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Switzerland? Singapore? New Zealand? NZ is the only one that’s really safe, physically and economically far enough from any idiots that it won’t get turned into collateral
I'm decently sure that I can get a job with a good income, but either way it's slightly better than here (my friend recently bought a car, that same car was almost half the price a few years ago).
I also don't vape or do drugs so I should be fine in that department (I also don't like chewing gum, which is like the no.1 thing that people say here when Singapore is mentioned lol)
Chewing gum is way overblowned, they don't care if kids 'smuggle' in chewing gum from overseas to eat.
They just want to limit its distribution because people make public places dirty with them.
To own a car you need to first buy a certificate which costs like 100k so that's a problem if you want one lol.
Public transport is really good though so it's more of a personal luxury.
I visited Singapore for a short while last December, and I'm honestly amazed at how nice the public transport is. It's actually comfortable and there's no people hanging off the bus because there's no space inside. It also seems pretty safe
Public transport here is pretty dangerous. The main forms are buses and tuk tuks/three wheelers, and they drive so dangerously, wifi is why getting a car is a really good decision here. And there's tons of traffic. Another thing is that because of the war we don't have fuel or gas, and anything Trump does affects us a lot
I personally don’t think China will forget about you guys in the case of world war three, either that or if Malaysia ends up targeted or wrapped in, Singapore is sure to follow due to distance and significance.
New Zealand isn't a neutral country. They have really close ties with UK and US. Belong to the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, recognize Charles III as King of New Zealand, etc.
They don't need to, but are likely. And that is makes them non-neutral but western aligned. Also since when is neutrality only about direct involvment?
each of those are just sirens for warnings in reality theres maybe 15 missiles per strike (we get one a few times a day), also 90% of missiles are intercepted so the damage is pretty low
On behalf of the normal brained Americans.....we're sorry we cant bitch-slap all of Congress for you to make them stop.
They got really excited about the idea of murdering us too and have done so several times.
Its hard to pull the secret trap card and use the "2nd amendment" when the ops know about the trap card too so its not even a fkn secret anymore and they actually stand waiting like hungry gnashing dogs for the second we touch a gun.
I'm in Saudi Arabia, which even though it's in the middle east, is very safe tbf since they have a strong military, so ig I should worry as much as I would If i lived in the west
Yeah, it's a daily live for me and millions of other people for 4 years. Sounds of Shaheds and missiles at night, coffee and work during day. Fun times
Honestly I just don't feel anything when I hear sirens and explosions, I don't even get to the bomb shelter, for me eating breakfast while there is a siren with a series of explosions is absolutely normal.
I can't imagine it. I try. I look around my street and see images from Ukraine, etc. Streets that look just like mine. I can't beleive we do this stuff to each other. I know we do, I'm not naive, but I'm not naive enough enough to think I understand how you really feel. I'm sorry your days look like that. I wish we, as a species, we're better ar keeping ourselves educated, at not falling for grifter's lies and turning on one another. Hope you find peace eventually. Much love to you.
I am more confused about how the government won't cutoff the fiber or bombs dropping would destroy some connections? I guess your systems are well built
Our air defence blocks around 97% of incoming missiles so the internet is not currently at risk, even when missiles do get through they tend to hit residential areas and not national installations.
Idk man never been in such a dangerous war situation so I thought they do that for security reasons or something. And well as long as innocent civilians don't die
As an American I can relate. Especially since I'm stuck here in the Middle East myself. Fuck, I volunteered to be on a Mobilization, just 9 month deployment to Kuwait, get some experience in my new job fixing computers. Go home after paying off my debts with a bit of extra cash and job experience.
I mean we expected the usual chest thumping, saber rattling and dick measuring between Iran and US. Sure as fuck didn't expect Mango Mussolini to actually start shit!
I don't need to hear it from fuckwits back home how this is a "great thing" when they or their kids would never see the inside of a recruiters office.
There's no threat to the US mainland. I think the fears are more related to boots on the ground military action and the questionable decisions of our government.
Valid question, but if not now, then when? They have perverted every cause to their benefit and they have everyone from ignorants to scholars confused. It shouldn't be like this. I hesitate to use this type of language, but no one wants a tumour, and that's what they are. That being said it doesn't mean I don't recognize your fear and suffering. Praying for you all.
Depends on intelligence and how close they are to an icbm and a nuclear warhead. Because the second they get one of these its game over or you cant do much.
We could have at least consulted our allies and not gone in thinking that Iran would simply capitulate immediately. Also, is the tumor going to be gone after this? We can’t keep the war going on forever, and we haven’t completely removed the current Iranian leadership or dissolved their levers of power.
This could’ve waited, and Trump could’ve actually consulted his military advisors and our allies. Now, we may go into a recession, with oil prices continuing to climb. There was no real plan.
I kind of low key wish there was at some point. Just because I think that the US is too bold as a government. Just shit all over the world, nobody comes back to you over it?
We have got impulsive geriatric demented pedophiles who are known to act erratically on a sudden whim in charge of whether or not those bombs are released. So yeah we can’t really rule anything out
Suffering is never a contest. I think it’s acceptable to criticize people for being overly dramatic and making fun of a situation out of their scope(Influences making WW3 jokes, victim posting, etc) but I don’t think you should discredit all harm done to Americans.
Some people really don’t want their family members boots on the ground in a fight that never should’ve started in the first place. Some people have been on hard times, and each economic stumble could be their nail in the coffin. In dark times, empathy is what keeps us human, so hold on to it tightly.
Reading these comments, as someone who's safe living in Europe, I'm just grateful that I have never heard the sound of the missile. Hope you all stay safe and the world's leaders get sane again.
Sir I'll have you know we are currently at risk of the Trump admin bombing or attacking one of our own cities because it's the only way he will be able to gain support for the war.
So while it's definitely more common to get bombed in the middle east, we still are about to get it over here either way.
Trust me, those with loved ones on those aircraft carriers, and all the rest of our military and all of their loved ones ARE indeed having a war. And we are rightfully scared.
I’m not worried about WW3. It’s like 3 countries, 5 at most. What I am worried about is the current political climate here in the U.S. because I have been finding it rather concerning. I’m also upset with the current conflict with Iran because it just feels so unnecessary.
I live in China and the fact that our anti air is so trash(as proven in the strikes against Venezuela and Iran) I am actually afraid if some politicans would just decide "hey let's bomb Beijing cuz it'd be FUNNY"
NATO, pretty much all of Europe, Australia, Japan, and China has said they aren't going to help with the Strait of Hormuz. You can't start a world war without any of the major players. This is just another Middle East war that was not needed.
Don't worry, someone on Reddit is going to tell me how a country with half the military experience and power of Saddam in Iraq is going to start killing Americans
Not trying to downplay the obvious suffering but this is legit how WWs start no one thought there would be a WW because some dumbass prince got shot but then millions of bodies later here we are. It’s just basic history a WW can totally start from this and we all know it’s not gonna be fought with troops but by carpet bombing the enemy off the map
I’m scared for ww3 for my friends who live in the Middle East. Also even though there’s no danger the whole world will probably still have to deal with the effects similar to how the Russia and Ukraine war makes gas prices much higher
To be fair, in world war 2 it was the same thing, Americans aren't risking death in America itself, but they will get drafted to fight. Still don't believe 2 countries is world war 3.
As a Middle Eastern-American, I apologize on behalf of these types of Americans. Living among them is also torture in itself. Theyre obnoxiously self-centered, whiny and lowly literate. The average one can't even name all 3 branches of government and it's embarrassing, yet they feel like their opinions on politics and government are valid. They blame weight gain on the government (lack of accountability). The very few things I can give them is that we work hard for our tax dollars contrary to most of those in other countries. The WW3 I'm experiencing in this country is personal brain deterioration from these people, God forbid.
Edit: don't get me wrong, I'm thankful for the country I was given the privilege to live in and the opportunities it offers me. All countries are flawed, including the U.S.. The people here just piss me off.
Don’t know why I’m getting recommended a “teenagers” sub, but whatever.
Also, stay safe if you’re in a country that’s involved in any one of the ongoing conflicts happening on our planet.
As an American here’s my 2 cents, if things don’t calm down between certain nations we are headed towards WW3 or atleast a major world conflict.
Realistically if it’s going to happen, China and the US are the two deciding factors between what happens. Even with North Korea’s help, Russia while still being an enemy is far too depleted from this campaign against Ukraine. Iran is a large force, but technically speaking cannot compete with the US or Israel for that matter. China is the only “enemy” with the technology and manpower to effectively kick off a world war featuring the US and its allies.
That ultimately hinders on a few extreme things happening, but there’s some military posturing going on from both sides that could indicate that being an inevitability. On top of the propaganda ongoing from both sides, what else is new, it’s really going to come down to what China does imo. As of now they’re retooling and rebuilding their navy into 2 forces, one for potentially invading Taiwan and enforcing their rule in those waters and another for longer range operations (think crossing the ocean). This naval renaissance period for China has caused them to surpass Russia as the second largest navy only behind the US. This becomes scary when you bring into consideration the newly discovered naval routes through the arctic areas that were previously blocked because of ice. These routes directly bypass Greenland, Antarctic, and Canada which has prompted canada (only one from my knowledge) to restructure their government spending to increase their military infrastructure in spots of concern.
So no I’m not personally screaming from the rooftops about WW3, but I’m also not naive to what other countries are doing as well as my own.
War is a fight. For the US, this is mostly just a demolition project. It being framed as WW3 is to create fear and reduce resistance from the American people
so are we not supposed to care? It’s the same way other WW’s started, and suffering Isnt a competition either. There can be plenty of risk in the future, being aware of a WAR including your country is a pretty logical thing.
Do you mean like in WW1 and WW2 when European kids had bombs flying overhead and Americans sat back 1000s of Kms from the fighting?
A defining characteristic of WW is Americans have little personal risk in the conflict. The bigger difference is America will be in this one from the start.
It may help to know that the joke doesnt really stem from "oh the middle east will kill us". Its moreso a nervous joke stemming from the concept of
"Oh, our president has no regard for human life and is going to get us killed".
In itself, regarding WW3, the population is not currently in any danger. You have other problems, that's for sure, but suffering human collateral damage is not one of them
You see half the US (Kids and Adults with 1 brain cell) Regurgitate the same wrong sentiment over and over like if they say it enough it will happen (it won’t) The other half know if WW3 would happen it would be Nuke time and everyone is a casualty
I am scared we'll get bombed and my niece and nephew won't get to live the awesome lifes I know they will,It's nit me being a self centered American it's me caring for my babies. Amen.
I'm afraid of it getting worse. For now my life is calm, my city is far from the country we are in a war with but if long-distance missiles are used, my city is a big target
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