Happy Pancasila Day – Is ‘Brotherhood’ Worth A Hundred Yard Walk?
It’s Pancasila Day, a new public holiday in Indonesia, declared by President Jokowi to promote the pluralist vision of the nation’s founding fathers, who had no time for the Islamist bigotry which is increasingly blighting this lovely country.
The national ideology is all about unity in diversity, and although I myself have no work to go to, being happily retired from the daily routine, I shall enjoy the relaxation thus mandated.
Pak Presiden wants everyone to feel as if they are ‘brothers’ and we might assume he agrees with his son, Kaeseng, who’s reported in the Jakarta Post to have published these admirable sentiments.
“We need to work together to build a better Indonesia, not by slandering each other or claiming others as infidels. Moreover, there was campaign to not provide proper burial rites to Muslims on the basis of voting preferences, how did that come about?”http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/05/29/kaesang-criticizes-viral-video-of-children-chanting-hate-speech-calls-for-tolerance.html
Wonderful words, but how about deeds?
How about some Sunday morning, this Ramadhan month, Jokowi emerges from his palace downtown and walks a hundred yards across the road…
With Jokowi’s Palace in the background, the victims of Islamist evil proclaim their faith
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…to where his persecuted Christian brothers and sisters are forced to worship by the roadside because intolerant Islamists have sealed their churches in West Java.
“We are Indonesia, we live in diversity,” says Kaeseng.
It would be a fine reaffirmation of that principle if his illustrious Dad joined the victims of sectarianism…
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Sleman.tiro 06:46 on June 1, 2017 Permalink |
Good and so many people here think same.
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Fitri 08:15 on June 1, 2017 Permalink |
I think you have a good idea for the President.
If he will go to the Yasmin church peoples worship service he will show everyone he care for freedom of religion
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Irwan 10:10 on June 1, 2017 Permalink |
Very good.
I agree every Indonesian should be free to worship.
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Wulandari 16:40 on June 1, 2017 Permalink |
A good idea and I hope he will take the walk to join them.
They are our brother and sister because they are Indonesian same like we are.
Happy Pancasila Day to you too, Ross
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