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  • Tardislass@alien.topBtoExpats@expats.zoneRunning from Fascism
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    10 months ago

    You obviously haven’t been listening to the news. Europe is moving to the right-Note the NL elections and the far-right Islamaphobic leader who is now in power. Dublin has had riots from right wing scumbags.

    And oddly, I had Thanksgiving with people from different political views. We made a “no politics” pact and actually had a great time talking about vacations, movies, etc.

    I don’t know where you plan on going because there is no Utopia. The US for all its faults seems to be halfway stable. If you really are that worried, maybe help out getting out the vote for next year’s election. Be part of the solution.


  • Can you take a leave of absence and spend a few months in the US? Just to see if you can find a job and get settled.

    People in Europe really downplay the whole xenophobia thing but honestly, I still think the US handles immigrants and assimilation miles better than Europe. I’ve actually been shocked at the casual racism in NL and Germany towards anyone black or darker skin. While we have our idiots in the US, it’s far less tolerated.

    Honestly, if you want to move back, I would. France is a very very hard place to live for expats. And who says you can’t move back to Europe again in the future. Perhaps sometime in the US in what you needed.

    Unfortunately, nowadays Europe is not the liberal bastion of old. Housing issues, immigration and cost of living have all increased to bring about scapegoating and far-right leaders talking of easy solutions.