Europe doesn’t want US blue collar people. They already make it almost impossible for anyone but wealthy Americans to move there, let alone become citizens.
It isn’t problematic in the sense that I have done something wrong as an individual but I don’t want to be part of a settler colonial project in any capacity even if it is one that has long since “succeeded” in displacing its native population. I’m interested in Denmark, northern China, or Ireland in no particular order and for very different reasons. I have critiques of all of them, especially Denmark but all are preferable to the US. All are a long process to emmigrate to unfortunately.
Ok, that’s pretty cool. I didn’t know there were people who were in favour of emigration for anti-colonial reasons but not for reasons of collective guilt. You have opened my mind a little bit today.
I guess I have a follow-up question, which is
(a) wouldn’t it be better to fight colonialism at home, instead of just abandoning the fight entirely just to feel like you have a clean conscience?
(b) would you think differently if it turned out you had some % indigenous heritage?
a) I will fight anti-colonialism at home until I am able to flee. I feel guilty to admit but a large part of my desire to leave is for personal safety. I strongly believe that I will end up killed or indefinitely imprisoned by the state within the next decade. Unfortunately I am very doomer about prospects for indigenous folks in the US. I don’t see any chance of a non-fascist US anytime soon. An anti-colonial future will not come from within the imperial core it will come from without. Hopefully I can contribute my labor to that effort from a position of relative safety outside of the empire. It is selfish and I do feel incredibly conflicted about this but I don’t want my partner to suffer for my convictions if I can help it.
b) I do actually have some indigenous heritage but it is highly negligable. A far off ancestor who more than likely did not consent from what we can tell. I would never consider myself indigenous as I was not raised within their culture whatsoever.
I guess I’m in a similar situation for b. (some negligible heritage but not raised in the culture). As for (a), I don’t live in the U.S., so I have nothing to flee at the moment. Best of luck, hope you find safety.
As soon as I am able
Imagine if the Tribes banded together with their casino money to fund Europeans going back to Europe.
Buy me an EU visa pls, First Nations daddies.
Europe doesn’t want US blue collar people. They already make it almost impossible for anyone but wealthy Americans to move there, let alone become citizens.
I see you missed or didn’t understand the term “imagine.”
may i ask why you moved to the americas in the first place? No judgment.
I was born here unfortunately
Oh. That doesn’t seem problematic. Where would you go?
It isn’t problematic in the sense that I have done something wrong as an individual but I don’t want to be part of a settler colonial project in any capacity even if it is one that has long since “succeeded” in displacing its native population. I’m interested in Denmark, northern China, or Ireland in no particular order and for very different reasons. I have critiques of all of them, especially Denmark but all are preferable to the US. All are a long process to emmigrate to unfortunately.
Ok, that’s pretty cool. I didn’t know there were people who were in favour of emigration for anti-colonial reasons but not for reasons of collective guilt. You have opened my mind a little bit today.
I guess I have a follow-up question, which is
(a) wouldn’t it be better to fight colonialism at home, instead of just abandoning the fight entirely just to feel like you have a clean conscience?
(b) would you think differently if it turned out you had some % indigenous heritage?
a) I will fight anti-colonialism at home until I am able to flee. I feel guilty to admit but a large part of my desire to leave is for personal safety. I strongly believe that I will end up killed or indefinitely imprisoned by the state within the next decade. Unfortunately I am very doomer about prospects for indigenous folks in the US. I don’t see any chance of a non-fascist US anytime soon. An anti-colonial future will not come from within the imperial core it will come from without. Hopefully I can contribute my labor to that effort from a position of relative safety outside of the empire. It is selfish and I do feel incredibly conflicted about this but I don’t want my partner to suffer for my convictions if I can help it.
b) I do actually have some indigenous heritage but it is highly negligable. A far off ancestor who more than likely did not consent from what we can tell. I would never consider myself indigenous as I was not raised within their culture whatsoever.
I guess I’m in a similar situation for b. (some negligible heritage but not raised in the culture). As for (a), I don’t live in the U.S., so I have nothing to flee at the moment. Best of luck, hope you find safety.