I totally get it, the people that can afford going abroad like that aren’t going to be the average.

It reminds me of this story about Swedes being the cause of an insult. Apparently they got known in Spain for being lazy no-good bums, whereas they typically are known for being incredibly diligent workers. Turns out the Swedes going to Spain were only ever there for vacation, and thus earned a reputation for never doing work.

Is it though?

We have tons of workers in hospitality on work visas (hotels, tourism, restaurants), we have care staff, doctors, IT professionals, project managers, process managers, engineers, management, PhD students (which is an employment here), finance bros, even life coaches on work visa.

In my specific country they also take no extra risk other than having to culturally and institutionally train you.

It’s definitely harder than doing things at home, and scarier, but it’s entirely doable. In four years we’ll see if there’s gonna be another US election, regardless you’re gonna be 4 years older. Either you stay and hope to weather the US, or you go try building something you’ve chosen for yourself.

It’s not for everyone, and it’s a lot more comfortable being with devil you know. But don’t pretend it’s because the process is impossible.

Such an underrated comment

How does it manifest?

deleted by creator

European here, you’re entirely right. The racism here is heavily engrained in the cultural rivalries, where we’re racist against all the foreign cultures, and there’s just so many of them you can’t reconcile all of them. Italians, slavs (and all the different slavs), Nordics, Spaniards, Dutch, German, French, Russians, etc. And that’s not even scratching religion, color, or other continents.

The Irish are cool most everywhere tho.

deleted by creator

I’m not sure what you mean is hard? Besides uprooting and establishing a new life in a different culture ofc.

To my country a travel visa of three months is automatic/not needed from the US.

A work visa requires proof of employment at a more than minimum wage job, something like a skilled chef, contractor or entry level college grad job qualifies. After two years you can job hop, four years you get a permanent visa, after five you can apply for citizenship.

Requirements at each of these steps is that you can show you have a valid passport, the means to support yourself (and family) financially, are following laws and regulations, and remember to file the paperwork. No tests, no language requirements, just bureaucracy, patience and making a new life.

If you’re in a high demand profession, a work visa takes 90 days to get and is valid for at least two years.

This is for my country, you can typically check with the consulate for whatever country you’re interested in and they will happily inform you.

You are wrong, in all your paragraphs. And with one exception* in all your statements.

There is no debate here, history has shown you wrong again and again, for thousands of years, in every state, every idea, every example of oppression.

Your take that the The Adjuster was part of some movement is bullshit, he was a lone terrorist for a cause resonating with the public, this is the spark of revolutions. Him not being organised is the opening for this revolution to be quelled before gaining momentum.

*The only statement of yours I’m willing to cede is that yes, political violence is typically justified against a lens of values. Societally the US norm has been that oppression and murder is bad, thus Rittenhouse and his movement are worse than the one killing. Then again the multi-weekly school shootings seem not to be bad, so maybe killing isn’t bad any longer?

Except one fought an oppressor, the other took a trip to do some oppressing themselves.