MonkeMischief

Awww go fashy, stonk crashy :'( :'( LOL

I'm glad I could be helpful!

Thankfully, the cell signal situation has improved a LOT among major routes in recent years, so I hope it doesn't sound too scary. There's also safety in numbers, at the very least the buddy system! :)

There's a lot of online information / guides for travelers, and of course, get a U.S SIM card and check who's got the best/broadest service areas where you'll be going. Also, offline maps can be downloaded to your device as well.

(But learning to use a paper one is always an excellent skill to have!)

In case of an emergency, phones can still usually reach 911 (our emergency services number) if they can reach a cell tower at all, regardless of "subscription", if that's of any comfort. :)

Heh, it's cool, that's your right.

I hope you have a good one. <3

I like the way you explain your Anarchist stances. I'm a Christian Anarchist myself, and see anarchism as a society in a similar light as personally trying to be like Jesus: It may be a state of perfection we, in our imperfections, cannot attain, but if everyone was trying their best towards a cooperative society free of authoritarian hierarchal peepee-swinging, maybe things would be much better overall.

Daring to believe in a better world and exert whatever influence we have to do so, takes a strong inner fire, and a lot of people miss the point when they think we just wanna tear it all down without a plan and start from scratch next week and it would all be unicorns and rainbows overnight.

I wish your friend safety in their travels!

Lol what degree of douchebag would downvote your comment, holy cow LOL.

I sincerely commend the positivity and kindness you've been bringing to this thread with warmly inviting people to flee to Canada.

Edit: Although maybe you're being a bit harsh further down. :( It doesn't have to be so personal? People are just discussing stuff. Let's not let the decisions of stupid men in power deter us from productive discussion.

In general I think they're mostly referring to the fact that the U.S is ridiculously BIG. Like, most visitors freak out at how long you can drive through almost nothing here, when going between major population areas.

Driving through wilderness without a lot of extra water and a cellular connection, and maybe a spare tire, for example, is foolhardy.

Along the way, especially in "The South", you'll find the loveliest, kindest people, but you'll also find various, (probably politically motivated, lately) sadists/racists/bullies, some of which may be small-town law enforcement looking for excitement.

The law can be more "flexible" without major oversight in such places, and with the cult of the orange tyrant emboldening the prejudiced lately, that could spell trouble.

There's also various kinds of unsavory types as you'd find in any other country; I'm talking criminals, swindlers, and various weirdos of ill intent, and some stretches of the country are remote. Like, "no signal and it goes on and on in all directions until you see the earth curve" remote.

The vast majority of people are lovely, and would probably welcome and appreciate foreigners, the worst you'd deal with is getting a migraine from stupid but friendly questions about your accent or where you're from.

But like anywhere else, you need your wits about you.

In short:

Lovely place where many sights and adventures can be had! The biggest dangers are the roads and wilderness, basically.

• Don't mess with wildlife.
• Don't go off exploring remote areas in which you have no business
• Don't underestimate the wilderness and go unprepared.
• Practice the same street smarts as you would anywhere else, like don't go getting into strangers' cars or accepting random open beverages.

Setting aside the anomalous political tensions right now, the biggest danger to travelers to this country is seeing it as a big theme park where they can't possibly put themselves in any danger. Your average park rangers have plenty of horror stories about that, I'm sure, like idiots trying to selfie in front of buffalo or stand on the edge of the Grand Canyon, or falling into Yellowstone's tranquil but literally boiling hot springs...

Don't be that tragic idiot . . .and you'll likely have a fantastic time.

Hope this helps. :)

Thanks! Added. :D

BTW. . .

"On your left!"

• As you wish.
• If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!
• I rock... And rule!... All day long! Sweet Susie! / I'm bleeding, which makes me the victor!
• I aim to misbehave.
• Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
• Come with me if you want to live!
• They mostly come at night...Mostly...
• You! SHALL NOT! PASS!!
• Whoever wrote this episode should die!
• Rebellions are built on hope.

Lol I could keep going all night if I don't stop myself and I've work in the morning. XD

(Edit: Some new ones)

• I can do this all day.
• Puny god.
• I am...inevitable.
• Hold on to your butts.
• I'm a dude, playin' a dude, disguised as another dude!

I saw it in my head just reading it. Absolutely moving.

I can't get through

(other scene)

Sam's monologue

With dry eyes either. That speech has kept me going, so many times. I've even posted it in various places on Lemmy as a counter to the sheer hopelessness and defeatism (understandably) pervading a lot of threads.

I often consider getting it wholly or partially inscribed on me.

Don't be sorry, it's a very apt metaphor I think. Perhaps this is why "Wargames" had such a lasting cultural legacy lol.

And yeah, I agree, it's rarely ever the people who have a problem with each other. It's leaders who want to dominate and write their name in history books with whatever blood they can get on their hands to do it with.

There's obviously a lot of disagreement about "Who gets what, when, and how", but anything's gotta be better than murdering each other over it...

This sounds just like all the ridiculously hollow propaganda Putin was dropping for justifying the attack on Ukraine.

"We're rescuing them from uh, really bad people, er... By invading them, yes. They wanna be Russian so bad!"

I remember playing Modern Warfare on my 360 over LIVE and that perk was so satisfying...

... And then I switched to "Hardcore mode" with friendly fire and forgot I left it on. The boys were not happy when we were holding a position and I got dropped. Tink tink...oops.

Point is, this feels kinda like that: Humanity is supposed to be on the same side and friendly fire is enabled. Nobody should be picking Martyrdom. =/