Twisted logic

Twisted logic

From Koran Tempo

When I learned that the toll road company PT Jasa Marga Jagorawi branch had provided facilities for the convenience of those returning to their hometowns for the Idul Fitri holiday, I became more convinced of the twisted logic that prevails in this country.

Well, we pay more attention to those returning to their hometowns for the holiday than to the migrant workers returning home from abroad with foreign exchange.

When I was in the Philippines, I found that the Philippine government paid great attention to their migrant workers that returned home from abroad. They were considered heroes because they brought home foreign exchange. Strangely, we often say that returning home during the Idul Fitri holiday will improve the economic condition of the regions.

Regarding this twisted logic, allow me to quote a number of weird things that are around us: * The serious traffic congestion in front of the National Police Headquarters in Jakarta. * If you go to court, it will be a matter of losing and winning, and not of being right or wrong. * When narcotics are found, it will be about financial losses, not about the potential human deaths it could cause. * On the road, big motorized vehicles are allowed to speed and pose a danger to smaller vehicles. In other countries, there are speed limits and special lanes for large vehicles. * Civil servants are said to be underpaid but government officials usually demonstrate their consumers' goods in public places. Soros may learn from Indonesia the theory of optimum money management. * When the prices of tomatoes, vegetables and rice are up, the government will conduct an open market operation to stabilize the prices. It seems we never want to let our farmers enjoy greater earnings.

JOHANES SARAGIH Jakarta