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this post was submitted on 20 Jan 2025
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For the US to avoid collapse, the Democrats would have to sweep the board in multiple successive elections and be more unified and committed to deep reform than they ever have been.
I will pause for the laughter to fade.
Snark answer: for the US to avoid collapse, the democrats will have to do literally anything, so yeah collapse is inevitable.
Optimistic answer: a third, actually leftist, anti-liberal party suddenly gains popularity and power and reforms the US entirely.
Realistic answer: trump and the republicans will fully construct a fascist chokehold over the US probably by the end of this year at the earliest. Anyone who has any hope in non-violent action is deluding themselves.
A necessary precondition for the Democrats to do anything is Democrats regaining the Senate, which pretty much requires winning a Senate seat in North Carolina, where the state supreme court is taking the attitude that no Democratic win is legitimate. So, yeah: There's basically no institutional way for this country to come back from where it has gone.
In completely related news I'm strongly considering getting my affairs in order and moving ~~anywhere in the entire world besides the united states~~ somewhere in Europe; as it's apparently no longer safe for trans people ~~or C++ developers*~~ in the US. So if anyone has any advice (or job leads) please do share.
* This is a memory safety joke
from what I’ve been told, a digital nomad visa and EU citizenship by descent are a couple of routes worth looking into. I have frustratingly little detail on the expectations around the visa though, and citizenship by descent laws vary by country.
Estonia has an immigration thing for tech workers I believe!
Sorry but Rust knowledge is now a hard requirement for visas so you better hit the book
might be relevant https://lemmy.world/post/21995141