Reply #41: Anybody who hasn't thought about this isn't paying attention. [View All]

I'm amazed at the amount of hostility towards this point of view. Seems to me that anyone who hasn't thought about getting out isn't paying attention.

This country is in a seriously bad state of mind, and has been for a long time. 9-11 certainly didn't help, and created the climate where so much could be done to destroy the country. But we've been brainwashed since Reagan at least into thinking all sorts of ridiculous things. The average citizen seems to think that any kind of taxes or tax increases for any reason is always definitely bad. How do we expect to pay for the things we want anyway? If people think Obama is a Socialist, I must be off-the-chart radical. And the Democratic Party and President Obama seem to be willing to do pretty much what Republicans would do, which is so far away from what I believe is right, good, and fair, it's certainly easy to want to live elsewhere.

I've lived in Europe, and believe me, the climate is different, very, very different than it is here. It may not always be that way, and it too might change, but if I had a European passport or right-to-work, I would be seriously looking for work over there right now myself.

But the hostility, right here on this site, for someone who wants to move somewhere that is arguably in better shape. What's that about? Don't you think that people can even contribute to the struggle as an ex-pat? I think they can. And perhaps enjoy their life better in the process.

Frankly, we should all be sharing information on the best places to go to and the best ways to find work elsewhere. That would be a service.

For those who have hostility to this notion, I would say it might be in order to chill.