For my youth, I always thought the tide would break and things would get better in the U.S., I am now 32 and the re-election of Donald Trump has caused me to completely give up on The United States politically. The U.S. seems hell bent on hanging on to global hegemony even at the cost of collapse rather than bring it down for a soft landing. I believe fascism is here, and it's only going to get worse as material conditions deteriorate and elites divert the rage of the masses against scapegoats such as immigrants and trans people.
Nursing is an in demand job on just about any government's web site. After the re-election of Donald Trump I enrolled in college in order to get a degree in nursing and leave this hell hole permanently. I am half way towards getting my associates degree.
I don't want my tax dollars to continue to be used for genocide, imperialism, mass surveillance, police brutality and corporate subsidies.
Part of me feels like I should stay and resist but I don't think I can stop the rising tide. I've watched friends and family become monsters despite my best efforts.
I do not feel safe in The United States and I believe that I need to leave as soon as possible for my family's as well as my own material well being.
As a compromise to my husband and mother I have chosen Canada, which I'm not happy about. But me and my husband have agreed that it is not forever, we chose Canada because of their ease of immigration and quick recognition of U.S. credentials, as well as there being no language barrier. From there we will search for our forever home. Right now escape and survival are our main concerns.
In my heart I would love to move to China, or Vietnam, but with the information I have it seems basically impossible as a U.S. citizen to do so.
I'm curious what your guy's thoughts are?
I think there's a strong argument to be made about moving to an existing socialist state and using your skills to help advance it instead of using them to make a living under capitalism that's rapidly devolving into fascism. While taking yourself out of the labour pool and going to contribute in China or Vietnam doesn't directly help change the situation, it still makes a small positive difference.
Also, the reality is that it's highly unlikely that there will be any sort of a socialist revolution in the US, or that things will get better in the near term. A Soviet style collapse and descent into open fascism seems like the most likely scenario. This is not something that any single individual can affect. The class consciousness and organization for any sort of a serious labour movement simply aren't present in the US. A labour movement will form in response to the change in material conditions eventually, but my expectation is that things are going to get a lot worse before that happens. Anybody who has a choice and decides to stay has to be realistic that the US is headed for very dark times.