The elections being pretty much wrapped up, it is now time for me to state what I consider to be the biggest disappointment of this years election season.
I may be stating the obvious, but clearly the lack of a celebrity threatening to leave the United States and take up residency elsewhere this year if their candidate doesn't win has been extremely disappointing - heck, it has honestly left me feeling a bit cheated.
The threats of celebrities in regards to their place of residence if they do not get their way is the single most hilarious means of a celebrity expressing displeasure that I can think of.
The best of the threats to leave were the dueling threats of two of the Baldwin brothers, Stephen & Alec. Those two are on different sides of the political divide, and both have threatened to leave the country if the other's preference won. Sadly, both of those guys are still residing in the U.S.
Imminent Travel plans have been a part of Barbra Streisand's political stance for years now. She's still here though, living the good life on her multi-million dollar estate in Malibu, enjoying the proceeds of being adored by millions of American fans.
Canada, France, Costa Rica and Spain seem to be the destination of choice for a lot of the celebrities who have threatened to move if the candidate or issue of their choice failed to win/pass.
Canada makes sense on certain levels. Most celebs born in the United States are familiar to Canadians, and there is no language barrier to speak of (not even in Quebec, for the most part). So their daily allotment of ego-feeding adoration should be readily satisfied.
France does too, I suppose. With a reputation for embracing even the least talented stars of stage & screen, I can see France as being a somewhat logical choice...except, no, it's gotten a bit violent across the pond.
Maybe it's due to the CoVid-19 pandemic that the zeal for leaving the country has curbed the enthusiasm of celebs for threatening to leave.
Though I don't see why that should be, I mean, after all, there is no country in the world handling the CoVid-19 pandemic as poorly as the U.S....right?
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