COPENHAGEN — American progressives following through on drunken election night declarations that they would leave the country report that they are looking forward to exploring the more bountiful streaming libraries in the new home countries, sources confirm.
“It’s gonna be really hard being so far away from my parents,” says swing state liberal Amanda Atkins. “The only thing that’s keeping me committed is knowing that Netflix in Denmark still has all of “The Office.””
A handful of expatriates are considering exotic streaming libraries when choosing which country to spend the next four years. The availability of comfort shows may sway these self-proclaimed refugees.
“The language barrier is a huge factor for me,” says one exiting liberal surveying the airport’s departure schedule. “But does not knowing Japanese really outweigh being able to watch “Cowboy Bebop” on Japanese Netflix? Decisions, decisions.”
Experts on immigration have been baffled by the priority Americans have regarding their accessibility to entertainment. Universal healthcare, a strong economy, and access to good education appear to be non-issues to the Americans who are wealthy enough to pack up and leave. Never before has a politically motivated withdrawal relied so heavily on if Hulu will still have all of “Bob’s Burgers.”
“I’ve studied similar trends like this in correlation to past US Presidential elections,” says Patricia Kohl, a Global Issues and Political Science Professor at the University of Toronto. “People claiming to flee the United States after Trump’s first election in 2016 had a much easier time making the decision given there were only two major streaming platforms, the market was small, it was a great time to get out.”
Streaming services have taken notice of this trend and have begun stocking their foreign libraries with universal comfort shows, however history shows that after an hour of browsing the average American will still just put on a random YouTube video.
At press time, any American sticking it out for Trump’s next four years will be given a 15% off discount code for NordVPN to explore the wonders of streaming abroad from the comfort of their own home.
