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