Hey EU - Dems here. We've had it and we'd like to leave

[ourbluenation]

and take all our money with us. Half the tax base - gone. Half the consumers dollars - buh bye. Our gift to you EU, for taking us in. At last count we made up more than half of the country so that's a huge chunk of change.

As you are well aware, our country has been taken over by right wing fascists and their ignorant minions so by god they should reep what they sow. If they want a place where everybody locksteps to the commander in chief, then they got it. Let the eagle soar.

No more fighting for the environment - let them choke on the sludge.
No more fighting for workers rights - let the minions shit on themselves as they get screwed by their corporate bosses over and over.
No more fighting for reproductive rights - let them take all them babies to church, all gagillion of them, and let them clean up the mess left behind from back alley abortions.
No more fighting for civil rights and personal freedoms - they seem to be fine with domestic spying, etc...and let them prove their theory that gays are not born gay when we take our "homosexual agenda" with us. Good luck with that.

So EU - waddya say? We're bright, we're fabulous, we're smart and we like the way you do things.

I hear the south of france is delightful...

[CoffeeCat]

1. I just watched "Under the Tuscan Sun"...

...and Italy sounds pretty charming and peaceful, right about now.

I love America. However, this is Bush's America.

There's nothing wrong with feeling like you don't want to be here.

The well is poisoned right now.

[ourbluenation]

5. I read an Abramoff quote yesterday re permanant rightie majority.

That's what they want, they've been working on it for over 20 years...chipping away at our base. With Alito they will turn the courts the way they want and it snowballs from there. More Executive Powers - Done. More power and welath to corporate stake holders - done. I'm sick of it and I'm scared for my country.

[CoffeeCat]

12. I'm scared too...

...and that's why I support anyone who feels like taking off.

Many may say that leaving America is wrong--that you're allowing them to win.

That may be right.

However, there's nothing wrong with feeling as if you might have to leave, someday--
because things are getting so unsafe, unAmerican and sickening.

[joeybee12]

2. Hey EU! Can I get a job there? Seriously, is it very restrictive for

non-EU citizens to work over there?

[ourbluenation]

7. In exchange for all our economic contributions we get citizenship!

Problem solved!

[Taxloss]

13. It's bureaucratic, but very welcoming to skilled workers.

Join us ...

[joeybee12]

15. Should I just move and worry about it later? n/t

[Taxloss]

16. Probably worth doing a bit of research first n/t

[hvn_nbr_2]

34. Really? I thought it was tough to get into any EU country unless...

you were already in another EU country or else in one of their former colonies.

[justabob]

26. Delete - replied to wrong post

[xchrom]

3. someone marry me please!?!?!?!

i have a few pennies saved you can -- uh, since i'm asking -- anybody french out there, love that accent!

[rman]

4. You're welcome, and we could use some help

in stopping the shift toward the Right.

[C_U_L8R]

6. France would be perfect

and I can't think of any other way
to make the Freeps go apeshit.

Personally, I prefer to stay here. This is my country too
and If the freeps don't like our Constitution or way of life
then they should get the hell out. There aren't too many
places on Earth that would welcome their kind.

[hobbit709]

8. I have an out

I was born in Austria and my mother is Austrian. That qualifies me.

[ourbluenation]

11. My parents are Irish so this actually isn't too hard for me either. eom

[SammyWinstonJack]

9. Since there are more of us, wouldn't it be better just to ship the

repugs off to another country? They hate America and everything it stands for, right? Let them leave. Hey World, any takers of our crazy right wingers? :rofl:

[oasis]

10. I'm hanging around for the impeachment and to take my country back.

The faint of heart can get going, but I feel this is my home and it's worth the hard work it will take to get it back.

[ourbluenation]

14. with a rightie majority I wouldn't hold my breath re: impeachment

but fair play to you for having the Fight left in you. I'm just in one of those "fuck it" moods and "you want it? You got it" moods.

[oasis]

18. There won't be a GOP majority after 2006. Voters are going to hold them

accountable for fucking up the country (No Child Left, Mediscam, Katrina,gasoline prices, etc.).

[chimpymustgo]

20. Voting machines. The GOP owns them - and us. It's over, folks.

They can f*ck up everything on the planet - as they are doing - but they WILL remain in power.

[in_cog_ni_to]

23. Bingo. e-v-o-t-i-n-g.......The END of the United States of America.

Why this isn't the Democrats MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE IS BEYOND ME! Do they really believe we are just imagining the election thefts? or what? What the hell are they thinking about evoting machines?

[TheBaldyMan]

17. 1/2 the money; all the brains ...

the gun nuts will probably prefer France.

[acmejack]

19. Political Asylum?

The south coast of Spain used to be much less expensive! But I am easy. I have seriously considered South America, but I would go anywhere, especially in a mass migration.

[WilliamPitt]

21. Too much work? Too hard? Too scary?

Too bad.

If you're not willing to stick it out and fight, you're a drag on those of us who choose to do so.

Have a nice time. Don't ask to come back after we fix it.

[Greyhound]

22. Fine as long as you agree to stay here and become martyrs once they

activate the final solution. :P

[WilliamPitt]

24. I regret that I have but one life to give to my country

[Greyhound]

28. Fair enough. n/t

[ourbluenation]

29. but don't you see...a mass exodus will rip the covers off them

for all to see. Exposed. Vulnerable. Nekkid. Needy.

It's PART of the strategy...different than giving in.

In the meantime we can hang out with cool people who "get it", drink some good wine, and watch the implode on the tele.

[WilliamPitt]

30. It won't be a mass exodus

You overstate the reach of DU, and vastly overstate the number of people willing to quit and split.

90% of the country are not activists. Maybe half of the leftover 10% - the left half - would leave under your plan. Exposed? Nekkid? Nah. Safer. More secure. They're praying people listen to you.

[ourbluenation]

31. jesuschristonacracker - you arwe waaaay too serious for a sat morning

My cheeky plea was to all the dems in the country, not just the DU and it was a tongue in cheek rant. An "Imagine if you will" scenario. Just day dreaming out loud.

Thanks for waking me up I guess...

x(

[Fovea]

38. It's pretty damn scary

My S/O and I decided to stay for a few more years despite the fact that I can't really afford the medical insurance costs out of pocket, and pretty much have decided that if I have another stroke or heart attack, I will stay home and die.

I have only one life to give for my country, and my country seems quite happy to take it.

[Zech Marquis]

25. since I enjoy the real football (soccer)

The EU would work for me ;evilgrin: Germany,Spain, italy, england too! I'll go in a heartbeat :-)

[justabob]

27. Doesn't the EU have some pretty serious immigration issues?

It seems they have way too many immigrants as it is, as well as unemployment, but maybe I am wrong. Can one of our european members address this issue?

[helderheid]

32. My husband is Dutch so we could always go home there.

He's less open to the idea than I am.

[skids]

33. I'm standing my ground.

I'm fighting these asshats to my last breath. This is my country (I even have a touch of native blood) and if it's going to slide into a dictatorship, I'm going to make sure it costs them dearly to do so by resisting every step of the way. To do less would dishonor those that have come before me.

Sometimes you don't get dealt a good hand folks, but you have to play it anyway. We got dealt a hand full of cronies and fascists. We have to do with it what we can.

[Chomp]

35. Anyone who

wants can come stay on my sofa in Dublin. No cats.

[derby378]

36. Will the French let me own a semi-automatic rifle?

Nice place to visit, I'm sure, and they're our sister nation and all, but they're just not America.

They've got the Louvre. We've got the Grand Canyon. Etc., etc., etc.

[earth mom]

37. I like threads like this.

Gives me a few moments to dream about getting the hell out of dodge. I've been thinking about it for a couple of years now, but can't quite swing it financially not to mention that dh has 7 more years to go to get a 20 year retirement. BUT-it's on the back burner for sure.

Because yeah, while it's more patriotic to stay and fight the god damn ugly evil reich wing bastards, the thought of how bad it can get in this country when they implement more of their nefarious plans, such as interment camps for dissenters...

....sends shivers down my back.... :scared:

[many a good man]

39. I think Europeans would prefer it if we

stayed here and kicked out those bush bastards.