Hey sorry if this is wrong forum, but I live in the USA and want to leave because it’s too violent, what country should I move to?

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      Ehh I don’t know about that. Canada is on the decline, it was never great but even our bare bones healthcare system is being stripped and will most likely be privatized in the near future.

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    Depends, on a whole lot of things, what languages you can speak, what field you work in, what education you have. Immigrating to another country is a very demanding thing, not to be taken lightly and certainly not an option for the vast majority of people. Safe, wealthy countries will only want to take people that are either very educated/skilled, or those that are willing to put up with horrible conditions and take the worst jobs and positions in their society. It’s a complete toss up if you’re not either of those cases.

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    I don’t think there is a one size fits all answer.

    I ask these questions mostly rhetorically, please don’t answer anything that would run the risk of doxing yourself unnecessarily.

    Do you speak other languages? Which ones? If not, are you willing to put the effort in to learn?

    Do you have any career skills, what are they? If you are highly educated and have specialized skills (especially if you are something like an accomplished scientist) then it is a LOT easier.

    What kind of lifestyle do you expect? Do you want something comparable to the USA? Do you want a more agrarian lifestyle?

    Do you want to retain US citizenship? If not, some countries can be difficult to naturalize at.

    For comparison, I left the US when I was very young and have lived my entire adult life in Japan. It’s not perfect. While I hold out hope that comrades here will make progress (and we do in some areas), we have existed as lapdogs of the USA for a very long time at this point. Would I recommend it to other people? Honestly, depends.

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    Others have already given you great answers, but I wanted to add some things. I would try to identify particular things you might be interested in, like safety (since you mentioned the US is currently too violent), access to healthcare, education, etc. Then, although they’re frequently imprecise, just to have an idea, I would look for rankings or statistics about those things, such as crime rates, homicides rates, etc.

    After that you might have a shorter list of countries that meet your criteria. Then I would try to learn more about what is life like in those countries, learn about their culture, languages they speak, working opportunities, etc. And by then, probably you’d have an even narrower list of countries you’re interested in.

    By this point I would start learning about the immigration options for the countries you’re interested in, and see which one fits better with what you can do to move there. Some countries are very open to foreigners, specially if you’re very skilled or have a lot of money, also there are student visas, working-holiday visas, etc. Doing your research very well is crucial in this step, that’s how you avoid being scammed. I believe the most important part is identifying which type of visa is the best for your case, and that you fit the criteria. After that you start the migratory process which has its own set of things to consider (beaurocracy, timing, housing, jobs, language learning, etc.).

    Wish you all the best!

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    i can only speak for Europe, never been to any other continent, but in Europe i am decently well traveled, if you want something safe and liveable with descent healthcare and you don’t want to learn another language i would suggest some towns in the Netherlands in the urban area around Amsterdam/Rotterdam/Utrecht everybody speaks English, i myself considered moving to Leiden or Delft. look up “not just bikes” on yt for some examples of the living conditions there. one downside is the weather there, it is always windi and thus rather cold most of the times. another downside, although the urban area’s are mostly beautiful the nature is not… there are no hills nothing interesting except for maybe a few trees here and there or some fields and rivers, this is the reason i will probably stay in my home country of Switzerland. another option worth considering but not as safe (but still safe compared to the us) would be Sweden, Denmark maybe Norway. i don’t want to suggest my home country of Switzerland for bias reasons. but there is a reason i still live there.

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    Become a sovereign citizen and simply start your own country right where you’re at!

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      But it moves with you, so you can go to the hospital and say, “our people voted unanimously for free healthcare, even in foreign countries. Please fix my broken arm.”