Terror in the soul

Terror in the soul

From Media Indonesia

The Indonesian civilization is now seemingly at a crossroads.
Acts of violence and barbarism and uncivilized ways of thinking
seem to have spread. Terrorist concepts have become an important
part of community thinking; representing a hegemony in some
areas.

This phenomenon has produced a condition where atrocities are
not performed only by radical and militant groups, but also by
misguided individuals.

For example, committing suicide indicates the existance of a
split personality that not only destroys the life of the actor
but also harms other individuals.

In the context of nationhood, terrorist characteristics have
been burned into people's souls here. As a result of this state
of affairs, people tend to resort to the "survival of the
fittest" principle. Hence, murder -- a primitive way to solve
social problems -- becomes commonplace.

PUJI HARTANTO
Yogyakarta