Don't be

Don't be hypocritical

From Kompas

We have recently observed an historical day, Sept. 30, the day when the September 30 Movement (G30S) and the Indonesian Communist Party committed atrocities on Sept. 30, 1965, causing the deaths of several army generals. Then we still have a vivid memory of a series of riots which peaked with the May 1998 riots, which brought down Soeharto. Later, there were other riots, too numerous to mention.

Everybody has heard the facts and the truth about the barbaric practices following these incidents.

Everybody knows that these barbaric practices were worse than those practiced by the Indonesian Communist Party in 1965. People have been massacred and human dignity perverted everywhere. How can we be forced to forget all this?

Shall we, as living witnesses of history, cover our dark history and hide evil from virtue? How will we account ourselves to the later generation? Are we not ashamed as a nation with dishonest and mentally rotten leaders incapable of enforcing justice and truth?

What must this nation do now? Uproot all evil, rottenness and lies.

It is not necessary for us to teach other people. We must educate this nation so that it will become a great and honest nation that commands respect. It is all left to us whether to be heroes or losers.

ANY SETIYOWATI

Jakarta