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"Cannot leave?" My brother in Christ. If I honestly thought that my life was genuinely in danger of a violent end, should I remain where I am, I'd leave without hesitation. It costs nothing to get in your car and drive until you are across state lines RIGHT NOW, this very instant. I wouldn't worry about selling my house, closing escrow (or trying to communicate or formalize anything with a landlord, were I renting), "getting my affairs in order", or whatever else. I would first load up my car and then GTFO right goddamn NOW while I still draw breath. Yes, it'd be a hassle having to deal with those loose ends later, but my first priority would be my own self-preservation.
Except, you know, the cost of the car and the gas and the food and shelter when you do get across state lines. All famously very cheap and affordable things.
Are you really waiting to be spoon fed? I never said everything would be gravy. I said if I was honestly certain I was going to die by staying in my state, I'd fucking leave NOW without waiting for jack shit. Everyone is going to have their own support and ways of surviving, and that's something to think about only AFTER I'm in a safe location. This is still going to be difficult, and you'll still have to actually think for yourself. But at least you won't be actively hunted anymore.
No, I think I'll stay and try to protect whoever I can. I'll probably get killed, I've more or less made peace with that.
That's at least a stance I can admire. Keep yourself and your loved ones safe. And if it comes to it, you show those fascists what hell looks like when it wears the skin of a gentle human.