Short backstory: I've been on the Trump train since 2016. Was in hard for Bernie (as most Canadians were as he basically stands for what our country is now) until I got woken up by how the media and Dems were fucking him over for Hillary. So I started watching the GOP debates. Holy fuck, did Trump catch my interest immediately. It was like a massive wakeup call that I didn't even know I needed. I started following T_D over on reddit way back then, and kept up until my account over there got "banned" (same user name), then suddenly all my posts were deleted and replaced with weird NSFW porn sub posts ... not me, I swear it!

Long story short, I've been the red pill dispenser for my group of friends up here in the Great White North. This election fraud was their wakeup call, like 2016 was mine. It's beautiful to see.

ANYWAYS...

The memes about Canada are mostly true. There are a TON of based people up here, but Canadians are stereotypically nice and like to go with the grain, and it takes quite a lot for them to get upset and stand up (these lockdowns are doing it, I'll tell ya that), but I digress.

WHEN Trump begins his second term in January, I am looking into moving to the US. I can get sponsorship through my employer, and they are in many states. I have questions, and I figured no better place to ask than the somewhere with the most free-thinking people on the internet: TDW. The place I've called home for almost half a decade now.

FIRST, I think it's only fair to explain what attracts me to America, and perhaps see what you guys think and if I'm off base at all:

1. Last bastion of freedom in the world - this is not a joke. Yes, Canadians and many other countries are "free", but not in the same way Americans are. You guys are free in a very primal way, right down to your core belief system and line of thinking. Your entire country was founded on individualism and "fuck the king". It's no wonder so many other countries want to see it destroyed, as everyone wants a slice of what you've got, and their rulers don't like them knowing it's possible somewhere in the world.

2. Patriotism, culture, and religion are still strong - your president doesn't go around claiming you're a "post-national" state. You people bleed red, white, and blue, and are so proud of it that being American IS your identity, and that's a good thing. Your people will fight to the DEATH to maintain your way of life. You can't say the same thing about Canada. People go into the military, yes, but it's not like the US. It isn't, except in some cases, about patriotism. In the US, you will lay your life on the line to protect your country. You're still proud of your country, no matter what. I don't know a single person who would willingly give their life for Canada, now that I think about it.

3. Guns - the idea that you are free to go buy a gun like buying anything else is an absolutely bizarre concept to everyone outside of your country, you have to understand that. It's the most core proof of freedom, if you ask me. You can walk around with a gun. I cannot articulate why this is so mind blowing to me, but it's almost iconic at this point that if you see someone walking with a gun and others not looking twice, its almost 100% of the time America. Nobody has taken your right away of defending yourself. No nanny state has come in and said "well, we have no proof that you'd shoot someone, but we don't trust you anyways so you are not allowed to have it". It's a fundamental representation of pure and utter individuality. Hopefully someone else can articulate what I'm trying to say here better than I can.

4. The American Dream - it still exists. You can set out and start your own endeavors, whatever they may be, and there is not a bunch of arbitrary red tape blocking your path, or the government is gouging you at 40%+ for their cut. Yes, there are way fewer safety nets, but there are almost no limits above you. You sacrifice the "safeguards of nanny government" for the limitless potential.

I could go on and on, but those are the core ideas that stand out to me.

So, my questions:

1. Where do I go? Which state do I pick? I was leaning towards Texas, but I don't really have any reason other than it seems super based. Florida too, but I dunno about gators. Also that's where all the Canadian snowbirds go, so kind of a deterrent for me, maybe I'm wrong.

2. Healthcare - I am used to a particular way of healthcare, as I'm sure you're aware. The thought of not being covered for everything I need at any time is, not gonna lie, daunting. My employer, in Canada at least, has phenomenal healthcare coverage, so I assume it'd be the same down there... but is it true that I could go entirely broke if I need serious medical attention? I'm not sure what is just MSM fear mongering and what is true. Hopefully someone can clarify this for me.

3. When can I vote? I'd be joining the Trump party no doubt, but I assume I can't vote until I become an official citizen.

4. How different are the laws between states? Is it so different that I could do something illegal in one that is not illegal in another, and be totally fucked? Not talking about anything major here, but let's say it's simple traffic violations for example. Just curious how this works.

5. Buying a home. Mortgage qualifications. Here in Canada, we can put 5% down and as long as our finances are in-line, we can be approved. Shitbox homes are going for $600-700k minimum here in Ontario, and I've looked at home prices down there... even after the conversion rate, a damn mansion goes for half that. Hows it work down there to get approved? How long does it take to build credit as an expat?

6. Feel free to tell me anything else you want. Anything you think I should know.

TLDR: want to move to the US from Canada, love the thought of being an American, especially an American during the Trump era, and I wanted you to know what I love about your country, and had some basic questions about what it's like to live there and which state I should go to.