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Why a professor of fascism left the US: ‘The lesson of 1933 is – you get out’
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 16 Jun 2025
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...Okay Denmark.
I know of people in Denmark who walked by foot from Syria during the last refugee exodus. They came to Denmark from Norway, because they crossed the border in the arctic between Russia to Norway.
Try to plot that route into your map and then go on complaining about strolling through a few states in USA.
I could walk to Canada, but would they let me in? No passport? No degree? As far as I know, Canada isn't taking US refugees just yet.
You know national borders exist, right?
Sure, but what about them?
In most cases they're just lines on a map that don't actually exist physically in the real world.
Tell that the the sovereign nations you’d be illegally entering
“What are walls, just some man made obstacles, I live in your house now”
That's what refugees do. And they're allowed to. Persecution as it is happening in America right now is an international crime. If you're the victim of persecution you can get eefug status.
Uh, why do you think those Syrians had to walk all the way to the Arctic to get to Europe when they were coming from Syria?
They wanted to admire the scenery of the bogs and pines?
Why didn't they just take the direct route, because "they're just lines on a map"?
Why did they more than double the over 4000km long journey to over 8000 km?
Oh, right, because of border control. They had to travel more than 4000 kilometres more to use less guarded crossings.
And good fucking luck crossing any Russo-European borders currently.
Yes, it's true that borders are vast and not all controlled as easily. But nations sure as fuck try to.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland%E2%80%93Russia_border
That alone added a few thousand km for them, as they went all the way to Norway to cross, because we Finns actually guard the border pretty intensely due to that fucker Vanja disrespecting it so.
Of course that's the reason. I never claimed otherwise.
So we do agree that people with no money are capable of walking 4000 kilometers. Yet, it is somehow impossible for people in America to walk 500 kilometers, because "America is just too big" and "being financially trapped".
Their journey was more than 8000 kilometers, not 4000.
And why is that, again? Why did they not take the 4000km shorter route? Are you genuinely going to make me copypaste my reply again?
You're just too naive about what border control is.
Lol. You're getting replies from people so complacent with their lifestyles that they can't fathom the effort of just walking away from everything and starting up elsewhere. Literally millions of people have walked across continents in the last decade to live in places with better opportunities, but these people'll find any excuse to say that that's not possible for whatever reason, but really just because it's a type of change they are unwilling (not unable) to make and they want to make themselves feel better by saying/believing all that isn't a real option for them.
I'd do it, I've no qualms walking, it would take a couple weeks, but I don't fucking care about that push come to shove, it's the only plan I have, go North, doing exactly what you mention,
I don't because Im very certain Canada would not let me live there. No money, no post education, no real skills outside of .. manufacturing and taking care of my disabled kid. I don't have a pasport. Did the folks who left Syria and walked to Denmark, as it was stated, did they have passports? Were they all on the skilled worker list? I'm pretty certain they were classed as refugees, Americas are not classed as refugees. We'd be turned away.
I can't even move town and I'd like to. I can't move to a new state and I would if I could. How tf would I show up at the Canadian border today with just a backpack like, heyyyy Get real.
Most of the people entering European countries and seeking refugee status don't come from conflict zones, just poor areas. Like Pakistanis, Iraqis, Ghanans, Malians, Indians, Nigerians, etc. They just show up, cross illegally avoiding border guards, and either live as illegal immigrants until caught or immediately request refugee status upon reaching their country of choice, such as Germany or Sweden (and upon denial most just stay anyways). This is an option millions have taken. Same with all the Central and South Americans crossing the US border (and Chinese, Caribbeans, etc. that cross that border despite not having geographic proximity).
But this option isn't the only option. Loads of legal immigrants just sell all they have and gamble on some different country. Some request a student visa someplace (say Canada or Australia) to get their foot in the door, then take advantage of being in the country to seek a job. Some put all their money into creating a small business to seek a visa via that route (many of the poor Chinese you see in European countries try that approach). Fact of the matter is, anyone with a paid roof over their head in the US is among the wealthiest people of the world in terms of income, so hearing them complain is sorta rich. Say you live with your spouse and each make 15k USD per annum but have no property, saving, or investments. First off, you'd be around the halfway mark for the US anyways, but on the world stage you'd also be the top 15%. Do you have an iPhone, a car, a television and enough food security to be overweight? Congratulations, the large, large majority of the world does not have those. Basically, people living in relative (worldwide) security/comfort complaining about the hardships of leaving their safety if they wanted to change their lives is something most of the rest of the world would scoff at (or more). Despite not living in relative privilege for US standards, the majority of the US does in fact live comfortable lives from an international standpoint.
Well, you're doing a great job at making it sound simple, and anyone who thinks they can't move, feel stupid.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/protection.html
Yes, I got an unexpected amount of emotional replies. The whole thread is very interesting that way.
It seems like lots of people are extremely complacent.
I doubt those people would be doing all that walking if they had any better option. It’s easy to leave when there’s nothing to leave
You can still walk away, it'll be more difficult and take longer, but you can do it.
Tell that to the natives.