History has reminded us many times how difficult it was for our predecessors to fight for Indonesian independence and sovereignty. What a magical vow about the unity of Indonesia. However, the issue of racism related to Papuan students in East Java triggered a tragedy that led to riots. The issue of racism is spread through social media and makes the people of Papua offended. As a result, mass actions and students took place in a number of regions in Indonesia.
Demonstrations also broke out in several cities in Papua and led to riots. For this reason, we must not repeat the trauma of East Timor. Don’t let Indonesia lose parts of its body again. Let us help the government and related authorities together to maintain national stability wisely in responding to the news circulating.
The thing to do in responding to this news is to calm down, start reading more references on related issues, so that you can reproduce the news from different points of view. Select and see which media preach, whether the media is credible or not. If necessary, it can also be held for media verification by the relevant institutions. Then, explore more about the news we receive. Do not let us swallow raw – raw let alone directly share it with others.
Remember, the Indonesian people have experienced issues related to division and can always overcome them wisely. Therefore, it is time for us as the people of Indonesia who live in this era to address this issue wisely so that this issue can be resolved before finally developing in the direction of greater and detrimental to Indonesia.