+10Ghost wrote:
Sometimes you will hear murmurs of the phrase “stay and fight.” Such a notion is absurd. What exactly would one fight? An entire shitty culture? A totalitarian government? How would one fight? Blogging is better than doing nothing, but it is not fighting. This is an absurd idea. Of all who mention doing this, none actually do it. Some will say that Americans (substitute Western people of your choice) will stand and fight when the time comes. But is that not a tacit acknowledgement that it is already too late? The time for that has come and gone. And you can't win domestically, so I see expatriation as the only sensible option. Don’t you think out of all the empires from the past, someone would have successfully done it if it was possible? Wouldn't some culture have stood up and said 'enough is enough' and stopped the totalitarian government? Let the more reasonable man depart from such ideas and focus on himself and escaping the West to build his life.
It’s a big world out there. There are about 200 countries in the world. All you need is one of them. One safe haven. One place to make a life, raise a family, have a home. Granted, many of these countries would not be good choices. But still...there are about 200 and you only need one. Even if you could whittle it down to choosing among 5 countries, that's still more than you need.
I expect more totalitarian laws and policies - and even travel restrictions - from the daddygov in the years to come. 'Staying and fighting' is impossible and just waiting and hoping for some windfall is a bad idea. Virtually anyone could follow my advice and find some avenue of escape. I can't promise great success, riches, or the hottest women. I can only say that your chances would go from 0% to more than 0%, but some plans will be more successful than others.
Gold.