assalamualaikum
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Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 00:11:05 +0300
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From: aaa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: FW: Quotes From Abdul Rahman Wahid
Islamic scholar? You be the judge.........
>
>The world according to Gus Dur
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Below is a selection
>of Wahidisms, gleaned from public statements, the Indonesian press and
>Asiaweek:
>
>On Megawati Sukarnoputri
>"Privately, I still support Mega." (Kompas, July 1999)
>
>On political Islam
>"The Islamic movement should detach itself from involvement in politics.
>Islam is a moral force, a way to promote morality." (Asiaweek, January
>1999)
>
>On religious Islam
>"For me, an Islamic society in Indonesia is treason against the
>Constitution because it will make non-Muslims second-class citizens. But
>an Indonesian society for Muslims that is strong - !
!
and strong means
>functioning well - I think that is good." (1995)
>
>On nationalism
>"In the entire Islamic world, the relationship between nationalism and
>Islam has become an issue - nationalism is considered a form of
>secularism. People don't understand that nationalism as practiced in
>Indonesia is not secular, but respects highly the role of religion."
>(Speech to the Nahdlatul Ulama, Mar. 1, 1992)
>
>On the ethnic Chinese
>"Become a good Indonesian and work as an Indonesian. Please come back
>here." (Republika, June 1998, after many ethnic Chinese fled when they
>were targeted in riots)
>
>"If we want to make Indonesia a strong nation, the expressions pri
>(indigenous) and non-pri have to be forgotten. The differences that exist
>must be eliminated. In the long run, there has to be a process of
>integration." (Republika)
>
>"I don't agree with a C!
!
hinese party. This party is sectarian. My sentiment
>toward the election is that I will support nationalist parties that
>promote national unity." (Republika)
>
>On the military
>"If it does not want to be out of step with the times, it has to take
>democratic measures. It has to understand a situation in which the society
>is this open, the press no longer needs licenses and there is no longer a
>single labor organization." (Republika, June 1998)
>
>On the economy
>"One principle is profit motive. Without profit motive there's nothing.
>Then free trade. Otherwise we will be like North Korea. So the basics will
>not change. Suharto just tried to satisfy his cronies, his friends. We
>have to build an economy with the will of the majority. Suharto tried to
>rob this country by allowing conglomerates and cronies to control the
>economy. The majority of people live at the subsistence !
!
level. We will
>give them subsidies, not the conglomerates." (Asiaweek, June 1999)
>
>On Suharto
>"When I met him, I expected to find him fighting everybody. But no, when I
>went there, I was surprised to find he had already buckled. He was so
>defeated." (Asiaweek, May 1998, when Suharto stepped down)
>
>"Pak Harto cannot be comfortable anymore. He must accept the situation
>that has happened. And this means he must sympathize with democracy."
>(Republika, June 1998)
>
>
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