I anticipate that the twin-headed snake of Western far-rightism and far-leftism will invade Indonesia like smallpox invaded the Aztecs, in the next 5-10 years. I thus anticipate the cure: "Asian Values" of Harmony. A reactionary depoliticization of society.
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A potential hedge against this development (which has a pretty good chance of ending in fascistic arrests / killings / exterminations against the "woke" urban liberals if the country becomes unstable enough in a self-inflicted economic crisis) is to: 1. Decouple from the Western liberal-left cathedral in America and Europe, whose power is rapidly evaporating anyways 2. Develop a robust, technocratic, aesthetically apolitical, alternate network aligned with the East Asian technocapitals of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and especially Communist China. ("A new power is rising, its victory is at hand"). I think these have a much better chance for a successful collaboration and eventually real positive change.
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Replying to @zhil_arf
shit that happens when you genocide the actual communist and ban the restoration of their party, kinda late for crying now....

Jul 25, 2025 · 7:02 PM UTC