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 weekly reminder that governments are bad, not people.

the last-several-months trend by awake people is to put Israel on blast for all of their shenanigans, and there's plenty of good reason for that...but people easily forget that just like USA, it's the fault of the GOVERNMENT, not the people who are born into it and victimized by the propaganda.

i've met tons of Israelis traveling, and they are really, really cool people. freaking good at ping pong too, i learned this morning 😂 
 Are the people responsible for funding the government? Or do they get a pass because it's done under compulsion? 
 Actually they are one of the top most despised groups of travelers and expats, and for good reason