President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia said on Sunday that the country’s House of Representatives had agreed to some policy changes that protesters across the country had been demanding over a week of demonstrations.
Thousands of protesters in several major Indonesian cities have been rallying since Monday in response to the country’s increasing cost of living and rising unemployment rate. Demonstrators demanded that the government cancel the high monthly housing allowances that lawmakers received, which many in the country see as lavish.
Mr. Prabowo’s announcement came after rioters on Sunday directed their rage at the homes of lawmakers and government officials, ransacking, vandalizing and looting the properties.
I’m not an expert in Indonesian politics, but it is kind of funny. A month ago, the only reason the protesters made international news was they adapted the One Piece pirate flag. Now they came true with their promise, looted the houses of lawmakers lol, and the ruling class was immediately rattled. If only we could loot Nancy Pelosi’s ice cream fridge
Meanwhile western liberals tut and wag their fingers about “thug violence and looting” or whatever other forms of fearmongering rhetoric they’ve adopted and think changing their online PFPs will do anything to rattle the upper classes while blaming literally any form of disruptive action
Edit: In fact, Indonesian protestors witness one of their own getting executed by fascist cops and retaliate. Western libs would still be crying about “decorum” if their own cops shot and killed protestors- hell, they might even blame the protestors for getting in the way.
This happens here too, the same dog shit, you are either a lib or an adventurist, the only true praxis is dog piling or offering critical support (upbear a comment)
at 50501 it’s their own marshals shooting and killing the protestors
they shot that lady who’s getting military honors at the capitol thing and all the hogs backed down