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Your comments on the governmentâs demand that instant messaging apps remove stickers featuring same-sex couples, in the latest high-profile attempt to discourage visible homosexuality:Developed countries became so by looking into the future
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Your comments on the government's demand that instant messaging apps remove stickers featuring same-sex couples, in the latest high-profile attempt to discourage visible homosexuality:
Developed countries became so by looking into the future.
Indonesia prefers to move backwards.
Philippe Marland
The Wahhabi ideology has encroached on Muslims here. The Christians aren't supportive either of the issue of same-sex marriage or rights for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders. Since the US legalized same-sex marriage, an avalanche of hate has gone viral worldwide.
However, corruption and fraud are not considered worthy of castigation here. Offenders are never penalized for their crimes.
Notime4hate
When was the last time a country was overthrown by a digital sticker? There are scores of other problems that need more immediate attention.
XS
If you knew how many Indonesians belong to the LGBT community, you would not make such remarks.
You would be amazed how many you would notice if you simply opened your eyes and looked around at your family, friends, colleagues ' perhaps even in the mirror.
Jorith
I believe all censorship of media is against the human rights of its audience, as it will always be orchestrated by politics. Politicians may not interfere with our personal thinking. Any country that allows them to has no right to call itself a democracy.
Indolove
Is this the same minister, Rudiantara, who bragged about Indonesia's freedom of speech? This moral dogma serves only to create stigma, discrimination and hatred. Trying to force the internet to conform to religious doctrine is harmful and wrong.
'The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.' ' Hannah Arendt
Wildau
Gay people are an embarrassment to a Muslim-majority country like Indonesia. They make a mockery of Islam. Gay people should go to France.
The True Patriot
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