203 sats \ 21 replies \ @Bell_curve 10 Apr \ on: Best Places for a Second Passport? earth
Switzerland or Japan
Wealthy countries
Very little crime
High trust society
Very little immigration from North Africa
Currently USA
I need to learn more languages
those would be up there on my list too.
New Zealand seems like a good bet for someone who doesn’t want to learn another language.
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A friend of mine in Texas has Canada and Croatia citizenship. He was born in Yugoslavia.
Permanent resident in Texas, left California after 20 years
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NZ is a good choice.
What about Australia 🇦🇺?
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Yeah, they where both fucked during covid. Now everyone just acts as if nothing happened and they weren't fucking Nazis at the time.
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Yeah, they where both fucked during covid. Now everyone just acts as if nothing happened and they weren't fucking Nazis at the time.
Yes indeed!
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Australia is rolling out digital IDs, which will no doubt be linked to vaccination status. CBDCs are around the corner. It will be full Chinese style commie credits for being a good boy or girl and doing what you are told.
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Yes especially Australia
But NZ was also wacky with masks, vaccines and lockdowns
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This is why for me, I'd make a list of things I'm concerned about or don't like about where I live. There isn't any place on earth that is perfect. Its gonna come down to trade-offs and compromises. There are many factors. The other thing is that you can't just trust the media about what it is like living somewhere. Some places within the same jurisdiction are unaffected by wacky politicians.
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NZ (and OZ) totally fucked up WEF puppet politicians, couldn't do anything without the digitial jab pass, except be in nature and go to the supermarket to buy groceries, people look at you like you were a freak for not wearing the blue face rags. And the cost of living is thru the roof!! housing shortage in NZ is totally fucked, families were living in cars a decade ago, it's crisis point now.
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Kangaroos 🦘 and koalas 🐨
NZ has nicer people.
NZ is also more free market friendly
Also voting is mandatory in Australia. They seem to love mandates
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Functionally impossible to get either unless you're very wealthy. Switzerland for example is a "decentralized" country - political matters are decided by individual cantons (administrative districts), including citizenship.
Sounds great but it also means your individual neighbours get a say in your citizenship, think having a HOA decide your citizenship. Applicants have failed because they didn't know of a bear enclosure in the local zoo, or because they didn't enjoy skiing: https://www.iamexpat.ch/expat-info/swiss-expat-news/5-times-swiss-citizenship-was-denied-strangest-reasons
Sounds like a nightmare of bureaucracy and petty mindedness.
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Getting citizenship should be difficult not easy
It’s a feature not a bug
If it’s too easy the result is social unrest
Think of it like a country club. They don’t let anyone in and you need money.
If you don’t like skiing then Switzerland is the wrong place for you.
If you enjoy praying facing Mecca five times a day, Switzerland is the wrong place for you. In fact western civilization is the wrong place for you.
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Getting your first citizenship is the easiest thing on earth. It's getting a 2nd that becomes a challenge!
It's funny really, it's a bit like how we let any pair of morons become parents. But if a couple want to adopt they go through an incredibly strict process.
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Good analogy
The naturalization process should be difficult. The USA citizenship test is a joke
Regarding moronic parents, we should consider voluntary sterilization of imbeciles
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Makes sense, a feature not a bug
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I like Switzerland, but it's been sucking the EU's dicks a bit too much for my liking lately.
Moreover, expensive and has a wealth tax.
Panama is a good one, still a bit knee-bendy as of late (the banking secrecy has weakened), but a good location (close to many of my friends in Costa Rica), a finance hub, no CGT, solid climate and latitude, understandable language.
Colombia I hear is a good one too, and Mexico is up-and-coming.
And Costa Rica for me for the community and friends.
Then you have the Caymans, known for resisting external pressures.
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I can’t believe Swiss citizens tolerate a wealth tax!
Wealth taxes like the inheritance tax are inefficient. The cost of enforcement is greater than the tax collected.
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