Rights vs. radicalism

Well, government, we're real impressed with your newest edict on entertainment. Not only did you do a complete reversal of your policy of only one week earlier, but you have violated the civil rights of the general population, opened yourself and the government to lawsuits for lost wages and business earnings, if you have not broken constitutional law, certainly ignored and abused the spirit of Pancasila.

And it is all from your fear of the implied threats of criminal mayhem and violence from a radical vocal minority.

D.B. FREDERICK

Jakarta