bs2Jul 24, 2023

> Indonesia and Chile are two countries that went through a fascist hell; but there are two totally different stories, at the end of that hell.

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Chilean Socialism 1: Indonesian Fascism 0

Several years ago, I spoke to two members of Allende’s government. Two who managed to survive. One of them recalled: “They used to threaten

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.> In Chile, as in Argentina, most of those military leaders who committed crimes against humanity are now imprisoned, disgraced and despised.
.> Both armies, Indonesian and Chilean, of course, committed high treason, by selling their services to foreign powers, and instead of defending their citizens, fought for a fee, against their own defenseless women and children..> Life is extremely boring in Indonesia, with no variety and no intellectual inspiration. And that’s how it was intended.
.> To get to the theaters, many citizens of Santiago opt for the metro system, one of the best and most efficient on earth. Each station is dedicated to local artists, many are equipped with public libraries, and one even has a free art cinema, where one can sit for the entire day for the price of one metro token, watching the greatest world classics.
.> In Jakarta, there is no metro at all, and almost no sidewalks, and there are only very few public parks. To cross the street, one often has to take a taxi. The city is approaching, and some people say it has already reached, a permanent gridlock..> While Camila Vallejo (25 years old), and her fellow student leaders are ready to become MP’s in Chile, many for the Communist Party. Indonesian women MP’s face sexual harassment from their fellow People’s Representatives, right on the floor of Parliament. And the Communist Party is flatly banned in Indonesia, just to make sure that nobody pushes for land reforms and social justice, anymore..> In Chile, as in Argentina, most of those military leaders who committed crimes against humanity are now imprisoned, disgraced and despised.
.> Both armies, Indonesian and Chilean, of course, committed high treason, by selling their services to foreign powers, and instead of defending their citizens, fought for a fee, against their own defenseless women and children. #JakartaIsComing #Suharto #MilitaryDictatorship #MilitaryRuleAndCulture #MilitaryRuleAndTransportation #ChileAndArgentina #ArgentinaAndIndonesia
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Show threadbs2Jul 27, 2024

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Finally reading an important book and finding background for Andre Vitchek's article about Indonesia and Chile:

> The huge massacres in Indonesia, 1965-1969, have a threefold importance. In the first place, they constitute a new phase in counterrevolutionary violence marked by resort to “mass extermination in an attempt to consolidate authoritarian power.”

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> Second, they provide the most revealing demonstration of the U.S. establishment’s response to a major bloodbath where the political results of the slaughter are regarded as “positive”^..
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> As C.L. Sulzberger noted, “From an American viewpoint, this represents a positive achievement”; “As the #ShadowLengthens,” New York Times (3 December 1965). He refers only to the generals’ coup. The associated bloodbath, already well under way, he does not even find worthy of mention.
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> Third, since the reaction of.. journalists and political leaders was enthusiastic[^]4 and the world protest at the mass killings was minimal, the Indonesian bloodbath..[became] a.. model for lesser but still large-scale.. pogroms in later years, as in Chile.

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> [In] #JamesReston’s article.. there is no mention of mass murder..[:] “A Gleam of Light,” New York Times (19 June 1966).. “significant” and “hopeful,”

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> The #IndonesianCoup and terror sequel had.. similarities with Brazil['s], which it followed by a year. The CIA had long been involved in Indonesian affairs.. participated in an unsuccessful regional rebellion in 1958 (an abortive #BrazilianCoup had occurred in 1955).. along with the Pentagon.. supplied cash and political intelligence to the officer corps. Army-inspired anti-Chinese pogroms that took place in West Java in 1959 were financed by U.S. contributions..
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> the Indonesian coup was immediately preceded by a legitimizing “Communist coup” to which it was allegedly a response; the Brazilian junta and the sponsoring U.S. leadership could only claim Communist infiltration and bloodthirsty plans—which more than sufficed for the molders of U.S. public opinion... more would have been needed to justify mass extermination.

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