Posted on 03/06/2024 7:01:21 PM PST by libh8er
…….. Every four years, as Americans gird themselves to choose a president, there's talk, mainly among Democrats, of leaving the country. I'm off for Canada if unacceptable candidate X wins! And every four years, the promised exodus fails to materialize. It's mostly just therapeutic venting.
This time is different.
The alarm over Trump's potential triumph in November is far starker than the fears stoked by past presidents. "A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable," a recent Washington Post headline warned. The Atlantic devoted an entire issue to the authoritarian horrors in store for America "If Trump Wins." Every four years or so, Gallup asks Americans ages 15 and up: "Ideally, if you had the opportunity, would you like to move PERMANENTLY to another country?" At the end of George W. Bush's presidency, the number responding "yes" was 11%. During Barack Obama's tenure, it was 10%. During Trump's presidency, it hit 16%. That's some 40 million Americans who wanted to leave their country behind, for good.
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In fairness, those who flee America to escape MAGA may find themselves confronted by a host of unpleasant surprises. The headaches start with the red tape. On any given day, my Expats in Italy Facebook group teems with the sort of questions that can drive a novice foreign-property owner batty. Why won't my Italian utility company let me pay my bill with a US credit card? (Answer: Because it won't.) Property bidders must have their offers officially registered with the local municipality and verified by the godlike person known as the "notaio," an official of ancient standing who drafts and authenticates the raft of documents for a fair-size fee.
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Good, take all the illegals and annoying talk show hosts with you.
I volunteer to ‘drove as many as want my services.
Most Americans that I know who live in the Philippines are returning Filipinos or those with Filipino spouses, who can help with things like cooking, cleaning, medical care etc...it can be lonely if you have no family here.
But there are areas that encourage US citizens and retirees to settle and have shops etc that cater to expats who don't have families here.
And the numbers on welfare and sucking off other social services will decline, as will crime and drug use.
Bring it on!
Then they are not Americans.
Why wait until Trump is elected as our 47th president. Please, leave now!
Again?
So, you get DJT as president and lose a few liberals, sounds like icing on cake doesn’t it?
Good. Gives me an even better reason to vote Trump. Good riddance.
Yawwwwn.
How many Celebrities have threatened to leave if GW Bush got re-elected?
The only one I remember who left permanently was Tina Turner who relinquished her US Citizenship to become a Swiss when OBAMA was president
Yay!
Yay!
And...U S., United States citizens will stay.
They say this like it’s a bad thing.
Bye, once again. Stop fighting and leave, please!
Just one more bit of evidence that these “Americans” don’t love America. They stand on and burn our flag, and laugh at patriotism. Good riddance to these socialist/communist/terrorist sympathizers.
Pinochet made good use of helicopters transporting Communists.
Oh good. I can’t wait. I hope a vast majority leave. Maybe they can go to Davos and live.
I’m not leaving, but if we are all lucky maybe you will.
Well…. Americans, no …. but liberals, yes.
Two terms that mutually exclusive.
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