If you read the rest of the article, she addresses that. She doesn't believe that she is personally brave enough to physically confront what is coming, so for her, the choice is get out now while she can and be vocal.

Not sure where your getting that 70 million number, but according to Wikipedia it was some 5 million.

Not to criticize, but I think it’s important not to spread inaccuracies and over inflate turnout numbers like a certain someone likes to do.

Edit: Lemmy post with final count numbers on attendance. Looks like it’s a bit larger than initially thought, which is fantastic!

The brown shirts have the keys to the kingdom, and so there's no easy way to get rid of them. By my count they've already won, and will be able to do a depressing amount of damage before anyone could hope to stop them. If you're a vulnerable group who has the opportunity to leave and isn't ready to die fighting, leaving is the safest bet.

The Nazis did eventually lose, but look what it took to do it. Millions of people died on both sides. The best defense is to not allow them any power, but they already control the most powerful military in the history of the world.

At this point, leaving is a credible option, if you have it. Unfortunately, unless you are wealthy, have a large business, or are incredibly intelligent in a field they want, most of us won't be welcome any where else.

I’m not running from my country with my tail between my legs.

That sounds cool if your objective is to collect likes on social media. However, her objective is to save herself and her family from what’s coming. As "an academic specialising in the history and culture of eastern Europe," she knows very well what it is. Only an ignorant and arrogant prick could say what you said.

I mean that's certainly fair, but with the vast majority of America either supporting the fascists or dragging its feet (cue "we can't give them an excuse to do a fascism!!!!") "fuck this shit I'm outta here" is, honestly, pretty valid.

But going peacefully on the streets is only successful if the government you want to send a message to is listening, i.e. if it either cares for their citizens or is in any way rational.

I hope I'm wrong here, but I can't see anything changing for the better in your country. It currently looks like 70 million people trying to talk through a knife fight.

From the numbers that I have seen spread through social media, they were saying 12.1 million people showed up for the No King protest.

Your usage of “70 million” is a cope just like her “checks and balances”. There was nowhere near that amount of people. Not even 10 million. The protests were largely cancelled because of the political assassination.

I looked for photos of protests and the ones I saw did not have anywhere near these amounts of people. A few hundred to a couple thousand at any one city. America is very okay with fascism.