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SpankMe

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12. Seems like an attractive option at first

Mon May 18, 2026, 11:00 AM

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But, leaving the US because of Trump is like moving to Mars because of overcrowding on Earth.

So much has to be done to Mars to make it livable that it's easier to try and fix our problems on Earth.

Most other countries with similar freedoms and qualities of life to the US are hard to get into for the long term. The US has (until Trump, anyway) a generally easier path to citizenship than these other countries.

When people were fleeing genicodes and literal daily threats to their lives, they could come to America. But as Americans, there's really nowhere else for us to go. This is it. This is the top. The end of the line. There is no more. At this point, we have to stay and fight.

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I think millions of others would if they could Johnny2X2X Monday #1

Conference guests paid between roughly $500 to $1,000 for tickets to the weekend's events RetiredParatrooper Monday #2

I have no use for this n/t Ziggy Beans Monday #3

Didn't need a conference. I did my.own research. sinkingfeeling Monday #4

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We need to stay and fight Easterncedar Monday #6

History Cirsium Monday #23

Indeed Easterncedar Monday #24

We are so close to prevailing, though nuxvomica Monday #25

Yep. mn9driver Monday #7

My grandparents knew when it was time to go mountain grammy Monday #8

my grandparents came here BonnieJW Monday #16

My uncle escaped Russia.. he was 6 mountain grammy Monday #18

"Spending hundreds" Prairie Gates Monday #9

Wonder what the demographics are of those leaving? Wounded Bear Monday #10

My daughter is leaving in August AverageOldGuy Monday #11

Seems like an attractive option at first SpankMe Monday #12

By many accounts, the US is one of the top 5 hardest places to obtain citizenship. Ms. Toad Monday #20

The Slow Boiling of Frogs 2na fisherman Monday #13

Well said misanthrope Monday #17

I did it already sdfernando Monday #14

Is the US government still letting citizens escape? Farmer-Rick Monday #15

That cartoon says it all..a dark time it is. Passages Monday #19

It is unlikely I'll leave anytime soon - Ms. Toad Monday #21

Keep you passport current pfitz59 Monday #22

Good advice Old Crank Yesterday #29

My wife rambler_american Monday #26

My mother was born in Canada. Her German parents settled there. BarbD Monday #27

Wish I could leave I_UndergroundPanther Monday #28

We left pre T I. Old Crank Yesterday #30

For a quick overview of some country options Old Crank Yesterday #31