That thread about moving to Bali as an American hits me in all the wrong ways knowing that Americans weren't taught how fucked up Indonesia has been to West Papua. That Indonesian soldiers literally kill West Papuans, every day. Moving there, even visiting, perpetuates that death
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Absolutely! I relate: I'm Black from the UK and there was a similar conversation here about how we need to be careful not to let pride in our roots overshadow the very serious issues of the government and oppression in our home countries. It's difficult but so necessary.
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it's a difficult conversation but if people glamorize it, and there is a mass exodus of Americans moving to poorer places with exploited Black and Indigenous peoples, this conversation will need to be had again and again.