Loved this direction. It inspired me to put together something of my own — more personal and grounded in Uruguay life. Thought I’d share it here, as a quiet tribute to the spirit of Plan B:
I am always amazed at the amount of people who buy into the fear porn produced by the press. How anyone can say that a man who is trying to help and rebuild the US is "bad", and Biden and Obama were good for the country is beyond me. I am sorry so many women are ignorant about politics, as I and my friends are not, and we are all well traveled and well read. Any other country, at any minute can create a dictator or go broke!. If one wants to move they should, but to be crazy is a whole other issue. I am sure Ellen DeGeneres, and Rosie O'Donnell are loving England and Ireland! Oh, wait!!!!!! They are now talking about coming back. And Cher never did move because she can't seem to leave Hollywood, where she still thinks that she is a star. She hates Trump, as well.
Moved out of California 4 years ago to a red state, and am prepared as much as I can be. We live a more simple life here. Nothing wrong with a 2nd passport and another place. Just might do it, but you do not need any more nut case Americans moving to South America, such as this woman mentioned. She will not be happy there either.
I actually am concerned the US is going to go full on totalitarian. It was bad during Covid, and it was already a “police state” before that. A currency collapse and digital currency would be the final nails in the coffin
Sounds just like my neighbor, who ironically is from Uruguay, when Trump won last year. Even though he has dual citizenship and has lived in the US for many decades, he's convinced he'll be deported so he's thinking about moving back to Uruguay because Trump is a dictator, etc.
P.S. Did you try to talk him out of it? With my friend, I was surprised just how difficult it was. You’d think you just lay down the facts and that’s it. It’s shocking how unwilling people are to reason when fear gets hold of them.
I did try, but there's no uprooting that mind set. I'm Cuban, naturalized in 1971, and I tried to assure him that I'm not worried. However, I look Caucasian and don't have an accent (I was 8 yrs old when I came to the States); he looks more Hispanic and speaks with a slight accent. I have relatives in Mexico and Spain and am moderately fluent in Spanish, so I can get a second passport, but for now I'm stacking gold and silver.
Reminds me about the guy who moved to Guadalcanal just before world war 2 broke out thinking he would be safe from the war.
Uruguay is fine if you know Spanish and are not a gringo. Look at the riots in Mexico City with protesters calling for gringos to leave. If the shit hits the fan I want to be where I am in the majority demographic, can speak the language and know the geography. I am a vet. I feel confident I can handle whatever comes down the pike. I am not going to run from a fight for my country.
Appreciate the comment. But I think you’re painting with too broad a brush by lumping Uruguay in with Mexico. Ethnically and culturally, Uruguay and Mexico are worlds apart. And even if we accept the media-driven idea that there’s some kind of 'gringo backlash' happening in Mexico—a big if (a few isolated incidents and activist-driven rhetoric in tourist-heavy areas don’t exactly count)—that simply doesn’t apply to Uruguay. In fact, much like Argentines, most Uruguayans I’ve met genuinely like Americans. It’s one of the calmest, most stable, and frankly kind of boring countries in Latin America—and I mean that as a compliment. You can feel it the moment you land.
Loved this direction. It inspired me to put together something of my own — more personal and grounded in Uruguay life. Thought I’d share it here, as a quiet tribute to the spirit of Plan B:
https://open.substack.com/pub/greenefinancialadvisory/p/the-sunday-report-edition-no-5?r=5tjncr&utm_medium=ios
I am always amazed at the amount of people who buy into the fear porn produced by the press. How anyone can say that a man who is trying to help and rebuild the US is "bad", and Biden and Obama were good for the country is beyond me. I am sorry so many women are ignorant about politics, as I and my friends are not, and we are all well traveled and well read. Any other country, at any minute can create a dictator or go broke!. If one wants to move they should, but to be crazy is a whole other issue. I am sure Ellen DeGeneres, and Rosie O'Donnell are loving England and Ireland! Oh, wait!!!!!! They are now talking about coming back. And Cher never did move because she can't seem to leave Hollywood, where she still thinks that she is a star. She hates Trump, as well.
Moved out of California 4 years ago to a red state, and am prepared as much as I can be. We live a more simple life here. Nothing wrong with a 2nd passport and another place. Just might do it, but you do not need any more nut case Americans moving to South America, such as this woman mentioned. She will not be happy there either.
I actually am concerned the US is going to go full on totalitarian. It was bad during Covid, and it was already a “police state” before that. A currency collapse and digital currency would be the final nails in the coffin
Moved to Mexico in 2020. Best thing we ever did. Love it! But considering further-away Argentina now.
Excellent planning!
Sounds just like my neighbor, who ironically is from Uruguay, when Trump won last year. Even though he has dual citizenship and has lived in the US for many decades, he's convinced he'll be deported so he's thinking about moving back to Uruguay because Trump is a dictator, etc.
Ha. Sounds like the exact male (Uruguayan) version of my friend.
P.S. Did you try to talk him out of it? With my friend, I was surprised just how difficult it was. You’d think you just lay down the facts and that’s it. It’s shocking how unwilling people are to reason when fear gets hold of them.
I did try, but there's no uprooting that mind set. I'm Cuban, naturalized in 1971, and I tried to assure him that I'm not worried. However, I look Caucasian and don't have an accent (I was 8 yrs old when I came to the States); he looks more Hispanic and speaks with a slight accent. I have relatives in Mexico and Spain and am moderately fluent in Spanish, so I can get a second passport, but for now I'm stacking gold and silver.
What are your thoughts on technocracy, that is full on control of all of us??
The whole world is on fiat currency. There is nowhere to go to escape the economic fiat currency collapse.
Reminds me about the guy who moved to Guadalcanal just before world war 2 broke out thinking he would be safe from the war.
Uruguay is fine if you know Spanish and are not a gringo. Look at the riots in Mexico City with protesters calling for gringos to leave. If the shit hits the fan I want to be where I am in the majority demographic, can speak the language and know the geography. I am a vet. I feel confident I can handle whatever comes down the pike. I am not going to run from a fight for my country.
Appreciate the comment. But I think you’re painting with too broad a brush by lumping Uruguay in with Mexico. Ethnically and culturally, Uruguay and Mexico are worlds apart. And even if we accept the media-driven idea that there’s some kind of 'gringo backlash' happening in Mexico—a big if (a few isolated incidents and activist-driven rhetoric in tourist-heavy areas don’t exactly count)—that simply doesn’t apply to Uruguay. In fact, much like Argentines, most Uruguayans I’ve met genuinely like Americans. It’s one of the calmest, most stable, and frankly kind of boring countries in Latin America—and I mean that as a compliment. You can feel it the moment you land.
I would love to attend. But, I've got a Plan B, as well as Plan C and Plan D, haha. Many different scenarios could mean one is better than the others.
That kind of flexibility is what real preparedness looks like, my friend :)