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Turning a blind eye : Comments

By Susan Connelly, published 21/4/2006

The house is alight and the neighbours are fleeing - so does Australia ignore the plight of West Papuans?

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This piece of writing by Sister Susan Connelly is the most biased and imbalanced piece of writing I've read in this forum so far. Her writing contains so much lies and display high degree of religious-intolerance and ethnic-intolerance (against non-Christians and non-Papuan transmigrants) that only retarded person would take it seriously. So much for Jesus's teachings of love and tolerance, which make no appearance in this "sister's" hateful rantings.

No wonder, since the writer (Susan Connelly) is a proscribed enemy of Indonesia according to Foreign Affairs Commission of Indonesian Parliament as she is determined to be lead supporter of Papuan separatism. It is clear as daylight she is 100% biased commentator.

Let me correct the propaganda of this terrorist-supporter:

1) Population of East Timor under Indonesian rule actually doubles from 600,000 in 1970 (Portuguese census) to over 1.1 million in 2000 (UN census). It is completely impossible for "one-third" of the population to "perish" when the population actually doubles. It is clear East Timorese genocide is just a propaganda myth from separatists.

2) Population of native Papuans actually increased at Malthusian rate under Indonesia (600,000 in 1961 to 1.5 million in 2000) thanks to improvement of healthcare by Indonesian administration fully funded by Indonesian subsidies. It is clear no "genocide" ever happened there. In fact, the much-talked about "Yale report" ONLY concludes that there is "possibility" of genocide aka the report is BULLCRAP.

3) There is no "house-burning" in Papua. There is also no "flood of refugees", as there are only 42 "asylum-seekers", one of which is a kidnapped child and others were self-proclaimed separatists bringing their family. These 42 do not in any way represents 1.5 million native Papuans. Those who think they do is mathematically-idiot.

4) Indonesian govt subsidised 1 trillion rupiah annually for Papua, including for the protection of native Papuan culture and languages, which are better preserved in Indonesia than in PNG where native culture has been destroyed by uncontrolled distribution of guns, alcohol, and drugs. The foremost centre of study of Papuan culture is University of Cendrawasih, established and subsidied by Indonesian government.
Posted by Proud to be Indonesian, Friday, 21 April 2006 9:57:46 PM
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@Marilyn Sheppard:

Make no mistake, do not be fooled by separatist propaganda. The separatists themselves admitted that they made this journey to Australia as method of dirty propaganda against Indonesia:

"But they decided against the common solution of slipping across the border with Papua New Guinea. "We have not received any serious international attention by seeking asylum in P.N.G., says Wainggai through an interpreter. "We decided that because of Australia's role in taking responsibility in the Pacific area we would come here."
http://www.time.com/time/pacific/magazine/article/0,13673,503060417-1181678,00.html

BTW "fuzzy-wuzzies" came from PNG. No Australian soldiers operated in West Papua, where the natives happily aided the Japanese to hunt down Dutch "guerillas". In World War II-era PNG, most natives living under the Japanese were mostly busy betraying Australian "coast-watchers" to the Japanese or engaging in tribal wars. First PNG PM Michael Somare remembered the Japanese soldiers very fondly.
Posted by Proud to be Indonesian, Friday, 21 April 2006 10:08:27 PM
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The point that is being overlooked in all of this is that there is an obvious breakdown of the multiculturalist ethos at work. More so in the Solomon Islands where the torching of Chinese shopkeepers is becoming a popular pastime.

Surely we should be sending in the shock troops, lead by Bob Brown and his ilk, to enforce a spot of re-education upon the hapless natives. You know, to help them overcome that ignorance and intolerance that impedes the smooth integration of their newer fellow citizens. In all their glorious diversity.

That nasty bigotry can be worked upon I am sure.
Posted by Mr.P.Pig, Friday, 21 April 2006 11:50:16 PM
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Sister Sheppard is an agent for a multi national religious organization that wants Australia to fight its battles for it.

East Timor is geographically part of Indonesia, and personally I hope the Indos re invade the place and regain what should be their own territory. Naturally, this does not sit well with the Bishop of Rome, who considers East Timor to be “Catholic” territory. Well, if the present absolute monarch of the Vatican wants to keep his colonial possessions, he should mobilize the Swiss Guards and get them to fight the Indonesians with their halberds.

We the Australian people, have no desire to fight crusades on behalf of the Papists. Indonesia is our neighbour, and we will not destroy our relationship with our neighbour in order to create yet another Solomons problem which can never be solved. The last thing that Australia wants is yet another failed black state holding out the begging bowl to Australia. If the Vatican wants to finance these failed states, with their ever growing, contraceptive free populations, then it can go right ahead. But somehow I think that the Pope prefers Aussie taxpayers to finance his religions territorial possessions with their religiously ordained population explosions.

Its funny how the churches rave on and on about Multiculturalism, and odd how they keep making statements that people’s ethnicity and religion is really unimportant. But if that was really the case, then who cares who runs East Timor or Papua?

Obviously, there is a big difference in what the churches preach to the converted, and what they are really on about. The trick for the Vatican is state its case in such a way as to make it’s own self interest look like compassionate altruism. Sister Sheppard seems to have mastered that particular skill.

Some people fight their religious wars for the sake of bonking 72 virgins in heaven. I would not accuse Sister Sheppard of having designs on that reward. But perhaps she seeks the semi divine status of saint?
Posted by redneck, Saturday, 22 April 2006 7:40:23 AM
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First it was the Roman Catholics and the Jesuits stirring up trouble in E Timor and now it's the Uniting Church in West Papua. Why can't we rid the world of religious nutters and do-gooders so that peace may reign.

Those who wish to do good need only travel to Timber Creek or Katherine where Aborigines do need assistance. Remember the Aborigines? We often get hit over the head with them but it seems like the mad religious camorra have conveniently forgotten about them and their deprivations. Next time I am asked to dig deep to relieve the suffering of Aborigines I might ask 'what suffering'.
Posted by Sage, Saturday, 22 April 2006 10:01:43 AM
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Another article by a religious blank who sees nothing but the deluded false god she grovels to

Proud to be Indonesian, bet your a gun totting Muslim. Like all religious nutters, make up your own rules and statistics, Truth and facts aren't part of religious conviction, just an annoyance to your false propaganda.

Population increased in Timor, because of the forced invasion by indonesians to supplant native populations. The same goes for west papua.

There were Australian troops in west papua during WW2, my uncle included. He praised WP's who helped him and his mates on many occasions, saving many Aussies from the japs. Learn to read more than your koran. I served time in WP during the 60's attempting to control Indonesian aggression. The actions of the Indonesian military during those times was nothing short of despotic towards native papuans.

Sister Susan is just another apologist, if her lot hadn't corrupted the papuans by enforcing the fear of god and giving them a reason to go berserk in gods name, they wouldn't have the problems they have.

Redneck, whilst I agree with most you say, I think you'll find that our relationship with Indonesia is on a slide to oblivion and political if not physical conflict. The weight of their growing rat bag Muslim population and the dwindling resources of their seas and other food stocks will see them increasingly pushing their boundaries, creating problems for us. Its a natural progression of monotheistic aims and expressions. You must remember that all religion is expansionist, territorial and psychologically. Thats its only aim, expand, confuse, disrupt, violate and take over. Throughout the world, all religiously controlled countries end up fighting amongst themselves and others in the end. History shows, Evil inspires evil to more evil, hence religion and religious expression.

Sadly our part of the world is suffering the same hangover as Africa, caused by monotheistic invasion. We see how dysfunctional and despotic Africa has become, the same is happening in our region. Cultural disharmony stems from religious intervention and suppression.
Posted by The alchemist, Saturday, 22 April 2006 10:34:39 AM
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