9 Comments on “Foreign Domination”

1. O. Bule Says:
   July 30th, 2006 at 1:05 pm

   Amien Rais is an authoritarian, left wing, nationalist who want to return Indonesia to the sort of undemocratic, socialist mess that is was under Sukarno. For Indonesia’s sake, let’s hope he and his kind do not get to far.

   O. Bule

2. Tony Says:
   July 31st, 2006 at 2:30 am

   With an average 70/30 profit split in favor of the Indonesian government for oil & gas contracts, the thirst for foreign investment and the domestic market obligation that hampers such investments, what is he talking about?

3. Hassan Says:
   July 31st, 2006 at 4:59 am

   how about the mere 10% from royalti and taxes the government receives from the biggest and richest company in Indonesia, freeport mcmoran? those kind of deal hurts this nation and it’s people seriously.

4. Andrew Says:
   August 2nd, 2006 at 4:54 pm

   What hurts Indonesia MOST is NOT the small royalty received from foreign companies operating in Indonesia, it is the corrupt government officials.

   Anyway, whose fault is it to accept a mere 10%? why not ask for 20%? is it the companies’ fault? looks like Indonesia’s fault to me…

   A little off-topic, but I remember going to elementary school and being forced to learn how evil the Dutch was for occupying Indonesia for 350 years. I still remember vividly what was mentioned in the (so-called) history book: “…politik busuk devide et impera penjajah Belanda…”
   Who’s fault is it that the Dutch stayed for that long? I don’t think they’re evil, it was Indonesia who’s stupid.

5. chacha Says:
   August 2nd, 2006 at 7:31 pm

   I dont think RAIS is very bright men. if he ever become a Indonesian leader the peoples would hung him in no time. from making them sufer because of his egnorance and egocentric. I bet his filty rich from taking foreign bribe. FACT economi in Indonesia will be ten time worse whithout foreign business. I still believe that he got poses by bin ladin that way he practice bogus Muslim.

6. Hassan Says:
   August 11th, 2006 at 3:23 pm

   heck, the US were colonialized by the english once, are they stupid too? when a meany bullies a weak guy, is the weak guy stupid or the bully just mean and selfish? we didn’t let them stayed here, there are countless attempts to repel those colonialists. we just don’t have the power to get rid of them because of obvious technological and military inbalance back then. sheesh, talk about wiseguys.

7. Andrew Says:
   August 15th, 2006 at 12:58 am

   They probably were stupid, too – but at least I don’t see emotional content embedded in the US history book. What disturbs me is not whether or not Indonesia was colonized, it is the fact that we curse on them in our history book. Let’s leave history book for – well – history!

8. Andrew Says:
   August 19th, 2006 at 4:50 am

   Hassan, being patriotic is good, but that doesn’t mean you can curse on other nations. What I see all the time is what Andrew observes – elementary school kids being brainwashed into believing that the Dutch is evil. THERE IS NO EVIL in a war, it is a jungle out there. If you can’t get rid of the colinialist, do something else with your brain – you don’t need to curse at them, it’s that simple.

   Which part of that don’t you understand?

9. Hassan Says:
   August 21st, 2006 at 2:49 pm

   Mark: the part when the colonialists always try to justify their past behaviour, that is totally unacceptable. actually the history books were saying the Dutch were evil back then, when they invade and colonialize our country, not the Dutch today.

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