Sidelines Violence by Goenawan Mohamad

JUSTICE, the formulation of which is always unfinished, constantly produces thrilling stories, grand ideals, strong desires, and violence.

We are familiar with this theme in the scene from the Bharatayudha: Bima cuts Destarastra’s throat and drinks his blood. The puppet masters depict it as the enactment of justice, because 12 years previously Destarastra had tried to rape Drupadi.

We know it also from the fight for Indonesia’s inde

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