Haha, ada kecenderungan aneh di diskusi sastra kita. Pengalaman middle-upper urban sering dianggap “kurang valid” buat dibaca serius, seolah suffering adalah satu-satunya jalan menuju depth. Padahal pertanyaan pentingnya bukan “tokohnya kaya apa nggak”, tapi what kind of world is this text trying to capture?
Metropop emang nggak selalu politically radical. Tapi kalau langsung direduksi jadi “fantasi hedon orang Jakarta”, itu juga lazy reading. Karena urban life modern sendiri emang penuh performance, konsumsi, career pressure, transactional relationship, sampai emotional alienation yang dibungkus lifestyle estetik. Dan itu social reality juga, bukan sekadar aesthetic decoration.
Terkait “membuka wawasan”, perspektif nggak selalu datang dari kritik sistem yang loud dan eksplisit. Kadang datang dari hal yang lebih subtle, kek perempuan yang baru lihat possibility hidup di luar domestifikasi, pembaca daerah yang ngelihat ritme hidup kota, atau orang yang baru sadar kalau privilege ternyata nggak otomatis bikin hidup less lonely.
Cuma mau bilang, kadang kita terlalu cepat nyebut pengalaman yang jauh dari hidup kita sebagai “dangkal”. Padahal bukannya itu justru fungsi membaca? buat ngerti dunia yang bukan punya kita.
Innalillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un.
We are outraged. An Indonesian peacekeeper is murdered. Another is fighting for his life. Israel bombed the base where they served.
This is clearly not an accident, nor a collateral damage. This is Netanyahu’s regime showing, once again, that they don’t care about international law, about UN personnel, and about the lives of those who dedicate themselves to peace.
Indonesia has gone above and beyond. We have sent over 1,200 of our troops to serve under the UN flag. The Indonesian government also joined the Board of Peace to push for a just and lasting resolution in the Middle East. We extended our hand in good faith. Yet the answer to that good faith is a bomb dropped on our soldiers’ base. They spat on every effort Indonesia has made for peace.
But let us be honest, this is not surprising. Netanyahu’s regime has shown time and again that they are indifferent to the world’s calls for restraint. They ignore UN resolutions. They strike UN facilities. They kill civilians, journalists, aid workers, and now peacekeepers. No one is off-limits. No one is safe. Sadly, it keeps going because the world keeps allowing it.
To the UN Secretary-General, we appreciate your condemnation and your condolences. But words are not enough anymore. The UN must move beyond statements. Concrete, enforceable, and urgent action is what this moment demands. The credibility of the UN is on the line. If the world body cannot protect its own peacekeepers, what exactly is it protecting?
To the nations of the world, now is the time to act together. Push for accountability. Refer those responsible to international courts. Enforce the rules that you all signed up to uphold. International law is only as strong as the willingness of nations to defend it. That willingness has been tested over and over again by Netanyahu’s regime. For countless of times, the world has failed the test.
Do not let this death be forgotten in a news cycle. Do not let this become just another statistic in a long list of violations. Demand justice. Demand accountability. Make clear that those who attack UN peacekeepers will face real consequences.
Kepada prajurit TNI yang gugur, selamat jalan, Pahlawan. Doa kami menyertai, juga bagi keluarga yang ditinggalkan. Kepada yang terluka, semoga lekas pulih. Indonesia berduka, tapi kita yakin, Indonesia tidak akan diam.
Tiga tahun di Limerick, kadang suka becanda kalo Odeon di sini tu tempat cuci uang. Saking jarangnya liat studio rame. Waktu Demon Slayer kemaren udah berasa paling rame. Depan-belakang-kanan-kiri ada aja yang ngisi meskipun bolong-bolong. But boy, this movie, jauh lebih rame
Saat keluarga menjemput jenazah Rheza, mereka dipaksa menandatangani surat pernyataan bahwa kematian ini dianggap “murni musibah” dan tidak akan menuntut pihak mana pun.
Rheza Sendy Pratama, dibunuh dan masih difitnah "murni musibah"
⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️
Leher rheza patah. Di perut ada banyak bekas pijakan sepatu. Kepala agak bocor. Sementara juga banyak sayatan di tubuhnya.
Ada putih-putih bekas gas air mata. Untuk punggung, kaki, dan tangan juga banyak lecet.
Ketika dimandiin lalu dikucir untuk dimakamkan, lehernya harus dikreg, dibenain.
1. You NEVER LISTEN not even once
2. You're DELUSIONAL even all our SEA sis n bro helped many times
3. You never said SORRY
4. You never GTFO from your lovely CASTLE, all your thoughts only coming from your people
5. You're OBESE and BIG FAT LIAR
6. You're SKIZO just get help alr
Hey @UNHumanRights@OHCHRAsia Indonesian police have been given the green light to use excessive force on protesters resulting in deaths. Live features on social media banned overnight and electricity is being cut to prevent the news from spreading internationally. Help
🚨Protests Erupt in Indonesia.
In Jakarta thousands have been protesting against corruption and exploitation:
🚔 At least one civilian was killed after being run over by a Brimob vehicle
📢 Students are demanding an end to lawmakers’ obscene privileges — housing allowances worth 50M rupiah a month while ordinary people struggle to survive.
✊ Workers are on the streets, calling for an end to outsourcing and fighting for dignity, fairness, and protection on the job.
🚔 The government responds with tear gas, water cannons, and repression, but the people refuse to be silenced.
📱 Authorities are even pressuring social media platforms to censor voices of dissent.
The protests aren’t just about allowances or outsourcing. It’s about justice. It’s about ordinary Indonesians saying enough is enough.