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points by shadowgovt 1 day ago | 0 comments
History suggests this is a short-term solution, not even a medium-term solution.

A critical mass of people pushing back against fascism leave a country, and that country tends to devolve into the kind of place that starts wars with its neighbors.

This is why I always turn my head and squint at Americans fleeing to Canada, as if an America that fully embraced everything they see it doing wouldn't come right after Canada next.

[–] jquery 1 day ago
Look at Trump and even Vance “joking” about Canada being a state. They wouldn’t hesitate to take Canada by force if America ever got to the point where fleeing to Canada was forcibly prevented.
[–] soperj 1 day ago
They can't even take Iran by force.
[–] cowlevel 1 day ago
Iran is far away and has been preparing for this war for decades though.
[–] bigfatkitten 1 day ago
Or Afghanistan, or Vietnam.