Boring at the dump tonite. Found this though:
ProSense (111,725 posts)
Would you leave the U.S. if given the opportunity?
Let's say someone offered you one-way airfare to anywhere (your choice) and enough to survive for a couple of months until you got settled, would you leave?
122 votes, 3 passes | Time left: Unlimited
Yes
65 (53%)
No
48 (39%)
Not sure
9 (7%)
3 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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The link:
Dummies leaving?The comments:
hrmjustin (29,193 posts)
1. No.
Translation: No welfare if I moved.
hlthe2b (49,689 posts)
2. A lot of factors would enter in and the offer alone would not be sufficient...
But, surely I would consider it.
Do I get free shit? If so... I'm outta here!!!!
polichick (33,886 posts)
3. I'd want citizenship.
Translation: I want free stuff!
What follows is a bunch of comments about panama... won't bring them over.
NuclearDem (6,721 posts)
5. No, because I couldn't live with myself running away while millions suffer here.
Subtle message to the dump: I got money, you don't. I can neither confirm or deny this is one of my moles.
HappyMe (17,253 posts)
7. No.
My family is here.
Translation: I get free shit here!
canoeist52 (1,768 posts)
12. Yes...Vermont is looking way more progressive!
Although I don't know if they'd let the likes 'o me over the border.
?????
UtahLib (1,078 posts)
14. +1 nt
Am I missing something here?
RC (25,207 posts)
15. It would take more than a bribe of a couple of months pay.
But Canada looks pretty good. And they are choosy about who they let in for residency.
This dummie supports letting a bunch of illegal hispanics getting citizenship here?
shenmue (7,165 posts)
19. I can't decide between England, Ireland or Canada
That and lack of money is keeping me here. But if I hit a magic lottery, boom, I'd be out of here tomorrow.
Translation: I can't get free shit there and they won't let me in!!!
jmowreader (26,702 posts)
22. No, but try this on...
If you were given the opportunity to have one teabagger and his whole family (two generations up and two generations down) deported to a different country at government expense, would you?
And if you were allowed to deport a second teabagger family at your own expense, would you do that too?
I bet the "teabagger" would get in no problem since they pay taxes!!!!
JoePhilly (19,530 posts)
24. NO. If I move to another country ... America might attack it.
And then I'd be screwed.
So I'm staying.
Translation: I get free shit here so no.
Blue_In_AK (40,108 posts)
25. No, I already live in another country...
...Alaska. At least all the shippers seem to think this is another country. They always say "free shipping within the continental United States," as if Alaska isn't on the continent.
(Sorry...pet peeve.)
Move to mexifornia!!!
Throd (4,176 posts)
27. I like living in the USA.
I get free shit!!!!
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Wonder what that one was?
Douglas Carpenter (17,956 posts)
34. nothing to do with politics - but I just find life outside the U.S. mainland more interesting & fun
I find most of what is often considered "mainstream" middle class America exemplified by the predominantly white suburb to be downright freaky. Although I am sure the vast majority of those people mean well.
I have spent roughly half my life outside of the fifty states - including in Europe, The Middle East and for the past three years on U.S. sovereign territory - but way outside the fifty states. I do find this more comfortable - all politics aside.
Why are you still here then?
TBF (22,395 posts)
36. I chose yes but would
have preferred "it depends". There would have to be citizenship and a job waiting.
Airfare and enough to survive for a couple months is not enough - I could do that now. There would have to be more to the offer than that.
A job waiting? BWAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
PowerToThePeople (3,593 posts)
37. This is my answer too
It would be really bad to be trapped in other country penny-less, without citizenship, and without a job.
Just thinking about it makes me appreciate what undocumented persons in this country deal with daily.
As opposed to being in the US where you get free shit? Maybe dummie the other countries got the right idea?
greytdemocrat (2,004 posts)
43. Stupid ass poll.
IMHO.

ProSense (111,725 posts)
44. It's always interesting to know what's going on inside other people's head
so thanks for sharing.

a la izquierda (8,485 posts)
49. Yes.
Actively planning. I just got back from Montreal. I loved it. I am a Latin Americanist and have lived in Mexico.
Latin Americanist? Methinks the dummie is an illegal.
Brigid (13,710 posts)
50. I would do it.
This is no longer a civilized country. It's awash in guns. Our public schools are nothing but political footballs. We still don't have single-payer health care and probably never will. Our so-called lawmakers can't get anything done without making a soap opera out of it, and often not even then. School kids get their lunches thrown away in front of everyone because they can't pay. Workers have no rights. Cops abuse and even kill citizens without consequences. Corporations wreck our environment and our economy and get away with it. Stick a fork in this country; it's done.
Really dummie? How about obumbles sons and the knock out game? How about the dems and the throwing grandma off the cliff commercials? I could go on and on. No point in it. So dummie... why don't you leave? Come over here and pm me your info and I will escort you to the airport for a flight to the country of your choice and pay for the ticket. The only requirement is that you formally renounce your USA citizenship and have it writing.
CFLDem (1,323 posts)
52. It isn't until you get to the other side
that you realize the grass is green because of all the bullshit.
America's far from perfect, but our best days are still ahead of us. All the naysayers can leave, cause they're just in our way.

Moling poorly that one is.
Niceguy1 (1,884 posts)
53. no
For the most part the grass is not greener on the other side...

IDemo (13,073 posts)
56. Nowhere else on the planet would have me, to my knowledge
Over 55, not a professional or independently wealthy, chronic health condition, no relatives elsewhere. Those are all basically deal killers for anywhere that I've looked.
Or yes, I'd be gone.
Translation: I'm worthless and no other country wants me!!! Waaaaaaa!!!!!
JI7 (44,565 posts)
57. only if i could come back
Translation: Once I find out that the country I move to is worse than the US, won't give me free shit and want to come back will I do it.
That's it for now. Might grow, might not.