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Honestly the best thing skilled Americans could do is leave. Changing things would be better but honestly simply leaving in droves could already change things for the better ironically enough.
I spent years trying to change things. Protests, donating to younger people more capable of direct action than me, building community, and yes voting too because we have to use all our tools. It became too dangerous for my aging trans ass and I managed to find myself in a position to move to Sweden. I don't know if I'll ever stop feeling guilty about it but it's so much better outside the US. I'm still giving what I can to my community back in the US but at this point it's more like using scotch tape to fix a stab wound. You better believe though if the US comes for Greenland I'm going to do everything I can to help my new neighbors
Hey. Don't feel bad about leaving. You've done what you could and then did what you needed to in order to keep yourself safe. If what you say is true you've done an order of magnitude more work towards a better world than the majority of people.
I think we need good people left in this country to have a chance to try and turn things around, but I'll never be upset with someone who left for their own good. There's enough of us that can't leave, or won't leave, that we'll never become irrelevant here. The fight will go on until death do us part, for better or for worse.
Do it, and don't feel bad about it. If the US comes for Greenland I'm on the side of Greenland. Same for Canada, same for Mexico, same for anyone else whose sovereign borders are being threatened. Know that no matter what happens you still have friends here on the inside.
And if you can't leave (or can't do so reasonably), crashing the birth rates is another way to send a message...while simultaneously insulating you against some of the most egregiously out of control expenses.
Does your country have decent healthcare and need IT Admins?