De 325 (en
inglés)
Finally, we
had an opportunity to write a letter in a ‘detailed way’ from our own point of
view in our group. From beyond the geographical borders, -although it’s never
been a limitation for our meetings in ideas and actions-, it is one of the
basic problems that prevent our physical meeting,. Through this letter, we want
to offer some of our analysis regarding the situation around us (as individuals
and as a group), and also our own analysis related to the recent situation of
FAI/IRF, since we are part of it. The letter is our critique and contribution
for international anarchists of praxis around the globe.
The letter
itself is the result of our discussion. But one must be aware from the
beginning that we are an association of individualists, although we use one
name in order of anonymity. In some part of this letter, the view represented
the joint agreement among individuals in our group. But we never want to abolish
the individual’s judgment. That is why below, you will find some parts where we
mention about individual analysis or individual gesture.
PART 1
thus democracy – the mother of socialism – is the daughter of religions*
—Renzo Novatore,
(Toward the Creative Nothing)
FUNDAMENTALISM,
DIRECT ACTIONS and THE ANARCHISTS?
Since June of this year, we noted that in Indonesia there were at least
4 cases of political shooting against police officers. In our brief analysis,
these actions are done by Moslem armed groups. Fundamentalist groups who exist
since several years ago. Some individuals said that they started to appear in
early 2000 and run until now. Their type of actions most easily recognized by
the targets. For example, the bombings of churches and ‘capitalist symbols’
such as hotels or cafés where many foreigners (western or easily-said-to-be
white skins) hangout. The most famous actions of this group are the Bali bomb
part 1 (12 October 2002), the bomb against JW Marriot hotels (5 August 2003),
the bomb action against the Australian embassy in 2004 and three bomb actions
known as Bali Bom part 2 (1 October 2005). We highlight one thing, that now the
group moved to another tactic. Rather than to send any suicide bombers like
before, now they are targeting the pigs (police).
Why are they targeting the police? Because for them,
the police are the most repressive tools of the State. Police institutions and
all the police officers are the ones who must take responsibility for all of
the ‘counter-insurgency’ from the State against this Moslem group and all of
its members in the last ten years. The Indonesian special unit against
terrorism is well known as Densus 88, who are the number one enemy for this
Moslem group. The pigs in Densus 88, specifically carry a purpose to smash down
this Moslem group and all terrorist activities around and in Indonesia. In the
last five years we noted that the pigs of Densus 88 held several raid
operations against the Moslem group where some of the members were killed in
gunfire battle with the pigs and a big number of the members arrested. At least
more than 30 members of this group now face different charges in trial for
their actions.
This group, in our analysis is a group who have had
success in the practice of how small cells consist of three or four people, and
organise in informal and closed methods. The links for communication,
exchanging information, or logistics are built well, disciplined and tight.
They also have good sources for logistics by the actions of expropriation
against banks, gold stores or robbery against non-Moslem rich citizens. Some
‘self-proclaimed’ experts said that the group is funded from the middle eastern
countries. That is the reason why they easily get gunpowder, weapons, safe
houses and other supporting tools for their struggle. Each of their members
also know well about all the consequences of the struggle –they called it
‘jihad’. Getting arrested or possibly death for them is only the cost of war.
Nothing to worry about.
And what is the goal or purpose of this group?
Their goal is ‘an Islamic kingdom’ so called
‘khilafah’ which is of course based on Islamic rules or known as Sharia law.
One who joined with this group shares the common idea that an Islamic
government is the perfect one and is the answer for all of the crises of the
material world they face now. These fundamentalists –in our analysis– share the
same idea with the Marxists and social anarchists who accuse capitalism of
causing of all the daily problems. The Islamic fundamentalists, Marxists and
social anarchists in our eyes are groups of people who escape from the real war
and choose to search after what they call better government, a better ruler or
a better society. If the social anarchists named it: a better society, the
Marxists call it communism, so the fundamentalists call it: khilafah. Different
names but one common essence. They just spoke in different languages of
theories but their goal is similar in all aspects.
In our sight, the only point that separates this
Moslem fundamentalist group from the Marxists and social anarchists is the
brave choice of the Moslems to step further not to only depend on the peaceful
demonstration or wait for the change coming. Their choice is arming themselves
and starting to carry out an attack against the structure and individuals who
they have considered as the enemy.
After all for some individuals in our group, the
choice to arm yourself and start an attack actively is not an easy choice. But
it’s important to help the clear sight of the bold line regarding the
consciousness of individuals among this Moslem group. The consciousness is not
the critical one. The choice came from outside, injected roughly and without
any resistance. The choices are a direct product of indoctrination and the
individuals in this group are only puppets, zombies without individual critical
thought. They only have one truth, without exception, poor of self-recognition
and there is no dignity inside.
For us, each individuals in this group, the absence of
dignity also befell in the ‘anarchist movement’ here. So far, we see how the
anarchists who have no clear stance in the war against existence mutate
themselves into ‘social activism’ as an excuse for their lack of ability to
step into the direct war. They argue that feeding the hungry ones or sharing
space with the homeless is also part of the war, and they name it as direct
action. Something that made us laugh. The social anarchists around us in
Indonesia only moved the puzzles of illusion from one side to another, while in
the same time they also changed the angle to see it. The kind of activities
that made them always feel the ‘revolutionary tension’ and deny that they just
repeat the activities inside their peaceful life zones full of boredom.
They spoke about a better future where there is no
hierarchy and humans live as equals, but they accepted and legalize all the
hierarchy in their struggle. Because of their individual cowardice, they run
and hide behind the arguments of solidarity with the autonomy struggles. But if
one can see clearly that it only temporary points to a quench of their thirst
of what is so-called; ‘revolution’. It is why their revolution is always about
numbers or masses. Their revolution is based on the needs of society, needing
to create a heaven on the earth. Needing to have revolution with temporary
tension and full of fake plastic flowers and synthetic fragrances. They are a
mob with a single destination, the same one as the Moslem fundamentalists.
In Indonesia so far, we only recognize Kontinum, the
anarchist-communist group who –even though separated by ocean of ideas and
values– have the clear stance. This group with strong analysis, written by
brave comrades –and not by cowards who can only translate texts from foreign
languages to Indonesian languages but have shaky hands when holding the rocks
–provide the clear view with dignity as anarchists. As a group of anarchists,
Kontinum is beyond the obstacles. Something that many anarchists in Indonesia
can’t do. Stuck in the wall of obstacles that turn the social anarchists to
play with facebook, twitter or online translation of archaic materials about
anarchism hundreds years ago, in an era when anarchism was a ‘success’. The
social anarchists in Indonesia or abroad for us contain a pathetic attitude!
That is why if one of them tries to stand before us and our violent actions, we
would never think twice to send them also our anger. Everything and everyone
who wants to maintain the social order is our enemy! No respect for them.
PART 2
.jpg)
.jpg)
