Hi, I’m looking for a country whose people or government mainly support my values. I’m looking for a country that:
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supports wildlife protection
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supports eco-friendly things and solar/wind energy
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supports freedom of expression and does NOT criminalize queer people, be it trans, gay, bi, pan, intersex, asexual, etc.
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peaceful, low crime
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community-oriented
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equal and just
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very friendly towards animals, filled with animal sanctuaries and no-kill shelters
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free education and/or healthcare (preferably education and healthcare are free/government-funded)
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high taxes are therefore fine to me
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compassion-oriented
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affordable food with low unhoused rates and high employment rates
Depends on whether colonialism and exploiting brown people outside of the country is a dealbreaker for you.
none
You aren’t looking for a country, you’re looking a dream.
I haven’t done enough research to know how well it does in every category, but I was recently thinking of moving to Vietnam for similar reasons. I’ve learned a decent amount about it and while it’s definitely still a developing country, it seems like it’s oriented in the direction I want. It’s been making huge strides towards poverty reduction and while it’s not entirely there, it’s getting close. Similar to modern China, while it has markets, the government does a lot to make sure important things are adequately addressed including stuff like infrastructure and apparently they’re getting close to implementing universal healthcare. They have an unaligned foreign policy. From what I’ve seen, the government seems reasonably responsive to the people. And lastly it sounds like they’re reasonably friendly towards foreigners. I’m kind of shocked they’re not more pissed at Americans, but apparently there are US expats living there who have said they have good experiences with the people.
The problem with me moving anywhere right now though is I’m super depressed, so doing all the things I’d need to do to move, including learning a foreign language, would be really difficult for me and I’m not sure I’m ready to live without my current support network. It’s kind of stressful though because it really does feel like it might be urgent to leave now. Even before Trump I hated it here, but now it looks like the fascism train is rapidly accelerating and I’m an autistic Jewish communist. I might not be immediately in the crosshairs thanks to me being white, but I doubt I’m that far down the list.
Visa’s will be an issue in Vietnam. Uness you plan to live there full time (somehow??), learning Vietnamese probably isn’t worth it as it’s the only place that speaks it (unlike say Spanish or French)
Next door in Camboida, you can stay as long as you want. T visa and just extend. Philippines is mostly easier, English is widely used but its sea locked, and it’s one of the most disater prone places on the planet and while the islands are amazing, travel is a bitch. Thailand is difficult with visas as well. Malaysia I know nothig of. Laos is an interestig place but super poor.
None of these places give you the same rights as citizens and they’re all either very difficult, or very expensive to gain permenant resident status or citizenship.
Vietnam is worth it though as it’s a socialist country and rapidly developing.
Bhutan?
Botswana fits your list
If you like horses Turkmenistan 🐎
I’d say scandinavia.
You’re getting a lot of “none” answers, but that’s overly pessimistic, given that you used relative terms for almost everything, and free healthcare and education are standard first-world features.
The usual statistics wondercountries would be my answer. Canada, the Nordics and select other places in Western Europe like the Netherlands and Switzerland. New Zealand is having problems these days, but maybe them too, I’m not sure. They all lean towards these stances relative to other countries.
Cheap food is probably hardest thing. It just comes with a certain cost to produce or ship in.
The nordics are all reliant on imperialism to fund their safety netd and are in decay, same with the European countries and NZ. A fundamental lack of caring for international impact is required to see them as “fair and just.”
Is it? I think internally is a reasonable way to read that requirement. Even failing that, somewhere else would have to be more equal and just, somehow.
Socialist countries aren’t built on imperialism. They have their own problems, but at the same time are directed by the working classes rather than capitalists.
None.
The closest you’ll get is probably Denmark.
But you better be white and learn the language, otherwise it’s very hard to be seen to “integrate”. It’s not a friendly country to immigration from non-“western” countries. However if you are white and you make an effort on the language, they love you.
Denmark also relies on imperialism to fund its safety nets, so “fair and equal” doesn’t apply either IMO.
Where from? Greenland is a big resource sink.
The global south. The US Empire, and its vassals in Europe, all work together in order to plunder the global south through a combination of millitary intervention, financial domination, and unequal exchange.
Happy cake day, by the way.
I know it’s the theory that the Western lifestyle in general is built on that, but Denmark’s state budget is pretty easy to verify as coming from Denmark.
Thanks.
It’s not about simple accounting, but instead Denmark’s participation in broader systems of imperialism and unequal exchange. Unequal exchange, for example, results in monopoly prices charged for goods produced in the west, and maintains dominance over IP while relying on foreign labor for the earlier parts of the supply chain.
supports freedom?? definitely turkiye
No no no, you’re not coming here.
My European country hits all points, but it’s on shaky ground,
with issues getting worse soon.NATO is going to ruin us all.
Too long didn’t read, but Uruguay I guess.
Low crime and low unhoused population doesn’t fit for Uruguay
They said OP post was TLDR, so they didn’t see that part 🤣
I’m looking for a country whose people or government mainly support my values.
For what purpose? Are you in a position to live anywhere in the world? The best most people can do is work toward improving the country they live in. Not many can simply go window shopping.
Many people also need to flee their countries, e.g. trans and foreign born people in the USA which are being hunted and incarcerated in awful prisons right now, or Palestinians which are being bombed and raided by Israel right now. Or Israelis and US-Americans who don’t like their genocidal government.
That said, the grass is always greener on the other side of the barbed wire fence. I often think about leaving Germany but the alternatives might not be ideal for me.
Well, if you have no kids, dont have strong roots and maybe even have saved a bit of money, I don’t see why you shouldn’t look into migrating somewhere else.
None tick all of those boxes that I’m aware of. Socialist countries like China, Cuba, and Vietnam are all imperfect even if they have a great track record of improvement, and the capitalist countries with the highest quality of life (ie, the Nordics) are all declining and depend on imperialism.
Just from this list, Cuba is probably closest though, right?
Closer, yes, though sanctions have been particularly brutal in the context of recent weather disasters there. China lacks in areas like LGBTQIA+ rights, but is generally doing much better otherwise, same as Vietnam.
Someone should do a poll in core countries regarding imperialism. It’s hard to know how much of it is obliviousness vs suppression vs ambivalence vs full-throated support.
what would you like to learn from that poll?
How many people actually care about other people.
