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« Last post by scottws on Thursday, February 20, 2025, 12:45:03 PM »Not great, Bob!
The only way I'm able to cope day-to-day is to be a bit of an ostrich. It's simply insane what's happening. They are pulling a Nazi or post-Soviet Russia move. I can understand a few self-interested bad actors that want to tank the country, but half of congress?! Sure, they have some self-interest too, but I would think they'd have more interest in a country where the law means something so business could actually function with a degree of predictability.
To me the scariest thing that they are talking about is getting rid of military generals to install sycophant versions. I can understand why they'd want to do it, to prevent the military from seeing what they are doing as a coup and making steps to stop it.
But it is terrifying. I can't imagine how we'll ever have fair elections ever again. My wife and I are honestly considering emigration to New Zealand, Spain, or Germany. I'd say Canada or one of the Scandinavian countries would be on the list, but I'd like to avoid a cold climate if possible. I'm also scared that they'll do things to make it difficult to emigrate, such as limiting travel, seizing funds, or preventing accessing funds internationally. I don't know how likely that is, but there is plenty of precedent from other authoritarian regimes.
The only way I'm able to cope day-to-day is to be a bit of an ostrich. It's simply insane what's happening. They are pulling a Nazi or post-Soviet Russia move. I can understand a few self-interested bad actors that want to tank the country, but half of congress?! Sure, they have some self-interest too, but I would think they'd have more interest in a country where the law means something so business could actually function with a degree of predictability.
To me the scariest thing that they are talking about is getting rid of military generals to install sycophant versions. I can understand why they'd want to do it, to prevent the military from seeing what they are doing as a coup and making steps to stop it.
But it is terrifying. I can't imagine how we'll ever have fair elections ever again. My wife and I are honestly considering emigration to New Zealand, Spain, or Germany. I'd say Canada or one of the Scandinavian countries would be on the list, but I'd like to avoid a cold climate if possible. I'm also scared that they'll do things to make it difficult to emigrate, such as limiting travel, seizing funds, or preventing accessing funds internationally. I don't know how likely that is, but there is plenty of precedent from other authoritarian regimes.