indonesian response to deteriorating situation, page-224

Maverich

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"Foreign aid to Indo is brownie point $, its an investment to the political future of the region. Its our small contribution towards establishing a stability that is in our best interests.

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So if we didn't pay them they wouldn't be stable? Can't they figure out how to be stable on their own....for free?

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"Coz a few hacks burn our flag do you really want me to 'hate' the other 250 000 000 who dont??"

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Who cares about hating anyone, I don't. There is a difference between hating people and not being walked over.
SBY is using this whole thing as political theatre so we should just play the game too. He needs to apologise for spying on Australia, simple as...
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"I have 10 counterparts in Indonesia who hopefully have the same decent sentiment rather than the sentiments of the rabid nationalists amongst them. Again, old world politics doesnt apply in this modern age..."

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"Old world politics doesn't apply in this modern age", yagottabekiddenme lol!!That's like saying that human nature V1.0 has just been superseded and V2.0 is ready for download. Blood and culture still rule, especially among those who haven't had it socially engineered out of them.
You may have 10 counterparts in Indo who will say what you want to hear....but to each other will say something entirely different. Do you really think that the world is filling up with western clones?

Furthermore, what game do you think SBY is playing if not "old world politics"(AKA simple human behavior, exhibited since time immemorial). Nothing changes, same themes different variations.

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"its probably so that your ilk dont quite appreciate that, born of a different generation/time and all....fair enough but thankfully you are now in a minority....histroy has taught us the lessons of conflict."

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Oh, so you think 1/ that your views are in a majority and 2/ conflict has gone on holiday, do you? You really do have a lot to learn...


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