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We are literally minutes away from the border to Canada as we flee the US. At age 60, this is our day, plan, and actions, though fleeing sounds dramatic. We feel scrutinized, silenced, and portrayed as enemies within and as domestic terrorists for standing up for what we believe is being violated and for what we see as an authoritarian regime taking hold since the inauguration in January. It’s frightening and unsettling, with no peace. The people who follow and voted for him are being barraged with indoctrination by a cult of personality, convincing them that Democrats are the enemy within, that all Democrats across the border are domestic terrorists, and that a straw man of Antifa is being used to justify outrage and vigilantism. This is whipping up a frenzy of hatred, reminiscent of propaganda from eighty years ago in Germany about enemies within, races being called animals to be exterminated.
There’s a recent claim that Democrats are “a bug on our shoulder that just needs to be squashed and swatted away.” The speaker sees many parallels in history being repeated, and notes the rise of an individual with no political experience who stirs ego and power to create this enemy that is anti-Christian, a trigger for many followers who feel they are being attacked and their values are being destroyed by those they label as they are.
The speaker explains that they are crossing into Canada for a few weeks to experience what freedom, diversity, friendship, and everything that has been lost since January look like, given the current regime. They plan to stay for three weeks, then reevaluate whether the stay should be longer, extended, or semi-permanent. They acknowledge the sense of having years to go under the regime and express intent to provide updates as they go.
In short: they are leaving the US for Canada for a short period to assess future steps, motivated by concerns about perceived authoritarianism, indoctrination of Democrats as enemies, and the need to experience and compare to values of freedom and diversity they associate with Canada. They intend to reassess after three weeks and keep followers updated.