Stop Being Wussies, Jakarta Post! Condemn Gramedia Collabos!
A long-winded Easter editorial in the Jakarta Post ends up with this stirring exhortation to young Indonesian Christians.
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Followers of Christ should rise and enhance their contribution for their nation, not just for their own groups. Most Indonesians are tolerant, moderate and inclusive.
The number of intolerant people is indeed rising. But the tendency should not excuse you from serving your nation and country. Happy Easter!
And this is indeed an admirable sentiment, as is their headline…
EDITORIAL: Easter: Stop being wussies
http://www.thejakartapost.com/academia/2018/03/29/editorial-easter-stop-being-wussies.html …
But it’s very easy to shrill thus from within an editorial ivory tower, a much safer position than was that of the Christians, young and old, in Bekasi, or Bogor, two cities that border Jakarta…
Christ’s Ascension Day – Islamist Savages Pelt Congregation With Sewage, Urine and Rocks
Head-Scarfed Harpies Hurl Dung and Urine at Christians
X-Rated Xmas – Foul-Mouths Bully Christians, As ‘Moderate’Mayor Denies They Exist!’
…when bigoted savages, neither arrested nor charged by the police on the scene, assailed them viciously, vilely and violently.
Both congregations victimised in the above reports remain unable to worship in their churches – Indonesian readers know all about this and overseas readers can check the facts easily enough.
But let’s be fair. The Jakarta Post itself knows all about intolerant Islamist intimidation.
Their parent company, Gramedia, was faced with Islamist intrusion into their rights a few years ago.
The management cowered and caved in, violating basic principles of free expression, in an action replay of Nazi Germany’s book-burning atrocities.
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Never once has the JP’s editorial clique ever condemned that shameful collaboration with sectarian fanatics, not that I’ve ever seen or heard of, at least.
But it’s never too late to do the right thing.
WIta N, 
Kezia, 
Jim in Jakarta, and 1 other are discussing. 
rossrightangle 
Santi 08:36 on March 31, 2018 Permalink |
Happy Easter Ross!
I love the blog most of all it when you write about this topic.
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Jim in Jakarta 17:10 on March 31, 2018 Permalink |
Ross, Do you never get fed up banging on and on about how cowardly and rotten Gramedia was, and how cowardly and rotten the Jakarta Post is for never condemning Gramedia?.
Here’s an Easter pat on the back.
WELL DONE!
They are a disgrace and dont deserve anything else
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Kezia 19:42 on March 31, 2018 Permalink |
I know not only I but many other Indonesian people must appreciate this, Ross.
I will never shop in Gramedia because of the book burning. ..
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WIta N 20:25 on March 31, 2018 Permalink |
It is best if you explain that Gramedia is not some very little company. It has many related medias big and small and all around Indonesia.
We see from the book burner day that if our Republic becomes like Iran or Arab Saudi then they will give us no help to save Indonesia.
That word collaboration is very suitable for these cowards.
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