Even the legitimately underprivileged do things that no amount of poverty and trauma can explain away. I don't think there's anything that could get me to rape and murder children, yet there are many that have done both.
I've had multiple arguments online with people regarding the Holodomor. They all found some way to blame it on the US or claim it was overexaggerated. Which is interesting, because there is absolutely no proof of either claim. If the US had somehow found a way to starve Ukraine specificially, the Soviet Union could've fixed that quite quickly, with this little invention known as the train.
Right now, I'm considering Ireland and New Zealand most seriously. I'd like to live in the EU, but with Chat Control and whatnot, it seems like a privacy nightmare. There's also the legitimate threat that Russia poses.
The UK seems to have gone down the same route as the US, so there wouldn't be much point in going there. It'd be like a Jewish refugee going from Austria to France. The whole age verifying for access for half the websites on the internet thing is also rather scary, and I want nothing to do with it.
English is unfortunately the only language that I'm legitimately fluent in (I do speak a bit of German, but certainly not enough to survive with), and I would prefer to not be the American that hasn't learned the language of the country he chose to move to, especially if the people living there would be offended or prejudiced against me. That rules out most of Asia, especially because I'm white, so I sure as hell wouldn't fit in.
Australia has some of the problems that the UK has, but to a lesser extent. I have heard about somewhat widespread transphobia, which is something I'd prefer not to be around, even though I'm not trans. I'm also not noticeably queer, so I could likely survive in a homophobic country, but I certainly wouldn't like to live in a place that hates most of the people I care about. I've also heard a bit about the government being quite corrupt, which I also don't like.
Still, Australia is certainly not the worst option.
Ireland was my main choice for a while. Most people speak English, they're not too bigoted, and they have a history of being oppressed, which I'd assume (well, hope) makes the population a bit more accepting of differences. Unfortunately, Ireland is part of the EU, which is a bit unfortunate. Still, not the worst choice.
Right now, New Zealand appears to be the best option for me. I haven't done much research, so it might have big problems as well. From what I've heard, it seems nice enough, shame there's not a ton of space on the island.
Unfortunately, I don't believe that any of these places will be safe for long. I'm just hoping that I'll be able to survive a couple of decades. Setting my sights pretty high, huh? Sorry this is so fucking long, I took my meds this morning.
Everyday, it seems like fewer and fewer countries are safe. I already knew that China was unsafe, I didn't know all the details, but this is pretty bad. Where can a person go where their rights won't be violated by the government, either their own or the governments of others? Especially for queer people and ethnic minorities, it seems like the list is maybe a literal handful.
No, no, no. They're not gay, they just struggle with same sex attraction, at least that's what they say. Honestly, makes me think they're a bunch of fucking casuals.
Secretly?