People who voted for Trump are laughing at how dramatic some of the celebrities and people online are being, not realizing that those people are the smart ones. If I'd have been living in the US (which could have happened but luckily I'm still in my home country in Europe) I would for sure at least try to move to a democrat state but if possible I'd leave the country entirely. Shits about to go down. You can always come back later but it's best to try and get out before the orange man actually takes charge and starts making life much more difficult.
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if possible I'd leave the country entirely
That's a very big "if possible." For the vast majority of people it is not possible.
And even if it was, they wouldn't want to. People online, especially the chronically online, massively underestimate how difficult it is to lose all of your friends, loved ones, and family to geography.