In the article, "Rule of the Headhunters," published in Newsweek, the author Maggie Ford explains the savage return to tribal warfare in Borneo. In Borneo, mobs of young men set out with machetes and spears brutally killed many immigrants. The mobs swarmed through the streets with Madurese heads on sticks. Mothers protected their children by stuffing rags in their mouths to prevent the attraction of the headhunters. "Indonesia has been rocked by bloody ethnic clashes in the recent weeks, and many people blame former president Suharto and his policy of 'transmigration,'" (Pg. 1). The reason was the policy was to help the poor from crowded islands and moving them to Borneo, where there was more space for them. The largest tribe in Borneo was the Dayaks; they declared war and killed 1,000 Madurese. There was a disagreement between a bus driver and a migrant that had escalated, leaving 165 dead before it settled down. They received a new president that wanted to ease the tension by ridding of Suharto's rule.
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We have tons of immigrants in the United States. I couldn't imagine murdering them! They came here for a better living and a chance. They deserve that just as much as we do. Just cause they're poor, doesn't mean they are any different than us. Everyone is equal in my eyes. We all deserve to be somebody, someday.
I agree with you! They moved to have a better life and being poor shouldn't be a reason to kill poor innocent human beings. They have a reason to live their live just as much as wealthy people and it shouldn't make a difference anyways. And yes! everyone should get a shot to be someone in life and try to achieve their goals and dream. Also, everyone should be equal no matter where they came from or what they look like.
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