If Not America, Then Where?

Wellington Grey asks: "Often during our heated political discussions on slashdot, several people will mention their desire to leave the country. As an American living in England, which sees much the same problems as the US, I often wonder where these Americans would go. So, I pose two questions for the restless: 1) Where would you live, if not in America and 2) What's stopping you from going?"

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We used to say Australia...

[aaaurgh]

When we moved here from the U.K. some ten years ago, it was a case of "The Aussies will be ok, they've never pi**ed anyone off, who'd want to bother them".

These days, however, we have good old Johnny Howard getting up close and personal with Shrub and Blair, pi**ing everybody off and making us almost as big a target as all the other Iraq invaders. Nice one Johnny.

These days the Kiwi's islands are looking a far better and safer bet.

Re:The Netherlands

[Nutria]

The concept of a global 'terrorist threat' acts like a catalyst in the hardening and closing of Dutch society.

Theo Van Gogh was assassinated in Holland by a radical Muslim. No need for some nebulous GWOT, the /Hofstad Network/ will do just fine.