Earlier this year, as President Donald Trump was beginning to reshape the American government, Michael, an emergency room doctor who was born, raised, and trained in the United States, packed up his family and got out.
Michael now works in a small-town hospital in Canada. KFF Health News and NPR granted him anonymity because of fears he might face reprisal from the Trump administration if he returns to the U.S. He said he feels some guilt that he did not stay to resist the Trump agenda but is assured in his decision to leave. Too much of America has simply grown too comfortable with violence and cruelty, he said.
How long do we think it’ll take for the brain drain to kick into its full economic consequences? 5, 10 years?
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This time we need aggressive offense. Relentlessly and accurately blame the Republicans for every single failure they caused.
A lot of it has to do with media framing of the issues.
Much of our news media writes headlines like “Republicans claim Democrats are responsible for X”.
There’s often just no looking into what’s true at all. It’s a simple parroting of claims. It means winning the argument simply requires being the loudest ass with the most claims recorded in public.
And about 35% of people will still blame it on the dems, 5% will just vote based on the economy (if good vote incumbent party, if bad vote opposing party), so maybe we can hope the remaining 10% can be swayed to reason. First past the post voting is so so bad
Whaddaya gonna do? The people pushing the alternatives can’t even unify on a front because one half wants it too simple like europe countries do it and the other side wants it so hard you need a doctoral degree to figure it out.
Ranked choice voting isn’t hard. There are 10 minute YouTube videos for children that explain the concept, just add it to civics class curriculum.
Based on how much the institutions of the US will continue to uphold, I think we’ll see the impact in 10 years or more. Hopefully, though – granted, hope isn’t an operational term, just an ideal – there will be some measure of course correction within that decade.
Just long enough for them to blame the Democrats and then get elected again.
Not a problem. The US can just black bag the brains back. Easy.
What was the term back during Bush’s war on peace?
“Extraordinary Rendition”
No. That was shipping “criminals” to torture camps and prisons in a third country so the US wouldn’t be blamed for all the torture and illegal imprisonment.
That sounds familiar. Like recently familiar.
Still. Wonder if there’s a name for kidnapping escaped scientists who fled the country and bringing them back. I bet there’s a German word. There’s always a German word. Might be 47 letters and entirely unpronounceable. But it probably exists.
And the German Nazis got it from US slavers, so search for a US term. Fugitive Slave Act.
Extraordinary Repatriation, maybe? I’m going with that for now, anyway.
Extraordinary Reverse Uno Rendition coming up
I believe the proper HR term for the proposed course of action is “requisition of resources”.
For things like doctors its obviously instant so it will already show up in the end of 2025 statistics.