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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

  • CyborgMarx [any, any]@hexbear.net
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    4 days ago

    you won’t find the answers to those questions in an electoral campaign either

    You sure about that, a socialist becoming mayor of New York sounds a path toward an answer to me

    XHS’s largely correct basic analysis

    Correct? No.

    Basic? Absolutely.

    • the rizzler@lemmygrad.ml
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      You sure about that, a socialist becoming mayor of New York sounds a path toward an answer to me

      in what way and by what method?

      Correct? No.

      Basic? Absolutely.

      if you don’t see the rampant treatlerism in even the left in the west idk what to say