For those unaware, an expat is an immigrant, but white.

Not an expat, an immigrant. I hate the term expat.

Spreading the plague, as insects are wont to do.

We have plenty of fascists here. It's not like the US have a monopoly. We don't quite let them run the show yet, but we're certainly working on it.

I hate the word for the reasons you've said, but I know a lot of black Americans in Portugal that refer to themselves as expats.

Feels to me that the line is drawn along economic privilege lines rather than simply race.

She has "MAGA" in her display name. Why listen for dogwhistles when there's a red alert siren?

BTW I had several teachers that described themselves as expats from the UK or US, and they were alright.

Wherever white people get mad at black people you hear the word “thug” thrown out a lot and i always wonder if they’re just using that word to substitute another one they’re not allowed to use publicly.

For us latinos it’s immigrant.

There is technically a difference in the definition, but mostly people use it exactly as you're describing.

I've really had to catch myself when I notice myself using it.

But honestly it's so expected that people can get confused when you call yourself an immigrant (and you aren't doing it to make yourself a martyr somehow).

From my own experience as an immigrant in The Netherlands and Britain, "expat" is generally used by Americans and Brits when living abroad and pretty much nobody else no matter what their skin tone. I mean, I've seen on or two Ozzies using it but it's way rarer with them and I suspect they were just copying the Brits and Americans. The New Zeelanders I crossed paths with weren't "expats" and neither were the Canadians. Similarly I never heard any of the other Europeans immigrants there refering to themselves as "expats".

I think "expat" is more a thing of people who thing they come from a "great country", as if somehow it's a priviledge for the other country to have them there.

Yeah this confuses me to no end. I thought they made America great last election?

Well, the Dutch are moving right. Gert Wilders is a literal fascist.

AfD in Germany then we have Norway, Italy, Finland, UK, France and on and on. They probably feel at home

Their Insta now says they've moved back to the States permanently. And also that their pronouns are they/them, which is super baffling next to "MAGA."

Build a wall, make the USA pay for it

(Kidding, mostly.)

It's not JUST the guns tbh. Everyone in Switzerland has a gun and they don't shoot eachother up. American society is fucked up on multiple different levels and the guns are just adding extra fuel and oxygen to a forest fire.

Honestly I believe it's to train the younger generation to accept a police state and continuous surveillance.

I can’t imagine going to school like that bro.

Like is it scary and you always wonder if some lunatic is going to come and shoot it up or no?

Is it arrogance when you're just correct?