'Injustices can breed communism'

SURABAYA (JP): Author Taufiq Ismail has warned that widespread injustices can be fertile ground for communism.

Corruption is worsening, collusion is becoming unstoppable, land appropriation involving intimidation abounds and then there's low wages. All these factors make the Marxist theory look realistic and attractive to the younger generation, Taufiq said in a discussion here Monday.

He said the younger generation have no experience in which to draw upon to appreciate the dangers of Marxist concepts.

"The younger generation only draw upon what they see. They strongly question the disparity between the rhetoric of the business community and the economic reality they witness every day," Taufiq remarked. (15/mds)