Friday, 29 October 2021

The Jakarta Method

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  1. Is it even possible to implement new systems of government without a Jacobinian-style "Terror" to get the "old system adherents" to "fall into line? Machiavelli argues against those who would say "yes". This isn't a truism unique to right-wing regimes either

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    1. Makes you wonder how many Indonesians died as a result of a communist campaign of counter terror.

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    2. There weren't enough 'communists' left to mount a counter offensive.

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    3. There were over a million in the cadres before '65...and they didn't like the Moslem population very much.

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    4. Nor was it wise for Sukarno to pick a fight with Malaysia in order to establish an independent communist state.

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