Shades of that 80s CIA document describing the Soviet diet as about the same caloric intake, but maybe a bit healthier than the U.S. equivalent
the document in question https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/cia-rdp84b00274r000300150009-5
So tempted to move bc I have the means but I feel some guilt about leaving behind my comrades who can’t
I would say move if you have the opportunity to do so. Ultimately, the problems in the west can’t be solved on individual level, and it sucks living in a society that has no future.
There’s no sense in feeling misplaced guilt about it. IMO- if you can, and your life will be better for it- move- first and foremost, you’ll do more for the cause- and for humanity- by living your best life; not by tying yourself to a sinking ship, nor even by fighting the good fight in the west. You can be part of a better society, and by simply being a part of it, and by bringing your means (whatever they are, finances, skillset, etc) you will contribute to something better.
Perhaps it is settler guilt, it feels wrong for my family to come here and then flee the moment shit gets rough. I know I would be more valued their especially in my scientific pursuits and I know that my partner would be safer but damn does it feel a bit shitty yk? I will probably still end up doing it for her sake but :/
You don’t actually owe it to the other imperial superlaser technicians to continue working on the death star if you have the opportunity to leave before it gets blown up
If it’s settler guilt- there’s an easy fix, really. Which also happens to involve moving… personally I see absolutely nothing wrong with leaving when shit gets rough, while I don’t identify as a settler exactly (Asian-Canadian) I sometimes wish my parents never moved to this hellhole myself (though I’m glad I met my partner as a result and wouldn’t change that for the world).
You don’t owe a damn thing to the country you’re in, particularly and especially not a settler-state, let alone a capitalist, and particularly, neoliberal one. Hell, if you really want to look at it a certain way, you could think about it as that leaving, as a settler, is reducing the core settler demographic- your own parting gift to the indigenous peoples.