like the flowing river

be like the flowing river.
silent in the night.
be not afraid of the dark.
if there are stars in the sky,
reflect them back.
if there are clouds in the sky,
remember, clouds, like the river, are water.
so, gladly reflect them too,
in your own tranquil depths.

~manuel bandeira

Saturday, May 16, 2009

is the story about PKI true?

A few days ago, we, the social class students, went to the Monumen Pancasila Sakti and TMII. Monumet Pancasila Sakti is a monument to remind us of the rebellion of the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) which happened on 1 October 1965. In TMII, we visit a traditional house of Indonesians cultural diversity - based on what we choose for Sociology class.

It was quite a fun day, actually. Or even it could be categorized as a "great day" one :P I just didn't satisfied enough with our tour. We had just a little time to take pics together hehehehe. Here are some of my pics there with my friends:


with my bests at the monument

the monument

in TMII, at the Balinese


Anyway, visiting those places, especially the monument, made me thinking of a few things.

First: I couldn't imagine of how heartless PKI people were. They were a terror for Indonesians. They killed kings, their relatives, governors, and even innocent people. Thousands of them! And the worst were when they killed the 7 generals of Indonesian National Army - and threw them away on a 75-in-diameter-hole, which is now called Lubang Buaya. Before killing them they torutured the generals: cut them with knives, snarled their neck with wire, and then hit their head with 3 kilogram iron. Even some of them were shot in front of their children at home: one was shot on their head, and another was shot while praying to God. HEARTLESS.

Second: Is the story of PKI true? I mean, its truth has never been revealed. Since the time when PKI rebelled and then Soeharto wiped them out and became the second president of Indonesia, the truth was somehow changed and faked. Indonesians mind and knowledge were brainwashed by the governement: the 1st October Incident was made by PKI and so PKI is heartless, dangerous, not-human, unforgivable, and that's why must be wiped out. In order to brainwash, Government made a film and that monument, which were made as cruel as possible, to show how brutal PKI was. When the Reformation from the Dictator Soeharto finally came for Indonesians, many people try to reveal the mistery of PKI rebellion which is called G 30 S/PKI.

The most famous version, what Indonesians generally know, the one who was wrong was PKI. However, since there are many researches, come up other versions: Soekarno, the former president himself, was the man behind of it, and then the generals themselves, others also said that US, CIA, and England were included. I've ever read the version of Soekarno; and the evidences are aslo strong.

So, seein them all, do I have to believe in it? Truth has not been revealed fully yet.


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