What Are We Afraid Of?
President Joko Widodo should not be duplicitous in dealing with the phobia of the authorities and some of the public towards communism. He must be firm in putting an end to the ban on discussions and performances and the confiscation of books and pictures with communist themes that have occurred with increasing frequency recently.
His indecision on the issue was apparent in two statements that seemed to be aimed at trying to please both sides: those who have a fear of communist revival and those who see the ideology as nothing more than past history.
May 17, 2016
President Joko Widodo should not be duplicitous in dealing with the phobia of the authorities and some of the public towards communism. He must be firm in putting an end to the ban on discussions and performances and the confiscation of books and pictures with communist themes that have occurred with increasing frequency recently.
His indecision on the issue was apparent in two statements that seemed to be aimed at trying to please both sides: t
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