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Originally posted by moe.ron
Suicide bombing is one that is being debated among the extremist, believe it or not. By all account, there are some that have accepted it, but overall, the majority of them do not accepted it.
Every Indonesian that I know of have outright reject the violance. Many have been calling for blood. Some wanted a legislation comparable to the ISA in MAlaysia and SIngapore. This is a dilema because of the past government's record on human rights violations. This is why Indonesia is seen by many analyst as a weak partner in the war on terrorism, the absence of an ISA. Most of the analysts don't understand the bloody and repressive history of the New Order.
Yes Indonesian Muslims have little influence outside of Southeast Asia. So is it fair to paint them in the same light as the terrorists, who has little support in the country? It seems that many like to paint Islam on one paint brush, thinking that it's one entity with one ideology and movement.
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The growth of radical Islam is only a concern in those nations that are economically disconnected from the modern world. Indonesia is connected, so it should not be a surprise that violent terrorism is not emerging from Indonesian Muslims.
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