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If Trump is reelected, Americans are planning to flee in droves
MSN ^ | 3.6.2024 | Paul Starobin

Posted on 03/06/2024 7:01:21 PM PST by libh8er

…….. Every four years, as Americans gird themselves to choose a president, there's talk, mainly among Democrats, of leaving the country. I'm off for Canada if unacceptable candidate X wins! And every four years, the promised exodus fails to materialize. It's mostly just therapeutic venting.

This time is different.

The alarm over Trump's potential triumph in November is far starker than the fears stoked by past presidents. "A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable," a recent Washington Post headline warned. The Atlantic devoted an entire issue to the authoritarian horrors in store for America "If Trump Wins." Every four years or so, Gallup asks Americans ages 15 and up: "Ideally, if you had the opportunity, would you like to move PERMANENTLY to another country?" At the end of George W. Bush's presidency, the number responding "yes" was 11%. During Barack Obama's tenure, it was 10%. During Trump's presidency, it hit 16%. That's some 40 million Americans who wanted to leave their country behind, for good.

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In fairness, those who flee America to escape MAGA may find themselves confronted by a host of unpleasant surprises. The headaches start with the red tape. On any given day, my Expats in Italy Facebook group teems with the sort of questions that can drive a novice foreign-property owner batty. Why won't my Italian utility company let me pay my bill with a US credit card? (Answer: Because it won't.) Property bidders must have their offers officially registered with the local municipality and verified by the godlike person known as the "notaio," an official of ancient standing who drafts and authenticates the raft of documents for a fair-size fee.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: byebye; exodus; lyingsos; ohnoes; promise; solong; tds; tdsbs; trump; wellbye
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To: libh8er

The article refers to many moving to Italy. So, perhaps they like conservative leaders more than they will admit.


21 posted on 03/06/2024 7:11:50 PM PST by HollyB
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To: libh8er

Good, this time really do it.


22 posted on 03/06/2024 7:12:31 PM PST by Dave911
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To: libh8er

“During Trump’s presidency, it hit 16%. That’s some 40 million Americans who wanted to leave their country behind, for good.”

I’m not seeing a downside here.

L


23 posted on 03/06/2024 7:12:56 PM PST by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: libh8er

Illegals first


24 posted on 03/06/2024 7:12:57 PM PST by clintonh8r (The truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth.)
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To: libh8er

Old news….


25 posted on 03/06/2024 7:13:03 PM PST by wardamneagle
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To: libh8er

Well.....bye.


26 posted on 03/06/2024 7:13:17 PM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: libh8er
That's some 40 million Americans who wanted to leave their country behind, for good.

That will nicely balance out Biden’s illegal aliens. Might get better once President Trump deports Biden’s illegal aliens to join those 40 million American idiots out of the USA.

27 posted on 03/06/2024 7:13:18 PM PST by roadcat
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I know. They always promise, but don’t do it.


28 posted on 03/06/2024 7:13:34 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: libh8er

That’s what they said last time


29 posted on 03/06/2024 7:13:56 PM PST by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Promises, promises.

Lies, lies.

30 posted on 03/06/2024 7:14:10 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Roses are red, Violets are blue, I love being on the government watch list, along with all of you.)
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To: libh8er

How can this be made binding and enforceable?


31 posted on 03/06/2024 7:15:18 PM PST by goo goo g'joob (When honest people say what's true, calmly and without embarrassment, they become powerful)
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To: libh8er

Notice how it’s always to Canada or some white Euro country.. Never Mexico or South America or Africa.


32 posted on 03/06/2024 7:15:32 PM PST by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: libh8er

So many Holywood actors have said the same thing about other republican presidents in the past. Not one of them ever left.
This is just more hysterical nonsense.


33 posted on 03/06/2024 7:15:44 PM PST by Revel
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To: Da Coyote

Good riddance, I say!


34 posted on 03/06/2024 7:17:15 PM PST by erkelly
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To: libh8er
If Trump is reelected, Americans are planning to flee in droves

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promises promises promises

thats what they all said last time

drama queen liars...

i guess we can always hope

.

35 posted on 03/06/2024 7:17:27 PM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Vet, John Adams Descendant , deal with it.)
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To: desertsolitaire

Correct


36 posted on 03/06/2024 7:17:57 PM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF Captain & pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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To: libh8er

Less people means it will be a great time to downsize and restructure this out of control behemoth corrupt government.


37 posted on 03/06/2024 7:18:34 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: libh8er
If Trump is reelected, Americans are planning to flee in droves

In that case, getting Trump reelected is a must. Even if we have to cheat to get him in (Biden did it, so why not us?).

But first, we have to get names on the list of those who promise to leave, especially those in liberal Hollywood, and those in the liberal media, and those republican-never-Trumpers who should be on the top of the list.
38 posted on 03/06/2024 7:19:00 PM PST by adorno (CCH)
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To: libh8er

0. Source of article: MSN from a podcaster. ‘Nuff said.

1. Can we allow them to leave only if they take one illegal alien with them?

2. They of course assume that other countries would actually permit them to immigrate. Many countries are quite restrictive on age, health, financial means, skills. Most countries are not actively seeking out parasites like the US apparently is.

I am so sick of these libs, they lied the LAST time Trump was elected. Still here.


39 posted on 03/06/2024 7:19:01 PM PST by The Antiyuppie (When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.)
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To: cuz1961
bwa ha ha ha

i posted before reading the responses..

40 posted on 03/06/2024 7:19:19 PM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Vet, John Adams Descendant , deal with it.)
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