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The current PM is a member of the oddly named Liberal Party which is like the US Republican Party.
The current government in power is the Coalition party, comprising of the liberal and national party, and the current PM is a clearly a centrist, (or a economic conservative). when he was Communications Minister, the joke was he should join the Labor Party (left).
Now, we did have a trump-esque PM, sprouting gaffe after gaffe, who was the leader of the Liberal Party. He tried to introduce small fees to our UHC, and mess with our Higher education system. He lasted 18 months in power, ousted by his own party, and had the lowest approval rating of any recent PM.
The liberal party is our right wing party, and was the party to introduce gun legislation in 1996, so no, they're not alike, at all.
I've lived and worked all over the world in 5 continents the last 13 years and most Americans that leave the US from what I've seen have done so because they married someone where they went and life is much cheaper there. Countries I've been where I wouldn't mind living in if I didn't have family in the USA are Spain, Chile, and Thailand. I already live in a state where my vote will never matter. I agree with the Liberals that Dems would find a more welcoming political environment in most of the world than would Republicans. However, the overwhelming majority of countries will look at your economic wealth and education and not care about politics when deciding who they let in....so more Republicans do have the opportunity to emigrate than Dems.
Half of Hollywood threatened to move if George Bush was elected President, but they never left and neither did the overwhelming majority of people that didn't want Obama elected.
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I can't imagine Republicans being happy in any European country I've been to with the possible exception of Poland. Poland is the whitest country I've ever been in, so they'll like that. Much of their population are still Catholic (in the real, I go to mass and pray to Jesus regularly and not the fake French, I'm Catholic way). The Poles are also pretty militaristic and they see a boogie man under every bed (in their case, it's a Russian one), so Republicans should fit right in there too. They recently elected a conservative party "Law and Justice" which supports a ban on abortion and is being criticized for curbing freedom of the press. So that should jive well with a Republican's anti freedom pro authoritarian mindset. I think the deal breaker is going to be guns. Poland has strict gun laws like other EU nations.
I've lived and worked all over the world in 5 continents the last 13 years and most Americans that leave the US from what I've seen have done so because they married someone where they went and life is much cheaper there. Countries I've been where I wouldn't mind living in if I didn't have family in the USA are Spain, Chile, and Thailand. I already live in a state where my vote will never matter. I agree with the Liberals that Dems would find a more welcoming political environment in most of the world than would Republicans. However, the overwhelming majority of countries will look at your economic wealth and education and not care about politics when deciding who they let in....so more Republicans do have the opportunity to emigrate than Dems.
Half of Hollywood threatened to move if George Bush was elected President, but they never left and neither did the overwhelming majority of people that didn't want Obama elected.
You're assuming the Dems who "threaten" to leave the US don't have the wealth and education to be accepted in other countries . Saying this because you are 100% RIGHT that folks who toss this idea out so lightly seem to have no clue that just because we're Americans doesn't mean we can simply move wherever we damned well want to whenever we want to. We are so obnoxious! There are wealthy Dems who could do it...laughing at your Hollywood statement, they have the money, doubt most have the smarts. But, as you mentioned, there were the GOP folks who also threatened to leave, they're still here as well.
I can't imagine Republicans being happy in any European country I've been to with the possible exception of Poland. Poland is the whitest country I've ever been in, so they'll like that. Much of their population are still Catholic (in the real, I go to mass and pray to Jesus regularly and not the fake French, I'm Catholic way). The Poles are also pretty militaristic and they see a boogie man under every bed (in their case, it's a Russian one), so Republicans should fit right in there too. They recently elected a conservative party "Law and Justice" which supports a ban on abortion and is being criticized for curbing freedom of the press. So that should jive well with a Republican's anti freedom pro authoritarian mindset. I think the deal breaker is going to be guns. Poland has strict gun laws like other EU nations.
I forgot about Poland, but you're right.
Belarus might please some Republicans too. It's the only country in Europe that hasn't abolished capital punishment.
IF Republicans wanted to leave, they would be quite happy in Western Europe, Britain, Scandinavia, Canada, Australia and New Zealand -- which are FAR less liberal than the liberals in the U.S. like to think.
On the other hand, those countries don't want American immigrants -- whether or not they are liberal.
So that leaves Eastern Europe, which Republicans would like but liberals would hate -- apart from Prague, where lib losers have been wearing out their welcome.
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But, as you mentioned, there were the GOP folks who also threatened to leave, they're still here as well.