Reply #22: pockets of light [View All]

[sweetheart]

I think the word "europe" might better be phrased "abroad",
as in, "Should we all just move abroad?" Any european nation
you immigrate-to will expect you to learn the language and become
a successful immigrant. The tradition of immigration is not there
like it is in the US, and immigrants have a hard time in many
european nations. "we" are politically disenfranchised, and often
right wing whingers who don't have a dog to kick, kick immigrants.

And, thanks to bush, whatever nation you do move to, will be a
lifetime struggle to integrate. When i left, i was focused on
"getting out" like escaping from a prison. Getting finances set up
abroad is something to do first, that you have bank accounts and
whatnot when you arrive wherever, not in american banks that give
all your details to the nazis.

And wherever you move abroad, you'll see the tragic impact of
american hegemony, as for every wealth in the US is another culture
sucking wind somewhere. If you move to the rural areas of jamaica,
as in the film "life and debt", you'll then inherit the suffering
of the persons of the jamaican countryside as screwed by IMF/World bank
financiers.

But, as hard as it was, i recommend getting out if you feel the
impulse. Going back to the US is easy if you ever want to... its
only a flight. Getting out, however, is probably the most difficult
thing my familiy has ever done.

Its not that there is a berlin wall stopping you, rather that wall is
economic, and as many persons on this thread confess, the economic
wall is too high. Many people tried to escape across the berlin
wall. The young and infirm were not usually amongst the successful.
Same same here.... getting out, as a poster said erlier, is for
young professionals and persons who see the handwriting on the wall,
and who have the means to do something about it.

if you're over 45 is where the problem comes in, due to many socialize
medicine states not taking people older than a certain age. If you are
considering getting out, the magic number is 45. After that, the
wall is 10 times higher.

Good luck for those who have a go at leaving. If you follow your heart
and run with it, it will work out fine. The world is a much safer
place than the united states, and i breathe a sign of relief every
time i clear US airspace.