tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441593467864724337.post3539434979137423904..comments2024-03-28T20:00:44.639+11:00Comments on East Timor Law and Justice Bulletin: Crikey: East Timor's media blackout is a pox on the nationEditorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14359692951995091025noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441593467864724337.post-88666119131319305902009-09-06T14:18:48.407+10:002009-09-06T14:18:48.407+10:00“It seems clear East Timor still has a lot to lear...“It seems clear East Timor still has a lot to learn about democracy. And it should. It is a young, small country that, while trying to map its future, must overcome the many burdens that still linger”.<br />“Perhaps, on this anniversary, it's time for East Timor’s government to look at itself, to remember all those lives that were lost in the country's battle for freedom, and think about what that freedom really means”.<br /><br />If one can look at the first quote above is that 'It seems clear, East Timor has a lot to learn about democracy'. This phrase is not realistic from what has happened in East Timor. There are realities that prove East Timor knew what democracy is about, East Timorese knew and practice democracy since starts of the formation of the nation. If one can look back to the referendum that led East Timor for independence, what East Timorese leader and the peoples have done, they never take revenge on the invader who was unwilling to accept the defeat, this prove they knew what democracy is about, it is about won the battle with fairness and never try to harm the opponents. East Timorese knew won the battle with gentle. <br />Now, ironically, if one can look on what happened in Australia, the owner of the Australian land who have denied for centuries, 'Terra Nulls' that is the land without people. For god sake how can you turn blain eye for the first creator of God in this Land. This is what Australia calls 'Democracy' I think Australia needs to learn what democracy is about from East Timor. Another example that proves how Australian doesn't understand what is democracy. Australian government roles out the first Australian with intervention policy that they think, is the solution to solve the poverty. Unfortunately, this is done without consultation with the owner of the land, and recently denied the violation of first Australian rights that Amnesty international calls for the Australian government. This is that you call democracy, I don’t think the first Australian never agree with. Therefore, it is best to say that the writer of that article was in the mod of losing his job or in the situation that he cannot be able to cope with the situation, thus he needs to learn more before become the reporter.<br /><br /> Cruz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com