Papuan Genocide
Dec 5th, 2006, in News, by PatungSome on the political left in the west continue to take an interest in the Papuan “genocide”.
Peter Tatchell, a radical gay rights activist in England, writes a blood-curdling, possibly hysterical piece in the “Comment is Free” section of the Guardian news website of the UK, entitled “A forgotten cause”, to mark West Papuan independence day, December 1st. guardian
Peter Tatchell.
The summary of it:
The United Nations disgraced itself by allowing Papua to be forcibly integrated into Indonesia.
Indonesians are racist towards Papuans because Papuans have darker skin. In comparison white racists like the British National Party are cuddly kittens.
Indonesia is determined to commit both physical, and cultural, genocide in Papua. Javanese immigrants are pouring in to dilute the indigenous majority. Islam is being forced onto the Papuans – “The pressure to convert to Islam is immense.” One-tenth of the population have been killed since the Indonesian annexation.
Imperialists at work.
Papuans are ridiculed as savages and barbarians, they are despised.
Tribal peoples have been forced to live in coastal settlements so that they can be watched. Then Jakarta’s “secret weapon” in the extermination of the Papuans can come into play – malaria. Highland Papuans have no resistance to it.
At the end Tatchell says that most of the western left are uninterested in the cause of Papua, because Indonesians are dark skinned and Muslim, and therefore cannot be criticised. The Left is only interested in white (American, Jewish) oppressors.
The “balanced view of Papua” may be useful here.
34 Comments on “Papuan Genocide”
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Hey, andy, internalize this: who do you think you are! (that’s not a question, btw, i’m not interested in getting your answer).
Your habit of demonizing all indonesians, with racist tones in your remarks, in patronizing way, are enough to make people think your face deserves some vomits all over.
Remember what moms said: don’t take candies from stranger. Don’t take “advice” from strangers, especially unworthy stranger like you. Bitterred by the whores you found? Why on earth you need whores at the first place? Not worthy enough for decent person?
Funny, you remind me of dragiewillie.
So buy a mirror, reflect, and shut up.
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andy says:
diego, it is you, not me, who is demonising and attacking me, not the other way around. Go back and slowly reread my posts. Just where have I used racist tones demonising ALL Indonesians. Your military and some of your politicians yes but the general population, absolutely not! Oh and who said I shagged whores, not me. Oh yes timdog and friends did even after I categorically stated I did not. Another fool who reads selectively, breaks up my posts and attacks the little things he doesn’t like. Ok is that cleared up yet?
Now back on topic which is ah yes Papuan Genocide….What do you think of that? You still haven’t answered. You are allowed to disagree with your country’s decisions and still love your country ok so just tell me what you think. -
Doug says:
I read with great distress the continuing struggle of another ancient people without economic power being pillaged and brutalized by modern society. I oppose ignorance and arrogance above all else. I call on President Obama to use his influence to promote peace and justice in this area. I call on my fellow Americans to make sure that the facist Romney never obtain high office in my beloved country.
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Don’t avoid the issue pal. I didn’t refer to what they look like but how they behave. It is time for you to stand here and denounce the violence and genocide of your rulers once and for all. Failure to do so makes you just as guilty as they are.