Adam
Member
Hi all,
Thought I would post a link to a TV show that the missus and I watched on SBS television a few nights ago. While not Bali, those with an interest in Indonesia generally will find it quite interesting, I'm sure.
[video=youtube;6EWLQw9TiCM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EWLQw9TiCM[/video]
For my (Indo) wife, she was shocked and in the end it brought her to tears. I was shocked too, but for me it more aroused my dislike of the super wealthy and their attitudes that stink more than any Jakartan trash pile.
On a deeper level, it got me thinking about 2 things that apply to Indonesia specifically and the world in general. Firstly, what chance realistically does this country (and many, many like it) have of ever becoming clean? Secondly, at what point are the underpriviledged majority of this country gunna grow some balls and stand up to greedy few who have far more than their fair share? I realise this is an issue globally, even in highly developed countries like here in Oz the disparity between the haves and the have nots is widening annually, but we don't have a hundred million or more civilian troops battling away on the bread line that could be mobilised.
What are peoples thoughts? I realise it's all very romantic to dream that these issues can be fixed one day but the realities are they wont.
Ciao for now.
Thought I would post a link to a TV show that the missus and I watched on SBS television a few nights ago. While not Bali, those with an interest in Indonesia generally will find it quite interesting, I'm sure.
[video=youtube;6EWLQw9TiCM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EWLQw9TiCM[/video]
For my (Indo) wife, she was shocked and in the end it brought her to tears. I was shocked too, but for me it more aroused my dislike of the super wealthy and their attitudes that stink more than any Jakartan trash pile.
On a deeper level, it got me thinking about 2 things that apply to Indonesia specifically and the world in general. Firstly, what chance realistically does this country (and many, many like it) have of ever becoming clean? Secondly, at what point are the underpriviledged majority of this country gunna grow some balls and stand up to greedy few who have far more than their fair share? I realise this is an issue globally, even in highly developed countries like here in Oz the disparity between the haves and the have nots is widening annually, but we don't have a hundred million or more civilian troops battling away on the bread line that could be mobilised.
What are peoples thoughts? I realise it's all very romantic to dream that these issues can be fixed one day but the realities are they wont.
Ciao for now.