A days, I hear the news about several students of Aceh repel refugees and attack the camp of Rohingyan refugees. The reason, several Rohingyan refugees are disturb stability and citizen. But, It is inhumanne action. I understand, several Rohingyan refugees disturb stability, but is not justification for repel Rohingyan refugees. Why? Because they are colonized people and our ancestor feel why taste be a colonized people.
In this article, we will know, why taste became a colonized people. Read this article until end, so that we can care to Rohingyan refugees.
According the account of Ahmad Mansur Suryanegara, Indonesian society in age of colonialism must pay the tax for rice, cow, horse, buffalo, and bird and also road tax for men and baby who was carried. George M.C.Turnan Kahin, a historical journalist, record the colonialist, example VOC, elliminate the balance in people of Indonesia. VOC enacts the forced labor and enacts high tax for society.
Its factor, why broke some resistance to colonialist existence, in example Java War. Dutch Colonialist also enact the forced planting until happen famine disaster and is big disaster for Indonesian Society. George MC.Turnan Kahin also record , duration for land s maintance need 240 days, not 66 days like Colonialist said as fair duration. Not only it, the colonialist also exploit Indonesian s economy. And, the people of Indonesia, especially Javanese isolated from market and the function of economy only for serve Dutch Colonialist. Short, people of Indonesia suffered because action of colonialist.
According this, clear, became a colonized people is suffered. And we must help our brother who colonized and care to refugees. Don't treat refugees with rough like several students in Aceh. Treat refugees with full of sincerity, because in the past our ancestor also tasted colonization and suffered under colonization government.
Refrences:
Kahin, George.M.C.Turnan: Nasionalisme dan Revolusi Indonesia, Penerbit Komunitas Bambu Depok,2013 M.
Suryanegara, Ahmad Mansur: Api Sejarah 1, Penerbit Suryadinasti Bandung, 2016 M.
Rohingya ditolak: 'Rohingya di Sidoarjo', 'Rohingya minta tanah', 'Menlu Retno usir Rohingya', -- Bagaimana narasi kebencian dan hoaks bekerja menyudutkan etnis Rohingya? - BBC News Indonesia, accesed 3 January 2024 M, At 9: 14 PM.