• RedPostItNote@lemmy.world
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    I’m an American leaving for Canada and I am very proud to be taking my hard work, tax paying, and consumption somewhere else. I work on the PM side of cell tower projects, and I look forward to expanding BC’s services.

    America is going to lose all its best workers. And they deserve it

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      15 hours ago

      especially its stem advantage, now its not feasible to move to the usa as a stem major.

    • 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.world
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      Same here! I’m both a skilled engineer and an artist. I’m happy to leave this shithole behind and contribute my efforts in a better land. I also have a ton of Canadian friends who are thrilled to have me back in the community.

      My next steps once I get there are to get all my money out of the US

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      That sounds great! I wish you all the best and much success!

      Yes, I also think that Trump and his MAGA people are doing long-lasting damage. But that’s also true: they and all the idiots who voted for them had it coming. I still feel sorry for the decent US citizens.

      As a German, I’m most afraid that the AfD, a terrible party very similar to the MAGA-GOP, might come to power in our country at some point. Fortunately, this is somewhat unlikely, but if it happens, it will probably be the same for us.

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        My however many greats grandfather came over on the Mayflower in 1620. He too had to leave England and then the Netherlands even when it was hard, looking for a place for his family to have a future he believed in. I feel sad but I also think all things change and he would understand why I’m leaving.

        I hope your country takes the threat more seriously than we did. There are a lot of broken hearts in America right now.

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          My however many greats grandfather came over on the Mayflower in 1620. He too had to leave England and then the Netherlands even when it was hard, looking for a place for his family to have a future he believed in.

          Ok so one of my ancestors did that, too, and it’s more accurate to describe it as:

          He was forced to leave England (because he was the equivalent of a MAGA back then) and then willingly left the Netherlands when they weren’t religious enough for him, either, looking for a place for his family to suppress the religious rights of others

          It sucks, but that’s what the Pilgrims were about, hardcore religious oppression for everyone