Selama ajaran biadab yg ngehalalin kekerasan dan penindasan thd orang lain demi auloh ga dimusnahkan, maka terorisme dan bom bunuh diri akan terus ada.
>________________________________ >From: Sunny <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 2:38 AM >Subject: [proletar] Suicide bombing, lip service and the public discourse > > > >http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/09/27/suicide-bombing-lip-service-and-public-discourse.html >Suicide bombing, lip service and the public discourse >Khairil Azhar, Jakarta | Tue, 09/27/2011 8:45 PM > >As sympathies and blame are expressed after the suicide bombing at the GBIS >church in Surakarta, Central Java, on Sunday, we are convinced that the >incident will not be the last. > >However bitter the experience might be, our minds should now be accustomed to >knowing that both sanity and insanity can still be seen in front of us. > >The bombing must be understood in its proper context, beyond accusations of >cowardice and the lip-service response given by the President. > >The people need real guarantees of security instead of promises. The value of >the National Police’s Detachment 88 and other counterterrorism units are >questionable, as they are running behind most of the bombings. > >We cannot directly accuse or scapegoat any religious group, since that might >prejudiced. Other cases — in Europe, for instance — have shown us that violent >radicalism is ubiquitous. It is not simply Islamists versus the world. The >existence of hard-liners or opportunist groups must be taken into account in >three steps. > >First, campaigns against terrorism have never been a massive thing culturally. >Religious leaders appear on TV screens immediately after bombings, as do >politicians and governmental functionaries. However, one week later, as the >situation calms down, there is another topic under discussion in the news. > >Our present culture is overwhelmed by image. Appearing before a gathering is >more important than doing something great behind the scenes. Following words >with action is not a part of the culture. > >Meanwhile, there is no cultural traditional that can penetrate the zeitgeist, >other than intellectuals who espouse anti-terrorist values. > >Couldn’t we watch, for instance, a soap opera that makes an effort to depict a >harmonious Indonesian system of values in the name of religious diversity? Is >there an anti-terrorism curriculum at schools? Can an Indonesian play >depicting religious-cultural tragedy be staged for the public with a guarantee >that the playwright and actors not be imprisoned? > >Second, political expediency has made real freedom a luxury in Indonesia. >Conflicts are inevitable. > >The central government, for example, which has made numerous concessions for >political gain, has allowed some regencies and provinces to enact religious >laws that contradict the Constitution, universal human rights and other >adherents of Islam who follow different schools of thought. > >We don’t even know which ministers are anti-radical or anti-terrorist. The >Religious Affairs Minister, for example, has conveyed support for radicalism >and the unfair treatment of non-Muslims or non-mainstream Muslims since he >took office. Just do a Google search and see for yourself. > >Expediency has created uncertainty, a fragile situation that gives terrorists >exactly what they are actually looking for. Large numbers can be mobilized for >protests or, more importantly, to secure support. Opportunist politicians can >persuade listeners to vote for them without realizing the impact of their >fiery rhetoric on society as a whole. > >And there is a domino effect. A region dominated by a majority can be misled >into creating a tyranny of majority after seeing the success of another >region. The despondent minority will choose to remain calm or might resist in >their own way. > >Most obviously, political expediency has constructed or cemented a principle: >Terrorist radicalism survives despite continued efforts to abolish it. Through >careful planning, bombing perpetrators can avoid any detection of their >activities. > >Third, the rhetoric and policies of state officials, supported by >pro-government pundits, have confused the public. Instead of making an >official apology for being unable to assure public security, for instance, >they continually search for scapegoats. > >The public has been taught to remain silent and act as if there were nothing >to worry about. > >It is time for public officials to stop their old approaches to terrorism. >They have to stop the violence soon or chaos will take place again and again. > >For us, the common people let’s tell our children or spouse, if they are in >front of a TV, that killing somebody or destroying something is never >religious. Let’s tell our colleagues at a cafe or work that ruining a house is >much easier than building it. > >At least it’s better than the empty rhetoric voiced by political clowns in the >months before the general election. > >The writer is a researcher at the Paramadina Foundation, Jakarta. > >Related News >> >a.. Issue: Solo bomb spiked with nails, bolts >b.. Editorial:Terror threat is real >c.. Terror more difficult to detect, BIN warns >d.. 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