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        "id": 1437875,
        "msgid": "an-insult-to-politicians-1447893297",
        "date": "1999-05-23 00:00:00",
        "title": "An insult to politicians",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "An insult to politicians It is difficult to tell from the strident and abrasive tone of Hilde May's letter of May 19 whether the writer is for or against Megawati. Perhaps in Germany, Hilde finds it necessary to verbally abuse and insult politicians in order to get the necessary results, but in Indonesia, strong-arm measures are not only considered uncivilized, they are also totally ineffective.",
        "content": "<p>An insult to politicians<\/p>\n<p>It is difficult to tell from the strident and abrasive tone of<br>\nHilde May's letter of May 19 whether the writer is for or against<br>\nMegawati. Perhaps in Germany, Hilde finds it necessary to<br>\nverbally abuse and insult politicians in order to get the<br>\nnecessary results, but in Indonesia, strong-arm measures are not<br>\nonly considered uncivilized, they are also totally ineffective.<\/p>\n<p>Megawati has already given her reasons for not engaging in<br>\ntelevised debates, though perhaps her thoughts are too profound<br>\nfor those who think that Indonesia's problems can be resolved by<br>\na bunch of men mountaineering on the mole-hills of their<br>\nexperiences in the televised mockeries of western electioneering<br>\npractices. So far, these presidential hopefuls have only<br>\ndemonstrated the size of their egos and, unlike Megawati, appear<br>\nto have no conception of the vastness of Indonesia's<br>\ndifficulties.<\/p>\n<p>LEONARD JONES<\/p>\n<p>Jakarta<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/an-insult-to-politicians-1447893297",
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