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> Longer term. Passport, cash, friends overseas. Leave on time. Don't wait until it is too late. Think about Venezuela, Siria, Nazi Germany.

Is this not just a cowards way out? Staying around to help those that don't have the means to leave seems like the much nobler option.



If the mob (crowd, not criminal) or government are coming for you and yours, it's not cowardly to make an exit.


What's wrong with being a coward? Everyone has a different baked-in aversion to risk. Part of personality trait Neuroticism, I think.

"You know what the definition of a hero is? Someone who gets other people killed." ~ Zoe from Firefly


do you have a family? i'm going to be prioritizing my family's safety over anyone else's




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