The Rise of Tyrannies

ON the 17th anniversary of the Gerindra Party in Bogor, West Java, President Prabowo Subianto responded to all public criticism with the word “ndasmu!,” “your head!” Hearing that irrational response, I was reminded of Suharto’s response to the riots on July 27, 1996. The New Order ruler called the rioters “bald devils.” But unlike Suharto, Prabowo was elected through a more complete democratic p

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