So does what I’m saying, of course. There are many people worse off than me (and many people worse off than them, and so on and so on), and I try to be grateful for what I do have, but that doesn’t mean I’d hesitate to try and improve things if moving somewhere else would accomplish that- it’s not as though I consented to being born here, and I don’t feel any particular obligation to stay here and fight to the bitter end. Moving somewhere else may not be effective in making the USA a better place, but that doesn’t mean I can’t still make a positive difference in the world in general- and probably more effectively if I’m healthier and not struggling just to survive. I very strongly disagree with the article’s premise that we have a duty to stay and fight. The whole tone of it, while anti fascist, seems to buy into American exceptionalism in a way that I just can’t. There’s more to the world and to life than just the United States.
That said, since I am stuck here for now (and might be in the future- moving out is the dream but it’s not as though it’s trivial to accomplish), I’ll take the rest of the article’s advice to heart and do my best to represent the majority(?) of remaining Americans who don’t want a fascist nightmare hellscape and will fight against it as best we can.
