Bugging out to another country?????

**mountain mama** · 04-22-2009, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by Alpine Sapper

Are ANY of our enemys REALLY that stupid?

stupid, stupid, stupid question...and then, there was a resounding....YES!

**trax** · 04-22-2009, 10:34 AM

Well, this thread is getting more interesting all the time. I know a lot of people who are Canadians because they (or their parents!) bugged out from the U.S during a little confrontation in South-east Asia a few years ago.

**tennecedar** · 04-22-2009, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by trax

Well, this thread is getting more interesting all the time. I know a lot of people who are Canadians because they (or their parents!) bugged out from the U.S during a little confrontation in South-east Asia a few years ago.

Exactly. It doesn't take a nuclear plant melt down or terrorist attack for people to bug out. A major drought or bursted dam can have people searching for greener pastures. I know a couple of families that moved to Mexico when their factory moved down there. They felt they had no choice. 15+ years with the same job right out of school with no other training in another field. Stay in the States= start over during an era of massive unemployment. Bug out to Mexico= setting up assembly lines and training others in a field they had experience in.

**NCO** · 04-22-2009, 12:38 PM

The (un)intresting guestion here is, that is it bugging out if you just migrate through legal chanels...

**tennecedar** · 04-22-2009, 12:52 PM

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bug+out

Main Entry: bug out
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1950
1: to retreat during a military action ; especially : to flee in panic
2: to depart especially in a hurry

IMO if I have to leave where I am because it's no longer safe, capable of supporting my family, any other reason- I'm "bugging out". No matter where I end up. Whether it's hill top in Colorado or a hill top in Peru.

**NCO** · 04-22-2009, 12:58 PM

This might get intresting If I would first translate bugging out in finnish, find the exact meaning and then translate that back to english... Might even be different! Oh well, OFF TOPIC! (yelled at myself...)

**Pal334** · 04-22-2009, 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by NCO

This might get intresting If I would first translate bugging out in finnish, find the exact meaning and then translate that back to english... Might even be different! Oh well, OFF TOPIC! (yelled at myself...)

You are doing just fine. I speak spanish, Thai and Laotian and do the same thing . Mmm,, I better not try Finnish, or I might end up declaring war or something

**Alpine_Sapper** · 04-22-2009, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by mountain mama

stupid, stupid, stupid question...and then, there was a resounding....YES!

While they may be our enemies, underestimating their capacity for planning/action was what allowed 9/11 to happen. I don't think anyone is stupid enough to do a frontal assault on the US on our own soil. Clandestine guerrilla attacks are the only thing that will work, really, and everyone contemplating attacking the US would see that first off.

**NCO** · 04-22-2009, 01:12 PM

I just tried a free internet dictionary to see what would be exact translation for bug out. The result was "työntyä päästä" which means "to thrust out form the inside of a head" I suppose the thing didn't work properly...

**Pal334** · 04-22-2009, 01:39 PM

Sometimes "American" does not translate into english very well

**Rick** · 04-22-2009, 03:14 PM

Hmmm. I guess you all are right. I am probably putting too much thought into this. The exodus to Kanukville was a great example. I guess it all depends on what the individual sees as "threatening" as to whether they would book out to another country. For me, it would take a hell of a lot for me to leave the good ole US of A. But then I'm just too stumborn and hard headed for my own good sometimes.

**crashdive123** · 04-22-2009, 03:43 PM

Both of my parents were immagrants to the United States. My dad "bugged out" to get here. He grew up in Germany, was Jewish, had just been kicked out of college as Hitler passed a decree that no Jews could go to school. He came here in the late 30's. My mom, on the other hand moved here from Nova Scotia for job opportunities.