• 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.world
    17·
    9 days ago

    My partner and I fled the US early this year. No regrets. Besides saving our own skin because I would 100% end up in a concentration camp, we’re now in a really good position to help others in our community find a way to safety.

    We also love our new country and feel super welcomed

    • davidgro@lemmy.world
      7·
      9 days ago

      How? Did you have ancestry somewhere that let you immigrate back? Family still there? Something else?

      I’d love to find a way out for my family, but don’t know of any options.

      • 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.world
        8·
        9 days ago

        Work, school, and family are unfortunately the easiest ways to get a visa. I got lucky with my job and took the first opportunity that opened up, and I’m so glad I did because there haven’t been any more openings since then. Unfortunately I took about a 50% pay cut to move.

      • 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.world
        5·
        8 days ago

        Oh my God I left behind a massive community, I miss them every day. I hallucinate that I see my friends all around the city. I’m still in contact with them and have video calls with them every now and then just to say hi

        I had a HUGE going away party too. About 60 people showed up.

    • AndrewZabar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      8 days ago

      I commend and congratulate you! As a born American, it was never a problem for me. However, as a Jew I know full well the fragile and tenuous peace can vanish in a moment if any one or more ethnic groups become a convenient scapegoat for a regime. My grandparents got out of Germany literally with moments to spare. At the same time my grandparents were boarding a plane, SS were bashing down the doors to their home.

      So if you are in a position that you could ever face persecution like that, getting the F out is the smartest thing to do. I sincerely wish you all the best and hope you make a peaceful life somewhere that isn’t headed down the hellish path that America is. Even being a white American, I still sometimes worry because of being Jewish. It can very easily happen again to my people, especially since antisemitism is in vogue again lately. And the biggest problem is that it’s familiar and comfortable for most people; my people are expected to have acclimated to oppression - hey aren’t you used to it?

      I hope someday soon, the USA will be safe again for you, though I would further admire if you’ve made a life somewhere that is preferable even over a safe USA.

      Kudos to you and your family.