Monday, January 28, 2008

Good riddens

Suharto--former dictator, military general, overall despicable human being and BFF of the United States government--died yesterday. I have a feeling that a question about Suharto on The Tonight Show’s “Jaywalking” segment would elicit many blank stares from the contestants (a sad reflection on the political and historical literacy of our nation but I digress). Maybe an excellent exercise for high school history students would be to learn about why Suharto does not deserve the accolades he is receiving from some in the media today. His legacy should not be directed only by those who benefited from his reign but should also be guided by the hundreds of thousands of innocent people who were brutally murdered under his watch. Some great reading sources if interested.

The National Security Archive
Massacre: The Story of East Timor

Posted by RiOtPoOf on 01/28 at 12:30 PM
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