I’m not sure if this is the right community for this question, but it says “no stupid question” so here goes. I’m an Israeli who now lives in the US, but I am considering permanently residing in the US or elsewhere (perhaps somewhere in Europe or Canada) because I’ve become kinda disillusioned with Israel for a variety of reasons (the war in Gaza being one of them, the erosion of democracy by Likud being another, and etc) but is that cowardly to leave? Should I go back and try to change society or should I just leave for good? Thanks for your time.

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    1 year ago

    There is no changing a society built upon colonization. Many have tried.

    How does South Africa fit into that perspective?

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      1 year ago

      They violently expelled the colonists after trying to make peace with them for a very long time.

      Read up a bit about Mandela he’s got another chapter after the peaceful one.

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        1 year ago

        That’s changing the society that I argued against. Also I’m pretty sure majority of land ownership in south Africa is still owned by whites.