I majored in German in college (and honestly probably only got to a high B2 or so, which is not very advanced), so a decade or so after I graduated, I signed up for six months of intensive online classes from 3-7:30 am every weekday before work, then applied to a bunch of masters programs in German language instruction. I was accepted on a provisional basis for a normal teaching degree, and given a year to take more intensive German classes before starting the degree. Nearing the end of that year, I had advanced my German enough to qualify for the masters in German education.

To qualify for the student visa, I had to prove my student status and have €10k that I could put into a bank account to be withdrawn in steady increments throughout the year (and have a clear criminal record, though marijuana was recently legalized, so maybe those charges would be irrelevant- important note about Germany specifically though: the populace and to a much greater degree the government are very pro-Israel and you might have problems with the visa application if you have a history of speaking out against it or for Palestine. I was already here in 2023, but they’ve gotten a lot more aggressive about it since October 7th). The intensive classes cost about €5k for the whole 18 months, and university tuition is around €400 per semester.

I do have a talent for languages, but I also think that if anyone spends 18 months doing 20 hours of language instruction per week, they’ll be able to at least get a high enough level to study a non language related degree in most countries. I’ve seen dedicated illiterate adults begin learning both German and how to read and get a language level high enough to meet university admission requirements here within three years, so a person starting out knowing their letters can do it in half the time. It’s not easy, but if you can focus on it, it’s doable.

Firstly, racism is always a thing. Xenophobia is how humans kept infectious diseases at bay for most of human existence. But then we did the agriculture thing and decided to try out larger societies. Throughout history, though societies have always had to contend with half the population hating the other half enough to get violent.

You've got that backwards. It's the smaller insular groups that tend to get wiped out by communicable diseases. Larger intermixing populations means better immune systems.

You're engaging in violence fantasy. If you were here and tried to carry it out, you'd be dead and countless innocents piled on top of you.

You're also totally underestimating the size of the response necessary.

Additionally, far-right Charlie Kirks are sponsored by the oligarchs, while far left ones are labeled as terrorists and hunted down by regime paramilitaries. We've seen this both during the German Reich and during the US civil rights movement. Why do you think the entire developed world is determined to strip anonymity from social media access?

We're not fighting against a unite-the-right rally. We're fighting the entirety of the federal government, and cooperating state governments.

You're also asking some of us to sacrifice ourselves, which is a huge ask on its own. But the least we need to do is make sure those sacrifices aren't in vein.

Something tells me you've never been in a society under attack by a captured government. Something tells me that you'd cow in your own dwelling if the circumstances rapidly developed around you. But do feel free to tell specific tales if I'm wrong. I'll read them.