The Washington Post recommends Costa Rica as destination to flee Trump presidency

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Remember when Rush Limbaugh vowed to relocate to Costa Rica if Obamacare passed? It didn’t happen, of course, but according to The Washington Post, Costa Rica is a prime destination to relocate for those wishing to flee the United States in the event that Donald Trump is elected president of the world’s lone superpower.

Perhaps Limbaugh opted out of relocating to Costa Rica in opposition to Obamacare after finding out that the government here has far more involvement in healthcare than anything ever dreamt up by President Obama, but Costa Rica is a top choice for those fleeing a Trump presidency, especially those tired of living in a country fighting endless wars, according to The Washington Post.

According to the Post, Costa Rica is one of seven countries where US citizens should seek “asylum” depending upon what they oppose most about the billionaire presidential candidate.

If you “don’t want to fight wars,” Costa Rica takes top billing, according to the Post.

“Trump has talked tough about punishing the Islamic State and other militant groups with merciless bombing and is generally very keen on beefing up the U.S. armed forces. (He’d “bomb the s—” out of the Islamic State and “take their oil” for good measure.) For pacifists tired of endless war, there’s a country that is technically incapable of it: Costa Rica. In 1948, the nation abolished its military and to this day has no standing army, air force or navy. It maintains only local police forces. And to Costa Rica’s credit, it remains one of the most prosperous and stable nations in Central America,” Ishaan Tharoor, a former senior editor at TIME and current foreign affairs correspondent for the Post writes in what seems to be a light-hearted editorial.

The other countries on the list are Bhutan (“if you find Trump’s course behavior to be obnoxious”); Canada (if you like political correctness); Iceland (if you think Trump is a misogynist and “want a country that appreciates having women in charge”); Malta (if you think Trump “isn’t tough enough on abortion”); Finland (“if you prefer your press free”); and Uruguay (if “you trust the federal government more than private industry.”)

 

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