Roni Laukkarinen
@rolle@mementomori.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

I personally know people with relatives in the United States, or Americans living in Finland. It's shocking to realize that as a precaution when traveling to certain states, you now need to ensure you have proof (like family photos on your phone) and remove all instant messaging and message history containing critical posts about Vance or Trump, just to avoid potentially being treated as an illegal alien.

USA has become a fascist country. I'll likely never travel there, unfortunately. It feels too unsafe.

It's ironic that I traveled to Israel back in 2019 and felt safer there, despite only experiencing a few interviews due to having an Israeli name and family friends living in the country.
nil!
@undefined_variable@mementomori.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago
@rolle I've even lived briefly in the US in the past, and wanted to go back to do some railfanning some day, but that's not going to happen anymore. There's nothing in the world that would get me to go there now, nor in any foreseeable future. Even if a more sensible government regains power there some day, it will be hard for them to pull back the powers granted to ICE and other authorities, provided they'd be willing to try and do so to begin with, which is doubtful, considering their track record on that regard.

What worries me is, will travel anywhere be safe anymore. What people don't realize is that the authorities in any country could do the same that's happening in the US, it's just that, for now, they mostly refrain from doing it.