Dustin Hoffman: "You can’t go anywhere in the world to get away from Bush"

[bobweaver]

Short article here:

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4038083

[proudbluestater]

1. If only we all could afford a second home away from here!

I look at two of my kids who are young adults and say, you know, if I were you, I'd be looking for another country to move to, because this one is becoming more and more fascist. I am VERY close to my kids, would never want them far from me, but when considering their future (especially with one being gay), I have to tell them, this is not the place to be anymore. It may again be some place worth residing in, but not in the foreseeable future.

[seventythree]

3. foreseeable future is

probably ok -- but a little farther out is iffy, IMO. I think we need to guard against getting too depressed as it wasn't long ago that the south was lynching blacks, inter-racial marriage was illegal, gays dared not come out of the closet, and women were legally discriminated against. While I deplore the creeping fascism at home -- I am scared about the blowback from our international actions. One may take my liberty, but the other may take my life.

[uppityperson]

2. We talked about emigrating but won't because of this.

Bush affects the entire world and I need to keep fighting him.