Message from @Marlow
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whenever i went to russia, there's always 'fake hotels' that send you their invitations for visas
dont need that anymore now, since i can travel without visa along with my wife now
but going for work-visas is tricky
because for that to work, you'd have to have a position advertised on the 'domestic market' for 6 months, and are only eligable to bring in people if you cant find the specialisation in the country
also the company has to pay a shitload for it essentially
so it'd have to be something that becomes economically viable, break-even at minimum.
hopefully someone here has some experience with this stuff, it needs to be discussed more
well, as with most things, it becomes easier as soon as there legitimately IS some sort of established community
@Marlow Since you seem to know this stuff, whats your opinion of western WA and OR, compared to states like Idaho and Wyoming?
How much harsher is the climate, and what advantages do you think one has over the other?
Do you mean Eastern?
because Western is a no-go
why?
seismic and population issues
yes there are bigger population centers, so it's easier to find work
but the politics of those areas is terrible
there are some places that are better suited outside of those cities, if you really need access to the economy there, but I advise Idaho or Montana
much friendlier politically and culturally
climate is also sunnier and swings to seasonal extremes more as you travel east, Finally when you hit the rockies, expect a slightly wetter climate, a little more snow, and up in the rockies by the continental divide (Columbia Falls, etc.) much more snow, shorter growing season, colder overall temperatures, etc.
the happy medium, to me, seams to be the Idaho panhandle, Benewah, Kootenai, and Bonner county
I would recommend the eastern areas of Washington and Orgeon, were it not for the governments there, but at the same time if you're looking for safety and good demographics, those places are excellent.
Coeur D'Alene has a population of about 50,000 and is close to Spokane, so it's not too isolated from the conveniences of civilization, Moscow further south is about half that and is a different ecology (high plains). We need to define our goals... do we want to "take over" a town? Or do we want to participate as a vocal minority in the politics?
Do we want to buy one big patch of land together and start a "commune" lol.... there was this "Citadel" project that kinda fell flat
vocal minority
I think it would be better if we just made a general push to move to a specific town and the surrounding areas, and focused on making that town /our place/
taking anything over is unfeasable, and bth im not really intereseted in living around only other /pol/lacks
yeah I know what you mean
its a recipe for a failed state
in that case I submit Coeur D'Alene or Sandpoint as my suggestion
Sandpoint has 8000 residents, and an older population than Coeur D'Alene
I have 4 kids, one of the big things for me is to find a place where there are other young families
ive looked around Coeur D'Alene before, it looks like its mostly mountains, is there enough arable land there?
Yes, there's enough to work with for personal gardening
as far as large scale farming I'm not so sure
check this map out: http://sil.uc.edu/webapps/socscape_usa/
also that area looks like it is full of sparse suburbs or cottages
it's got population and demographic stats mapped for the years 1990, 2000, and 2010, to give you an idea of where the white population is growing
wow that map is awesome!
yeah it's really useful
Ive also considered Potlatch ID
land is really cheap