Anies Baswedan:
Islamic moderates should also be militant
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
DESPITE being lauded as the only democratic country in Southeast Asia last year by the American think-tank, Freedom House, Indonesia should not yet be patting itself on the back. The frequent protests and violence is a clear indication that democracy is still incomplete.
Obstructed channels of aspiration, compounded by the reluctance of some groups within society to accept democratic values, represent additional issues that we need to be aware o
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