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If people emigrated when the government was literally killing striking union organizers (e.g. the "Wobblies"), holding Nisei captive, holding blacks in bondage,
by mpyne 14y ago
If people emigrated when the government was literally killing striking union organizers (e.g. the "Wobblies"), holding Nisei captive, holding blacks in bondage, locking up political dissidents (e.g. Lincoln), infecting the poor with syphilis, or ruining the lives of countless suspected Communists with the full authority of the state...
just imagine how far worse off we'd be.
Leaving is always your choice, but the U.S. would still have the power, just with less moderating influences such as yourself to ensure that it's used with a conscience.
- sneak 14y ago> just imagine how far worse off we'd be. "We" in this sentence would refer to the people who stayed. Don't be one of those.
- mpyne 14y agoFair enough. I had meant "world in general" given the current status of the U.S. as a hyperpower, but I can see how that is playing "butterfly effect", which is a game none of us can figure out.
- beedogs 14y agoI emigrated because there was no hope in my lifetime of the United States extending marriage rights to everyone (specifically, immigration-related.) I had no real choice other than to find someone else to fall in love with. It's a fucking shitty situation, but I'm making the best of it, and I don't really miss my former country. Just some of the people in it.