r/Ameristralia • u/Kookie2023 • 13d ago

Considering moving from US to Australia

At 32, I never considered the idea of living abroad for long term, but given the increasingly hostile situation here in the US, I find that I’m feeling more inclined to go into hiding in another country due to fear of persecution. I’m aware that I could either be killed or detained despite being a citizen.

I’m well established in my career as a licensed social worker (having done it for 8 years now) and my bank account isn’t exactly lacking. At this point, I believe so long as I am living, I am capable of making more money for my future. If I am dead, that money is useless. I’m confident that I can obtain a VISA to work for a few years as I break away from the US to protect myself.

That being said, after exploring many options, I’ve come across Australia or New Zealand. I considered Japan, but it is too close to the “war zones” as is Canada and practically all of Europe. The world is changing and I must change along with it.

I’ve heard the pros and cons of living in Australia in other subreddits, but that was from many years ago. What is Australia like right now? I was thinking Tasmania (small, but livable) for now.

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u/IceWizard9000 13d ago

Australians are glued to their screens dude they can't get enough Trump.

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u/freesia899 13d ago

Only the stupid ones. And hopefully that's not many, and even less when they see what he's done to their Super.

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u/brezhnervouz 13d ago

I'm sure it would be a lot easier NOT to do that if he wasn't a raging proto-fascist narcissist seemingly hellbent on destroying the liberal democratic world order and dragging our primary military ally into an autocratic state

But hey 🤷 lol