You’re living overseas and enjoying life in a new country but then something happens in that country that changes everything. Not talking about war, but maybe a public debate, a new politician on the scene, a recession, or an election. Something that flipped how you see your new home. For better or worse.
For me, living in Malaysia all was going smoothly. An amazing country. But when COVID hit, non-Malaysians really became a target. You had vaccines prioritised for Malaysians and the government using the pandemic as an excuse to round up illegal migrants to deport them. Instilling more fear at a time of fear.
For me it was the abortion thing out here in the states where I moved to from the UK.
I kind of knew some people were against it but I never thought they could actually take the service away. I have a really serious medical disorder and I made the decision to get sterilized (medical disorder means no hormonal birth control) because of it. Prior, I had thought I’d probably have kids one day but it did not appear to be safe for me anymore.
It worked out well for me because I enjoy the childfree life quite a bit. Just kind of shattered that illusion of the land of the free for me a bit. I mean the medical industry out here already prevents freedom quite a bit tbh. I want to get a new job but then I’d have to go without healthcare for months because of probationary bullshit.
What state do you live in? Some blue states have abortion laws that are way more lax than most EU member countries.
the USA is the consumer nation in the world. our consumption subsidizes many industries like pharma and tech. since its no longer affordable to reproduce here we opened up immigration and are doing things to avoid population decline
Same. I cant stand it here anymore.