Political elite, stop pretending!

Political elite, stop pretending!

From Suara Karya

The bomb blasts on Dec. 24, 2000 at places of worship across
the nation are the largest attacks yet in Indonesia because they
were launched in numerous regions and destroyed tens of churches
and killed a lot of people.

The incident is really a shame for all of us. So many times
now, the security apparatuses have failed to take precautions and
have been unable to do anything. This crime is not separated from
the clashes of the political elite who are only interested in
their respective interests. They no longer care for or think of
the people's interests.

Where are their words of condemnation for these actions? They
used to voice their opinions vocally if there was something
wrong. Currently, there is again evidence that as long as these
incidents don't shake their positions and social status, they
keep silent, they pretend not to see and not to comprehend it,
but one thing is certain: they are "full of pretense."

Such is the portrait of our nation which is said to be
civilized, humane, fair, and in high esteem of the spirit of
brotherhood, but it appears that all these attributes are just a
pretense.

As children of the nation let's be united and let's crush all
this greed and anger to save Indonesia from destruction.

LAMHOT SIMANJORANG

Jakarta