'Injustices can breed communism'

'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)