Is it in the interests of the US to play nice? Is that even morally correct? Regardless, this is a sign that it's no longer doing so.
It just doesn’t feel very safe down here anymore. Watching ICE roll through in full equipment on armored vehicles during Mardi Gras this year was a serious wake up call. That’s not the kind of show of force you do for shits and giggles. That’s textbook “send them a message.”
If by failure you mean fascist and authoritarian, America could still reach you.
Yeah but the effort just went up 10x
Besides I don’t think they are moving to resist the fascism. It’s to seek an alternative and carry on living.
Still, the US certainly isn't doing itself any favours on rep lately
US Passport Power Falls to Historic Low - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45595746 - Oct 2025 (169 comments)
https://www.passportindex.org/comparebyDestination.php?p1=us...
latexr•1h ago
> The Henley Passport Index is the original, authoritative ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa.
https://www.henleyglobal.com/passport-index
According to the article, the US passport was at the top of the list a decade ago, last year it was in seventh place, and now it’s in twelfth.
Novosell•24m ago
latexr•14m ago