Violence at Tanjungbalai
Much can be learned from an examination of the violence that broke out last week at Tanjungbalai. First, it is not true that every disturbance can be viewed in the same way and generalized into nothing more than an increase in intolerance and radicalism.
It is not always easy to draw conclusions about the root causes of violence and to offer simple and uniform solutions. Every outbreak has different roots and therefore its own specific characteristics. These differences are determined by a number of factors: history, geography and even demographics.
August 9, 2016
Much can be learned from an examination of the violence that broke out last week at Tanjungbalai. First, it is not true that every disturbance can be viewed in the same way and generalized into nothing more than an increase in intolerance and radicalism.
It is not always easy to draw conclusions about the root causes of violence and to offer simple and uniform solutions. Every outbreak has different roots and therefore its own specific characteris
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