Cempaka Belanda: Study: Pop Culture Helps Indonesia Fight Terrorism

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.
They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Study: Pop Culture Helps Indonesia Fight Terrorism

Kompas, by Kristen Gelineau, Rabu, 10 Februari 2010 | 03:34 WIB

Elite troops of the Indonesian Army, Kopassus, Satuan-81, are in combat training with the elite squad of police to anticipate terrorist attacks in Jakarta, Dec.12, 2008 (KOMPAS/RENE L PATTIRADJAWANE)

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com — Using social media and pop culture has helped Indonesia’s government counter terrorism and encourage moderate views on Islam, a leading terrorism expert said Tuesday. The world’s most populous Muslim nation, Indonesia has stemmed widespread development of extremism and marginalized the al-Qaida-linked network Jemaah Islamiyah, said Magnus Ranstorp, research director of the Center for Asymmetric Threat Studies at the Swedish National Defense College.

To learn how, Ranstorp’s center interviewed a cross-section of groups fighting extremism, religious organizations, defense officials and past and present members of Jemaah Islamiyah, the Southeast Asian network blamed for attacks including the 2002 bombing on Bali that killed 202 people.

The results of the study, conducted for the Swedish International Development Agency and released this week, show Indonesia has relied on a mix of measures, including information campaigns that encourage debate on extremist issues using the Internet and TV.

Another is the use of highly respected religious figures to promote moderate interpretations of Islam. The study cites the success of Indonesian pop star Ahmad Dhani, whose anti-extremist song “Laskar Cinta,” or “Army of Love,” sold millions of copies.

“Using pop culture is extremely important,” Ranstorp said. “It’s really about sort of maximum reach with a message” of tolerance.

The study noted that interest in interfaith dialogue was increasing in Indonesia. On the island of Java, for example, Christians have visited and lived with Muslims at Islamic boarding schools, and in rural areas, Christian and Muslim youth have worked together on welfare projects.

Julian Pasha, spokesman to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, credits government efforts to forge relationships with potential extremists throughout Indonesia, which Pasha believes has helped foster better understanding between groups and kept violent radicalism at bay.

But terrorism analyst Sidney Jones, senior adviser for Crisis Group International, said popular culture and interfaith dialogue have nothing to do with Indonesia’s success. Far more important, she says, is Indonesia’s track record of getting extremists off the streets through strong police work, and bringing members of violent networks to trial.

And there’s another key factor, she said: “The places where you’ve got the strongest terrorist movements are places that are either under occupation in the middle of a war, beset by a repressive government, or possessed of an alienated Muslim minority. And Indonesia doesn’t fit any of those categories.”

Ranstorp said more studies are needed to determine which measures have had the most impact, and how they can be applied elsewhere. Still, he thinks there are many important lessons to be learned from the review.

“It’s a good showcase ... of how the battle within Islam can be won,” he said.

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MALUKU RESCUE: Members of the United Maluku Youth Search and Rescue team demonstrate their skills during a ceremony at Ancol beach, Jakarta. The 100-member SAR team, consisting of Muslim and Christian youths, was established to help the two religious communities in Maluku improve cooperation and friendship following a bloody conflict in the late 1990s. (JP/Arief Suhardiman)

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