Sure, there are always outliers and you can correct me if I’m wrong, but that’s just the overall impression I have.

(I wasn’t sure if [email protected] or this community would fit better for this kind of question, but I assume it fits here.)

  • nasi_goreng
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    7 hours ago

    “Left” or “Right” grouping is Western centric tho.

    From my perspective as Indonesian, it’s weird that Westerner lump politics into separate group instead working together for a solution that caters to everyone.

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      6 hours ago

      So you would say PDIP and Gerindra both represent the same thing?

      And I know for a fact you’se spent most of the mid 20th century killing “communists” in your borders. So there certainly was a left in Indonesia.

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        27 minutes ago

        Both are just corrupt parties that doesn’t want to help people.

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        18 minutes ago

        I still don’t get actual “left” and “right” definition by Westerner.

        For example, people that support native people to be protected from encrouchment of their forest, as well as unmitigated immigration that will drive out them will considered both “left” and “right” side from Westerner.

        Some Westerner also often assume their solution of problem is “the best” while all I can see is further division of society.

        Please elaborate.