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‘I don’t want to be part of a dictatorship’: the Americans queueing up to renounce their citizenship (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/worldnews@aussie.zone
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There's a lot I didn't know about the process. It'd be interesting to get the view of US members of this community.

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[–] -1 points 6 months ago* (5 children)

If we ever get to the point where whining on social media is more valued than voting then just fucking shoot us.

What amazing principles these Americans have. Running away from a fight for their values because they don't want to be judged. Well your being judged. We think you suck because you let this happen when you could have held your ground.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago*

    The government Americans have is one Americans freely chose. But not everyone voted for it, and expecting them to hang around and fix the errors of the majority is dubious logically. Where does this duty to risk life and limb to save others (many of whom hate you already and would hate you more if you tried) from the consequences of their own actions come from?

    If everyone else jumped off a bridge, would you feel a responsibility to jump after them?

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    When you stay, they tell you to leave

    When you leave, they tell you to stay

    it doesn't matter. none of this matters

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 6 months ago

    Perhaps none of this matters in a cosmic sense but it does matter to those facing government-sanctioned organised violence and social insanity in their everyday lives as many Americans have to do.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    these are people who haven't lived in the US for decades. Whole lives in other countries. What struck me was the one who held onto it at the request of her husband - who had lived through strife and wanted the ability to flee to the US in case of war. Now it's no longer a viable escape hatch.

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