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[-] masterspace@lemmy.ca 68 points 3 weeks ago

I told my work that I will not be travelling to the US under any circumstances until there's no risk of me being detained in an ICE prison.

Realistically I will not be travelling there for any reason for years to decades at this point. America as a country needs to go fuck itself for a while so it can really learn the lesson of how productive that is.

[-] oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 3 weeks ago

I really hate my country and wish it nothing but the worst, but I do feel bad for some people here. A lot are irredeemable assholes but there are some genuinely good people here who don’t deserve what’s happening.

Good on you though for standing up for yourself and not risking being sent to a concentration camp here.

[-] 0li0li@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

Same, they can fire me over it if they want. Not gonna happen until a new party fixes everything that's getting broken in the US. ICE and the current broad deregulation does not make it safe for visitors, nor Americans.

[-] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 weeks ago

As an American, just wanted to say sorry for being the fucking worst right now. We’ve hurt ourselves in our confusion.

[-] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 3 weeks ago

No, we know what we did, there's no confusion. We hurt ourselves to hurt others.

[-] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 weeks ago

I meant our confusion about if science is real or whether minorities deserve basic rights, which seems to be afflicting about 50% of the population.

America as a country needs to go fuck itself for a while so it can really learn the lesson of how productive that is.

Currently fucking ourselves. Unfortunately, I think it's going to have to get a lot more painful before most of the people who need to learn from it actually do.

[-] lupusblackfur@lemmy.world 31 points 3 weeks ago

dampening demand to visit the country.

If you're not Straight, White, Right Kind of Christian, and preferably a Robber Baron...

You're simply risking your liberty (if not your life) choosing to visit the US.

Just stay away. Warning from a US'ian.

🤷‍♂️ 🤡 🖕

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 26 points 3 weeks ago

You know what business travelers do? They spend lots of money on hotels and food and entertainment.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 24 points 3 weeks ago

At least the decreased number of flights is better for the environment.

[-] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 weeks ago

Unless folks are just flying elsewhere? then no, if they're are staying home, excellent news!

https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/life-after-oil/2016/02/11/how-far-can-we-get-without-flying

Hour for hour, there’s no better way to warm the planet than to fly in a plane.

[-] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

Hour for hour is a bad metric. Bicycling is going to win hands down, but that's not going to be my first answer when I need to travel 500 km. Kilogram-kilometer is far more reasonable, especially if coupled with asking the question of whether that kilogram needs to be moved that kilometer.

[-] ms_lane@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago

Who would want to go to a country that will send you to an El Salvadorian death camp just for being a tourist?

USA is a shithole.

[-] carlossurf@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 weeks ago

I went to miami this month the lines at the international border control was non existent lol, it was nice not having to wait in line but they are losing so much tourism its crazy

[-] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

If my job told me to travel to the US for whatever reason, I would tell them that I would either remain where I am or I would resign.

[-] engene@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 weeks ago

Of course! It’s a case of FAFO

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