Vodkaman Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 This thread may well get deleted. If so, I will understand, as this is a fishing site and not a political forum. But Indonesia is my home, I choose to live here for several reasons, mainly because I am made abundantly welcome by the locals. This welcome has not been matched by any of the many other countries that I have visited over the years as a contract designer. As a result, I have elected to make Indonesia my home. The industrial and commercial effects of the Bali bombings of 2002, combined with the monetary collapse of the Asian markets in 1997, severely crippled the Indonesian economy, with massive job losses from local industry and foreign investment being withdrawn, resulting in a very significant lowering of living standards for the population. Indonesia has fought a long, hard battle and won against the bad human rights records of the not too distant past, the corruption of recent governments and the above mentioned national disasters. Just as foreign investment was starting to creep back into this needy nation of hungry workers, another atrocity strikes. International relations amongst industry and commerce are surely set back yet another ten years as prospective investors rightly retreat in fear of terrorism. The media will inform you that Indonesia is the largest Islamic community in the world. But do not confuse the Islamic beliefs with that of terrorism. Violence is not part of the nature of this nation. The goal of the average Indonesian man is purely survival, to feed his family for the next week, to keep a roof over his families head and educate his children, in the hope that they might enjoy a more fruitful existence. Keep in mind that there is no family support system in effect here, no pension, no insurance, no welfare. Survival into old age is purely a family based support system. I spoke to many locals today regarding the Jakarta hotel bombings, the response was absolutely unanimous: anger, sadness and dismay, as they realize yet another lengthy period of national depression and hardship will inevitably result, as the rest of the world once again frowns upon Indonesia. My point is, do not mention the country Indonesia, when you talk about terrorism. These people deserve a break, but it does not look like they are going to get one any day soon. Spare a thought for those and their families who were killed or maimed by these senseless atrocities. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diemai Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 @ Vodkaman Very nice of you to raise your voice for the common people , which certainly are of the same kind all over the world , ......they just wanna care about themselves and their loved ones , look after progress , income , success , peace , health , etc . for their families , all in all try their best to lead a happy life . Terrorists of any bad intention do not commit their evil deeds for or against one particular matter , religion or nation , even though they always claim to do , but fight against all of us common people . We could easily do without them , but unfortunately they cannot exsist without us trying to spoil our efforts to lead happy and peaceful lives . greetz , diemai:yay: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Well said Dave - I just wonder with such large populations in Indonesia,Thailand and Philippines, how do they weed these crazies out.pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTfishingrods Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 We have our own crazys here. Remember Tim Mcveigh. Its not an issolated problem. We just need to make it as hard as possible for these acts to be carried out within reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
