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Trump winning supports the genocide of every LGBTQ+ person in all of North America, be it directly or indirectly. No one wants what is happening in Gaza. But, I have to say the potential genocide (in the sense of complete erasure of culture as well as open murders with little to no consequences sense) here is even higher.

I have the unfortunate circumstance of being a trans woman in GA. I already have had to completely shut off most contact with people, both work and personal.

I’ve already had rocks thrown at me in an attempt to kill me (this was years ago, even). I already feel like I have to carry a gun. If things go the way they seem, I will even have to order in groceries because it will further empower the people that hate my existence.

The foreign policy is shit, no question. However, I don’t like the possibility of being raped and murdered by some asshole that thinks he understands Co² emissions after watching some video.

I have a lot to say here, especially as a very blue collar machinist. I will refrain, though.

In conclusion: by “avoiding” the genocide in Gaza (which would have in my opinion had a much higher chance of being resolved with Democratic policies), you have also doomed people like me to maybe live in fear for the rest of our lives.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

FYI, you can apply for a pardon in immigration court. If you've had a clean record since it is highly n likely to be successful.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How accepting of immigrants is Canada? Last time I looked I got really discouraged, because it doesn't seem like they'll let someone like me* actually immigrate.

  • (I'm not a doctor or engineer, or rich or anything. I've just worked in customer service my whole life).
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It's a point system, and yeah without an advanced degree it's not easy. You can see here how you would score: https://www.canadavisa.com/comprehensive-ranking-score-calculator.html

What I was talking about with the person above was simply for entry, like as a tourist or via NAFTA business entry.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, looks like I have less than 300 of the maximum 1200 points. So that's probably not going to happen unless Canada starts opening up to refugees from the US.