election- then it's open fash time.
If you can't get out, there is plenty of time to prepare and build community. A lot of my friends have formed mutual aid networks and communes with older, wiser, gays. I'd recommend reaching out to local orgs. It helps!