But also, isn’t fascism in the rise, in Indonesia?
Just heard something mentioned about that from someone in a live, but didn’t follow through. Did you see anything about it in your daily research?
Fascism or not, I still would support decolonization. Regardless of if the Hindutva government is in power, India’s resources and labor deserves to be its own. Same with Indonesia, no matter how ugly its politics are, etc. And the root of all this evil is always, always the west. Who instigated Islamists and the military junta to overthrow Sukarno and genocide millions? The US, hell, their alphabet agencies and corporations even gave the army hitlists to get them started. Whose divide-and-conquer policies led to such brutal Hindu-Muslim divisions on the Indian subcontinent, and such instability to fan the flames? The Brits and then the US.
Supporting Indonesia in its resource sovereignty is helping create a foundation from which better can emerge in the country- and it is supporting a movement across all the global south at that. And it is striking the truest, worst fascists, the root of all fascists.
Fair take, thanks.
I don’t really see too much about Indonesia, but I mostly get the impression that the west is freaking out because Indonesia is increasingly pursuing independent policy. Ben Norton just did video discussing this recently https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlAN5-Lk0hw
I’ll watch it, thanks!
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
Indonesia is Australia’s Monroe Doctrine
I recall this article from last year.
That’s surprising, coming from an Aussie think tank… compared to the likes of ASPI…
Now and then we do see glimpses of reality buried within western propaganda.