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It isn't an economic problem but rather a political one. People don't like it when their freedoms are restricted, and that is the direction this country is rapi

by paxys 3y ago

It isn't an economic problem but rather a political one. People don't like it when their freedoms are restricted, and that is the direction this country is rapidly going in. For example if abortion is outlawed nationwide with no exceptions then it helps to have an alternate passport and a private jet ready to take you anywhere you need to for medical care.

jayski 3y ago
If you need an abortion or IVF, you don't need a second passport and definitely not a private jet. You just need 10 mins worth of googling and a regular airplane ticket to one of the many places that will perform those procedures on foreigners. People are crossing the border every day to get crazy dangerous esthethic surgeries in Tijuana. I'm more worried about living in a country where 50% of the citizens hate the other 50%, where the media keeps pushing everyone to hate even more. That has been the downfall of many countries. It has real potential to make life very difficult fast, especially if you have kids.
- silverquiet 3y ago
  > I'm more worried about living in a country where 50% of the citizens hate the other 50% The medias (I really don't think there is a singular "media" as everyone seems to) certainly can make quite a bit of money off this situation, but I was taught as a child by a particular religion that Democrats are demons who want to kill babies. I am not exaggerating nor am I particularly young; that is to say that this is not a recent development. When the indoctrination has reached that deep, I don't believe there really is any coming back. But yes, as I say to myself many times a day now, I am so glad I don't have kids; there is vanishingly little of this world I would wish to share with them.
- 082349872349872 3y ago
  > where the media keeps pushing everyone to hate even more I used to think of the 90s as a relatively peaceful time, but now that I've met several refugees (and their descendants) from all the wars in what used to be Yugoslavia, I'm not so sure. For them, the media were TV/radio, not internet. So totally different.

by paxys 3y ago

jayski 3y ago

If you need an abortion or IVF, you don't need a second passport and definitely not a private jet. You just need 10 mins worth of googling and a regular airplane ticket to one of the many places that will perform those procedures on foreigners. People are crossing the border every day to get crazy dangerous esthethic surgeries in Tijuana. I'm more worried about living in a country where 50% of the citizens hate the other 50%, where the media keeps pushing everyone to hate even more. That has been the downfall of many countries. It has real potential to make life very difficult fast, especially if you have kids.

silverquiet 3y ago
> I'm more worried about living in a country where 50% of the citizens hate the other 50% The medias (I really don't think there is a singular "media" as everyone seems to) certainly can make quite a bit of money off this situation, but I was taught as a child by a particular religion that Democrats are demons who want to kill babies. I am not exaggerating nor am I particularly young; that is to say that this is not a recent development. When the indoctrination has reached that deep, I don't believe there really is any coming back. But yes, as I say to myself many times a day now, I am so glad I don't have kids; there is vanishingly little of this world I would wish to share with them.
082349872349872 3y ago
> where the media keeps pushing everyone to hate even more I used to think of the 90s as a relatively peaceful time, but now that I've met several refugees (and their descendants) from all the wars in what used to be Yugoslavia, I'm not so sure. For them, the media were TV/radio, not internet. So totally different.