He’s the leftwing outsider who nearly became the Democrats’ candidate for president - twice. As his position on the Israel-Gaza war threatens to upset his support, the veteran senator says he’s tired but determined to fight the return of that ‘ bitter, humiliated man’
  • lennybird@lemmy.worldEnglish
    513·
    9 months ago

    Easier said than done I know but if Trump wins my wife and I would strongly consider emigrating to another country. There’s only so much insanity one can take before needlessly going down with the ship. And if the calculus is that that my kids will have better prospects elsewhere, then so be it.

    • Doc Avid Mornington@midwest.socialEnglish
      251·
      9 months ago

      Fascism is on the rise globally. If enough decent people leave the US, we will fall into a fascist regime, and it will be the beginning of World War Three, with the US leading the equivalent of the Axis powers. No place in the world will be safe for you or your children. That’s the hard, honest truth.

      • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
        11·
        9 months ago

        Agreed. We need to stay, and we need to fight to change the system from the inside. We can still prevent disaster at this stage.

      • Kaity@leminal.spaceEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        With my partner, friends, and I being “degenerates” and likely the first group the fascists genocide… nope, see ya, I’m out. We already are experiencing the low-tide effects of genocide and while people aren’t in droves killing us yet, there are state allowed murders seemingly popping up and medical genocides creeping into the states. It’s only a matter of time and there is effectively nothing I can do, so for the lives of my family, friends, and I, we will be doing whatever it takes to get out before it really starts.

        • Doc Avid Mornington@midwest.socialEnglish
          2·
          9 months ago

          You must do what you feel is right, of course. I disagree that it is inevitable, I disagree that there is nothing you can do, and as I said above, I doubt that, should it happen, anybody will be safe, anywhere; but I wish you and yours safety and peace, wherever you go.

    • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
      11·
      9 months ago

      The problem is that without good people to stop them, evil people taking charge of the USA would radically change the entire world.

      It’s not easy, but most of us have to stay. Maybe all of us…