What part of Democracy was January 6th?

Who the fuck are you and why should I care what you think?

It has nothing to do with media. The social fabric of the USA has come undone. It is a toxic mess that is virtually inescapable wherever you go in the country (unless you move to a freaking cabin in the woods).

Don’t listen to these naysayers on here. If you want to go, go. I’m in pretty much the same boat, but it doesn’t even matter who wins the next election, I’m just sick of the relentless toxicity and gaslighting of the American right wing. The USA very clearly has a mental illness epidemic, and it’s not going to get better anytime soon. Time to explore new horizons, new experiences, and a more balanced life. I definitely recommend traveling to your preferred places a couple of times, at least once on a longer trip beyond a “vacation” to gey the idea of what daily life looks like. But yeah, if i were you, i would plan a timeline that works around making the best choice for you and NOT based on yhe political calendar in the USA (ie, dont try to move before the election, but rather when youve done the due diligence on where youll be the happiest). Good luck and keep posting here on your journey, it may help others in the same or similar position!

It sounds to me like you have unrealistic expectations. You are treated like a foreigner in France because you are a foreigner. You are romanticizing life in the USA, while decrying French slide to the right politically. In the years since you left the USA has become a toxic place, filled with tension and social battles. Politically, I see the American right as FAR more destructive than the French right. Every single thing becomes a political battle, every single thing comes back to Trump vs Biden. The American right doesnt just have toxic policies and overtly racist views, the worst part is the constant gaslighting. The sun is out and they’ll say it’s raining. The rampant mental illness is so tiresome that it becomes a mentally challenging even if you are not a political activist, it is engrained in everything. Also, beyond the USA as a country, NYC specifically has degraded to the point that i dont even want to visit (ive lived there for many years). Maybe I’m naive to issues in France because I’ve never lived there (not yet at least), but knowing what I know about both countries, if I were you, I’d find a way to maintain your residence in France and visit the USA while trying to work through your personal issues by finding new ways to fulfill the empty space caused by homesickness. Because the “home” you are missing probably doesn’t exist anymore.

You must be shrooming.

Republicans. They’ve been blocking infrastructure spending for years. They even vote against infrastructure spending and then TAKE CREDIT for improvements in their districts/states. Republicans are why we can’t have nice things.