My partner and I first broached the possibility that we might need to flee the country last summer. After election day, we began that preparation in earnest. I’m making the document we used t…
  • jarfil@beehaw.org
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    2 days ago

    At some point, some countries will start granting asylum to US refugees. It will likely be too little, and too late… but if it’s your only option, it’ll be better than nothing.

    • ErsatzCoalButter@beehaw.org
      6·
      2 days ago

      Don’t BS people with this. Asylum sucks like jail and countries within reach aren’t going to offer it.

      The actual “only options” involve large amounts of money and/ or abandoning your social standing. These are more realistic than asylum.

      • jarfil@beehaw.org
        2·
        2 days ago

        Losing social standing is implied. The options are:

        • Shallow grave
        • Being hunted
        • Jail
        • Undocumented
        • Asylum <– better than / worse than
        • Working abroad
        • Vacation
        • Large amounts of money

        Maybe you think “asylum = jail”, I don’t think that. Based on historical precedent, jail is more likely to lead to a shallow grave than asylum.

        • ErsatzCoalButter@beehaw.org
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          18 hours ago

          You are right about jail being likely to lead to a shallow grave but would you share more about what you think Asylum is like? I have lots of 1st hand experience around jails but none around asylum, I just know asylum seekers who have compared it to jail.