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BTW how does the 4th most populated country in the world rank so low on the global economic scale? Were they also savaged by the western civilizations or might it be because of internal systemic corruption? (88 percent moslem, imagine that.)
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Both are true. The colonialism: http://www.workers.org/indonesia/chap3.html The corruption should be widely known.
Back to the main topic, I think both sides are not necessarily against each other. Islam was brought to SE Asia by Arab merchants, and assimilated with the local culture etc. The lack of violence in the process yield a "more peaceful" version of Islam relative to the ones in Middle East. However, the Koran (and the imam) can easily spark and justify violence.
A good read for Islam and terrorism in SE Asia: http://www.terrorismcentral.com/Libr.../JIHistBG.html
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Anytime the “people” live in fear of their own “military” that would mean they have a repressive government. The people of Indonesia are scared shitless of the Indonesian military, and we’re not talking isolated incidents.
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A search on "Kopassus" and "human rights"will confirm this argument.
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