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