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[-] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 weeks ago

What were you doing from early 2017 to early 2021? I suggest you do approximately that, unless you've grown out of things you were doing at the time of course.

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[-] ObsidianNebula@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

Plenty of great advice here, but one more thing to think about is how such a large win for Republicans can be used against them a bit in the future. They won the Presidency and have majorities in the Senate, likely the House, the Supreme Court, and governorships. They have free reign to do what they want, which is scary, but it also means that they can't blame the Democrats for any bad things that may happen in the next 2 years until the midterms.

Any law that passes with bad outcomes is solely their fault. If the economy gets worse, it's all on them. If the deficit increases, they are the only ones to blame. If they don't fulfill their campaign promises, it's because they chose not to. If there is a government shutdown, it's because they couldn't agree on a budget. If bills aren't being passed, they are arguing too much. They can't even fall back on blaming the Democrats in the Senate because they have enough votes that they could cancel the filibuster while they are in office and reinstate it before they leave.

This means that you, and everyone else, can point out anything the government does that has a negative impact and say definitively that it is entirely the fault of the Republicans. If this is done frequently enough and loud enough, there may be enough frustrated voters to change the outcome the next time around. They will definitely do things that annoy almost every voter, whether they are going too far or not far enough in their agenda, and they can't hide that it was only them that made those decisions.

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[-] Brumefey@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Come ~~in~~ to Europe 🙂

[-] Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

You going to help us get visas?

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago

Just so you know, you probably want to say "Come to Europe".

"Come in Europe" means "Ejaculate into Europe" or "Orgasm in Europe" in many dialects of English.

Which is fine! But probably not what you meant! Lol

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[-] Xer0@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago

Just get on with your life.

[-] AngryRobot@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

If you think this is just for the next 4 years, you're fooling yourself.

[-] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago

You just gotta fight back and live your life. Sounds simple, but in my country, we lived through "the perfect dictatorship". We know this shit.

[-] Anti_Iridium@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

The only way out of this situation is through.

[-] bremen15@feddit.org 4 points 3 weeks ago

Leave the country, work abroad for a while.

[-] restingboredface@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

Already working on it. Just need to find someplace I can get a job that will let me work outside the US.

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[-] 4grams@awful.systems 4 points 2 weeks ago

No point in hiding for 4 years, shits not going to be the same when you come out. The only thing we can do is get the fuck out or stay and fight. Shit’s gone get real bad if we all just hide. Pretty much what caused the issue since I feel like we all have been since Covid.

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago

Don't let the bastards grind you down. Take a beat of you need it. Take it one hour at a time, one day at a time, one week at a time. You can do this.

[-] pinkystew@reddthat.com 4 points 2 weeks ago

Treat it like nuclear fallout. Everything sucks right now. So much life is going to be oppressed. But eventually it will end, and we can begin rebuilding.

[-] thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I think we overrate the ability of the government to change the living conditions in a country. The government is only one factor among others, such as technology, geography, ecnomics, history, climate, and the accumulation of small choices made over decades.

[-] CanadaPlus 3 points 3 weeks ago

Leave if at all possible. If not possible, set things up to increase the chance you will be able to one day - maybe move to near a border or something, and make sure your documents are handy and you have cash on hand or similar.

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