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INTRODUCTION

by Max Lane,

The writer  is Visiting Senior Fellow at ISEAS, and Honorary Visiting Lecturer in the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Gajah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

By:  Prof. Robert Reich

It’s over. Donald Trump is history.

For millions of Americans – a majority, by almost 5 million popular votes – it’s a time for celebration and relief. Trump’s cruelty, vindictiveness, non-stop lies, corruption, rejection of science, chaotic incompetence, and gross narcissism brought out the worst in America. He tested the limits of American decency and democracy. He is the closest we have come to a dictator.

KONFRONTASI -    While the 2020 Democratic National Convention looked very different from previous years, some traditional elements remained. Namely, concluding the week's events with a rousing speech from the nominee. On Thursday night, the final night of the convention, former Vice President Joe Biden accepted his party's nomination with a landmark address.

My fellow Americans,
Let us stand for a moment of silence for the more than 200,000 Americans who have died needlessly of coronavirus.

KONFRONTASI -     If what you watch in this video about Islam is a crisis in your eyes, yes Islam is deeply in crisis. A crisis that threats your materialistic, capitalistic, and hedonistic mind. 

But if you mean Islam is in crisis because of radical and extremists tendency, I simply suggest you to to go to the mirror and see your own face.

Would you say that your people, the White or Europeans, are in crisis because of the most dangerous threat posed by the White Supremacy worldwide?

KONFRONTASI- Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has denounced France’s treatment of Islam, adding that Western support for cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad is unethical and insulting to Muslims.

In a televised cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the president said freedom must be accompanied by a respect for values and consideration of ethics.

“Westerners must understand the great Prophet of Islam is loved by all Muslims and freedom-lovers of the world,” Rouhani said.

KONFRONTASI-Protests and riots erupted across Indonesia last week as the Jokowi administration pushed through its controversial Omnibus Bill, a move that many believe exposes the close ties between government and big business in Indonesia