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Americans who believe in Socialism, if you were given the opportunity to immigrate to a country with socialist policies, would you? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by nodsocket@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, tempting to move somewhere better, but this is what I know, and would love to make a difference here.

[–] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yup. They don't need more socialists in Cuba or wherever. We need them here!

[–] absentthereaper@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

With settler-descendants the way they are now, the literal last thing I'm thinking about is sacrificing my life for one of theirs. There is no love in me for 'my fellow countrymen' anymore; just the constant shrieking instinct in the back of my head that y'all are unsafe and I need to get out of here before the jackboots start goosestepping down Main Street,