Indonesia is having a phase of "religious enlightenment". Hence many people believe it makes them a better Muslim to do whatever a person says is their religious duty. This makes people think it is OK as well to tell people to do things or else they go to hell.
Examples
- wear the hijab or you go to hell
- it is your fault for being raped because you did not wear a hijab
- preventing Christians from going to church
- having a christian governor (Ahok) is anti Muslim, lets jail him for blasphemy for saying religion and government is separate.
- vote a candidate that is backed by radical Islamist in the election and then protest violently if you loose
The last one is currently happening in Indonesia.
The (Molotov Cocktail&firework) Fire, (Tear) Gas, water (thrower), earth (stone throwing and rubber bullets) festival!
So far I heard of 6 people killed. Go to 20th minute there's a Molotov cocktail thrown directly at police.
The sore loser of the election (Prabowo) was saying not hurt the citizens (his rioters), police have to protect them, remember police are paid by the citizens, police should not shoot them. The police chief is saying the police was not allowed to bring guns to the protests. Ironically Prabowo was the one who lead a militia that kidnaped and tortured 9 protestors during the 1998 riots, that targeted ethnic Chinese.
Picture from the 1998 riots.
The losing 45% in the election may have to rethink which one is the better Muslim:
- The Police that ensures the safety of the citizen or the protestor throwing Moletov cocktails at them
- Protestors that call for the imprisonment of Ahok for doing a good job, or the Christian Ahok him self
- A fake news spreading religious intolerant Prabowo backed by radical Islamist and wants to bring back the radical islamic leader from exile that called for Ahok's arrest or the peace loving tolerant Jokowi, second to be elected by popular vote.