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[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 3 points 23 minutes ago

Can some of y’all flee to Canada instead?

We have French Canada if your dead set on speaking French.

[–] doomsdayrs@lemmy.ml 4 points 56 minutes ago

It will take me sometime to save enough money, but once I do I am fleeing as well.

[–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee 1 points 18 minutes ago

We deserve this.

[–] WaterFoul@lemmy.world 2 points 41 minutes ago (1 children)

Any recommendations on where to look? Specialized Sr Software Architect with a lot of Healthcare and Defense experience. I just need to be able to bring my family. Completely unconcerned about any amount of paycut. I just want my children to grow up safe. I've been looking at Ireland mainly, but open to any suggestions.

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 1 points 16 minutes ago

Canada? What's your background is the honest answer because if you can get some sort of naturalization through your parents it's the best bet.

Honest question though if YouTube has taught me anything it's that America is unique on if you leave you're still obligated to pay taxes to America and if your renounce your citizenship you're still obligated to pay America. Seriously the country is a racket.

[–] Eddbopkins@lemmy.world 15 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (5 children)

Back in 1945 you know how many people America took in who did any kind of scientific work. wernher von braun may be the most famous. That was just to insure that America would be leaders in the world. Now it doesn't seem America wants to have anything to do with leading the world in any field to progresses america as a country.

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 1 points 13 minutes ago

Wernher Von Braun? This one?! Hahahah

Gather 'round while I sing you of Wernher von Braun A man whose allegiance Is ruled by expedience Call him a Nazi, he won't even frown "Ha, Nazi, Schmazi" says Wernher von Braun

Don't say that he's hypocritical Say rather that he's apolitical "Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down? That's not my department" say Wernher von Braun

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[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 hours ago

I suddenly like a lot of things about France.

I have a vps with OVH which is French, and pretty great.

I'll 100% sign up with eutel (?) satellite internet if it's ever available here.

I've also been using mistral l, a French LLM, to draft some documents lately.

[–] gusgalarnyk@lemmy.world 60 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I left the US for Germany almost 2 years ago now. I'm a software/aerospace engineer. It was like time traveling to the future in some ways, worker right are way better here and 6 weeks of vacation has cemented that I'll never go back.

Now I just need to do my part to make sure conservatives don't ruin this country any more than they already have. Not excited for Merz to get into power and continue selling out his country.

[–] alcasa@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Given the AfD results I wouldnt be sure if it couldnt get much much worse.

Tbh cost of living in germany has been rising a lot and a lot of public infrastructure has been severely underfunded.

I still know people leaving for the US, but given recent developments this has been getting rarer

[–] gusgalarnyk@lemmy.world 1 points 46 minutes ago

I'm hoping, with the right policies and communication Die Linke can canbalize the AfD voter base. It'll be hard with all of the money getting pumped into media to serve the right's needs, but I'm hopeful the truth can cut threw the BS. Germany seems largely more educated and more responsive to science. But maybe that's not data driven and just my emotional hope.

[–] FreeRangeMustard@lemm.ee 7 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Good for us. Very very good for us.

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 2 points 47 minutes ago
[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 12 points 6 hours ago (4 children)

Makes me wonder where all that money is going? I mean they must be making billions in those funding cuts. Are they all gonna funnel that money into Russia and tech oligarch's pockets?

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago (3 children)

They want to create an oligarchy in the US.

Privatise everything and give them to their billionaire buddies to run.

Imagine the money you can make by selling weather data, gathered by government sensors. Or a private VA organisation with an exclusive contract with the government.

[–] Fluke@lemm.ee 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Selling to who?

If the masses are penniless serfs, who is going to buy the services provided? One of the other 8 billionaires who own the country?

They really haven't considered the longer term here. Ultimately, they'll be kings of a worthless backward shitheap, despised and shunned by the international community, their best and most promising exfiltrated to the rest of the world then fenced off to rot into obscurity.

Like North Korea, more or less.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 1 points 35 minutes ago

That is exactly what they want. They want us to literally live like dark age serfs while they live in opulent and highly technologically advanced palaces that cater to them.

They don't just want everything. They want everyone else to have NOTHING. A billionaire in a chauffered Bently that costs 500,000 dollars definitely looks down on people driving Honda Civics that cost 20,000. But imagine if they were in that Bently and the people around them had no cars, and even a bicycle is a luxury, and whatever public transport that is available is prone to breakdown. Their ability to look down upon the serfs is much greater, which is what they want.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Brain drain also shifts the country rightward. Worked well for Fidesz, will work well for the Republicans.

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 3 points 3 hours ago

The US is an oligarchy already. It has been since at least the late 70s. It is just that now the system is falling apart.

[–] JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 hour ago

Makes me wonder where all that money is going?

Scroll down to spending categories. Most money is spent on things like social security, medicare, veteran care, unemployment insurance, and health. Defense is 13% (and absolutely needs to be audited ASAP). Interest payments on debt is now 13% and growing fast. This is why it's important to at least reduce the deficit as fast as possible. Imagine how much good the government could do with another $400B each year without those interest payments. (well, maybe not this government, but the next one).

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