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Typical Leftist clap-trap,
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This review is from: Indonesia: The 2nd Greatest Crime of the Century (Paperback)
Sukarno, who had collaborated with the Japanese during World War 2, was an autocrat who refused to allow democracy in Indonesia because it wasn't "suitable" for them. As the country spun out of control, under his leadership, he relied on the army and the Communist Party to oppress his opponents, particularly the Chinese minority. As it became clear that Sukarno was loosing control of the army he had built up (his engine of repression), he tried murdering a group of leading generals, throwing their bodies down a well. When word leaked out of the crime, the army and the people had had enough.
As is often the case, when the oppressed finally turned on their oppressors, they wrecked a terrible vengeance, killing as many as a half-million people. Was it a terrible crime? Yes. Did each of the people killed deserve death for their personal crimes? Probably not. But, this is what happens when you back an oppressive regime - like what happened in Revolutionary France. In this book, the author makes the case that the massacre was engineered by a right-wing government, that was not backed by the people. In fact it was part of a civil war that was unwittingly engineered by Sukarno. If he had allowed for democracy and a free marketplace of ideas, how might Indonesia be different today? After World War 2, when Indonesia actually fought its own successful war against the Japanese Empire, and was marching bravely into a new era, having grasped independence for themselves, anything seemed possible. But, Sukarno put a stop to forward movement, and placed Indonesia on a terrible path. THAT WAS THE GREATEST CRIME IN HISTORY!
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