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Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:
@jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net

Two of the axioms of my generation (I was born in the Netherlands in 1970) always were

- The USA is good
- Israel is good.

We were taught that valid criticism is OK, but the axioms stand, not to be disputed.

For me, those axioms have been destroyed. By the USA and Israel themselves.

That's a fundamental change, but I accept it.

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(Axiom: a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.)

Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:
@jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net

This means to me that I hold no grudges nor do I feel hate against citizens of the USA or Israel. I have friends in both countries, who continue to be friends. My friends are people, not countries. But for me it will take a long time and a lot of reliable and sustainable action by the USA and Israel to rebuild trust in them..

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Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:
@jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net

When I was young, there was a third axiom that was also destroyed:

- The USSR is evil.

The USSR dissolved itself, the satellite states became independent countries and a lot of them are now members of the EU.

So having axioms destroyed isn't always a bad thing. That's what keeps me motivated that we will progress. I am a stoic optimist. Always will be.

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gemelen
@gemelen@mammut.moe

@jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net
Oh, the USSR was really evil, that's out of question.