• @[email protected]
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    291 month ago

    I wouldn’t go to the US now if you paid me. Crazy fucking locals armed with massive amounts of guns, Americans who cheer for the reduction of rights for particular sets of people and the complete destruction of the government. The president threatening allied countries. Fuck the US.

    America is a fucking shithole. We should put a wall around it to keep the world safe.

    • @[email protected]
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      230 days ago

      Depends on where you go. America is REALLY big—like, continent-sized big. States still have a lot of autonomy, so the experience can vary quite a bit depending on the region, city, or even neighborhood. It’s not as different as going between EU countries, but there’s still a meaningful shift in culture, policy, and general vibe from place to place.

      That said, I totally get the fear and frustration. The U.S. is going through a really turbulent time right now. There’s rising political extremism, deeply entrenched polarization, and yeah—an increasingly authoritarian tone at the highest levels of leadership. For people outside the U.S., it’s not unreasonable to see that and feel like it’s unsafe or unwelcoming to visit. Depending on where you go and what your background is, it can be dangerous.

      But the full picture is more complicated. There are millions of people here actively fighting for justice, creating inclusive communities, and resisting that slide into authoritarianism. There are cities that are vibrant, diverse, and far more aligned with global democratic values than the loudest voices might suggest.

      So yeah—it’s a mess, but not a monolith. And while it’s okay to be critical, it’s also worth remembering that there are still people here trying to make things better.

  • @[email protected]
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    401 month ago

    American here:

    Don’t travel here. Don’t buy our products. Don’t sell us your products. Isolate us. Feelings about the American economy are the number 1 predictor of elections. We need the American economy to be in ruins to defeat these fascist fucks. The only other option is violence, and another American Civil War would be catastrophic for the world. We’re swimming in nukes.

    Yeah, we shouldn’t have got ourselves (and by extension, eyeryone else) into this position. But we have, and we’re asking for your help because our opposition party was too fucking incompetent to keep the least-popular President in American history from being elected back into office, and we need them to sweep future elections just to slow the bleeding in 2 years.

  • @[email protected]
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    241 month ago

    i’m IN america and i can tell you: whatever it is in this country you think you want to come here and see—it’s not worth it

    • GhostalmediaOP
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      71 month ago

      Hot take - New York City, Northern California / the Pacific Northwest, and Hawaii are the best tracks on America’s album.

      • @[email protected]
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        201 month ago

        Nah, it’s the US National Parks.

        But honestly, none of those are worth your safety as an international traveler. Just wait until it’s safer. Though that might be a couple decades, at this point.

        • @[email protected]
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          71 month ago

          The national parks are amazing. But who knows if they’ll still be around since we’re firing everyone who maintains them. Not sure if the plan is to destroy them or to give them to some oligarch as a little play-area.

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      I hope we give a real advisory and just straight up mark the country yellow, possibly orange for anybody not hetro or white instead of just telling people to “check visa requirements” so papa US doesn’t get angry…

      Mexico’s been yellow with orange area’s for years while crime rates in some area’s are totally comprable.

      They are losing it and we’d to well to remember there are more weapons there per capita there than we have bicycles.

      (The scale is green, yellow, orange, red, for those that don’t know what i’m on about. Green obviously meaning (relatively) safe, and red essentially being a warzone.)

  • Lady Butterfly
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    21 month ago

    Fuuuuuccckkkkk. This sounds pretty significant… maybe it’s not and they’ve done this before but it sounds significant

  • GhostalmediaOP
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    61 month ago

    I’m sure the tourism boards in Trump’s home state of Florida are going to love this.

  • @[email protected]
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    81 month ago

    You should comply with all entry, visa and other conditions of entry. The authorities in the U.S. set and enforce entry rules strictly. You may be liable to arrest or detention if you break the rules

    This seems… very insufficent as a warning. Or have they formalized conditions at “not be critical of cry-baby in cheif” and similar things which has landed people in detention?

    • @[email protected]
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      430 days ago

      There’s already been two news stories of people with valid visas detained for not liking trump? Someone was suggesting to go via Dublin if travel to US is really essential.

      • @[email protected]
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        330 days ago

        Exactly, and the guidance should reflect that fact is what I meant. Just saying “just have your papers in order” in clearly insufficient.

  • @[email protected]
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    330 days ago

    The rest of the world should boycott my country. Let us suffer. We deserve it. Sorry guys…I voted against this shit.

  • @[email protected]
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    151 month ago

    My manager and a team mate had to go to the US for work earlier this week. They’re both British citizens but Indian heritage so was genuinely worried for them. Work made sure their papers were in order and they had local contacts just in case. It was “no more difficult than usual” (it’s always been hard for brown people coming in with “random” security checks). There is no way I would be going though, would flat out refuse.

    One made it home but funnily enough the other is stuck in Vancouver on the connection as theres some fire in Heathrow. At least he’s out of the USA!

    • @[email protected]
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      1130 days ago

      Upper management wanted us to go to a conference in the US later this year, but they recently changed their mind. I’m relieved.