Hypothetical relocation out of US

[Guest Arko]

Assume for the sake of discussion that life in the US has become untenable, and baring armed revolution you are resigned to relocating outside the US, permanently or temporarily.

Where would you go, and why?

[Rightwinger]

California

I hear that country has good weather and will accept anyone that shows up!

[Guest Jcochran88]

California

I hear that country has good weather and will accept anyone that shows up!

You would fit in quite nice!!!

[poak]

Geez... maybe New Zealand?

[Guest Jcochran88]

Mexico, playa de carmen! They all speak english and the weather and beaches are awsome.

[Rightwinger]

Geez... maybe New Zealand?

Years ago I read a National Geographic mag that had a big story on the Opal mines in Australia. Basically the mine is your home, it's climate controlled and when you need more money, you dig another room. It caught my attention and I always thought I'd like to try that. New Zealand has also perked some interest for a visit.

With all that, there just ain't no place like Tennessee!

(Mcflurry, I whooped that butt again last night in the pit...!)

[poak]

With all that, there just ain't no place like Tennessee!

That's certainly true!

The geography of NZ is highly appealing to me, and they have fairly liberal gun laws (as far as countries in the pacific go anyway).

That said, even in the current political and economic climate, I'll take my stars and stripes any day.

[GTODALEP]

I thought New Zealand, Australia, and California all have "no guns allowed" laws.

[Guest Jcochran88]

(Mcflurry, I whooped that butt again last night in the pit...!)

I see keep picking on the little guy.

[Guest Arko]

Years ago I read a National Geographic mag that had a big story on the Opal mines in Australia. Basically the mine is your home, it's climate controlled and when you need more money, you dig another room. It caught my attention and I always thought I'd like to try that. New Zealand has also perked some interest for a visit.

With all that, there just ain't no place like Tennessee!

(Mcflurry, I whooped that butt again last night in the pit...!)

A self paying addition. neat idea.

[poak]

I thought New Zealand, Australia, and California all have "no guns allowed" laws.

Australia, I'm not sure about. NZ allows guns, but I believe permits are required for guns. Not sure if HCPs exist or not

[creeky]

I know just a little about Australia from some friends there. Guns are pretty much a huge NO! You can only have them in gun clubs. They must stay there, if you own property (a farm) you can have a single shot shotgun on premises. You can google for more... but the last major shooting they had there pretty much did away with most gun ownership.

[Rightwinger]

A self paying addition. neat idea.

Yup!

As far as gun laws....no matter where you go on planet earth today, there are sheeple there. Australia actually has terrible gun laws (they took them all up and are paying for it now). You can still own them but it costs a bundle and has huge red tape involved. There just is no frontier left that we can get to (space is it, or under the sea). Until man has to live "hard" again, we can expect to get pushed into smaller corners by those that never wonder where the next meal is coming from and don't think past their next paycheck.

If it ever does get "hard" again, watch the cities empty like flood waters and the urban zombies spread to the country side like locusts. Another good reason to live two days walk from the metro area!

[Wrangler]

If it ever comes to the time when this happens, I am pretty sure Texas will succeed from the US. We would have the Republic of Texas again. They have oil, sea ports, guns, manufacturing, and hot women. What else would you need?

[Guest Revelator]

My wife is from Colombia, all her family are there, and there actually might be a possibility we end up there one day (I could maybe get in with the State Dept. or DOJ). I don't know what their gun laws are like down there but I'm sure it's um...interesting. My Spanish is getting better.

If I could pick anywhere, though, it'd be Switzerland. But she hates the cold.

[Guest jackdog]

I'm not leaving, I'll stay in the USA. Texas or Montana

[dralarms]

I ain't gonin nowhere, I'll stay and fight for what my country stand for.

[DaveTN]

Leaving under those circumstances would be admitting defeat; I’m not doing that.

I may not like how some things are going, but we still have it better than any other country.

As things get worse here, more and more patriots are standing up and more and more Americans are becoming informed of the problems; we’ll get the problems fixed.

If you love your country step up and help. If you don’t… Canada has been accepting our rejects for decades; you will be fine there.

[Guest Arko]

Leaving under those circumstances would be admitting defeat; I’m not doing that.

I may not like how some things are going, but we still have it better than any other country.

As things get worse here, more and more patriots are standing up and more and more Americans are becoming informed of the problems; we’ll get the problems fixed.

If you love your country step up and help. If you don’t… Canada has been accepting our rejects for decades; you will be fine there.

I appreciate and echo that sentiment, but was wondering what other countries folks would consider if, hypothetically staying was NOT an option for whatever real or imagined reason.

I also thought about Switzerland, but again, the wife would hate it.

[Guest mustangdave]

I ain't leavin'....I'll move to the desert southwest..and hole up somewhere. Basically go where others won't for whatever reason.

[poak]

I ain't leavin'....I'll move to the desert southwest..and hole up somewhere. Basically go where others won't for whatever reason.

Leaving under those circumstances would be admitting defeat; I’m not doing that.

I may not like how some things are going, but we still have it better than any other country.

As things get worse here, more and more patriots are standing up and more and more Americans are becoming informed of the problems; we’ll get the problems fixed.

If you love your country step up and help. If you don’t… Canada has been accepting our rejects for decades; you will be fine there.

I ain't gonin nowhere, I'll stay and fight for what my country stand for.

I'm not leaving, I'll stay in the USA. Texas or Montana

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[Guest FroggyOne2]

New Zeland would be a great place to go too.. but, only if they will let you in for permiante residence, which they are not doing right now.. you can visit, but you can't stay. Yes they allow guns.. a friend of mine lives there, he used to live in Pikeville, Ky. When he got divorced, he moved there.. the only reason that he got to stay is that he has a job talent that could be used there.. Tool and Die and he does contract work for the Gov. He only works about 6 months out of the year and then comes back to the states to shoot the other 6 months.. NZ has some very nice 1000 yard ranges.

[poak]

New Zeland would be a great place to go too.. but, only if they will let you in for permiante residence, which they are not doing right now.. you can visit, but you can't stay.

They'll expedite your papers if you sign a contract of "intent to serve" in their military. They'll really gun for you if you're ex-US (or UK, for that matter) military personnel.

[Guest mustangdave]

Ok Poak...Hi-puh-thet-uh-kully speakin'...I ain't uh leavin':tinfoil:

[Guest kdpate]

Hell if I know. I'd go anywhere that allows me to keep my guns and has cold beer 24/7.