The Indonesian killings of 1965–1966 (sometimes referred to as the Indonesian Massacres or Indonesian Genocide[1]) were large-scale killings which occurred in Indonesia over many months, targeting communists, ethnic Chinese and alleged leftists, often at the instigation of the armed forces and government. Initially it began as an anti-communist purge following a controversial coup by the army (30 September Movement) in Indonesia. The most widely accepted estimates are that between 500,000 to one million people were killed, with some estimates as high as two to three million.[2][3][4] The purge was a pivotal event in the transition to the "New Order" and the elimination of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) as a political force. The upheavals led to the downfall of President Sukarno and the commencement of Suharto's three-decade dictatorship.
Despite a consensus at the highest levels of the American and British governments that it would be necessary "to liquidate Sukarno," as related in a CIA memorandum from 1962,[5] and the existence of extensive contacts between anti-communist army officers and the US military establishment (including the training of over 1,200 officers, "including senior military figures," by the US military, and also providing weapons and economic assistance[6][7]), the CIA denies active involvement in the killings. It was later revealed that the American government provided extensive lists of communists to Indonesian death squads.[8][9][10][11][12] A top-secret CIA report stated that the massacres "rank as one of the worst mass murders of the 20th century, along with the Soviet purges of the 1930s, the Nazi mass murders during the Second World War, and the Maoist bloodbath of the early 1950s."[13]
>>1267404
Wew
The documentary "The Act of Killing" goes into this topic a fair bit
>>1267404
I saw a talk about this. Apparently it was one of the most systematically thorough mass murders in recent history. It's something like three out of five of their target groups were killed, tho. the least conservative estimates put it as high as ten out of eleven. It's one of those touchy subjects that pro-American scholars really, really don't like to talk about, because the USA endorsed it, funded much of it, and carried out air-to-ground strikes during it. So when the neocons are having their daily circlejerk threads and you say "Indonesian purge" they're all "nah bruh never heard of it, obviously a Maoist conspiracy made up to tarnish our glorious nation's reputation."
>massacres and dictatorships are OK if the CIA backs them
>>1267451
Another reason why it's not well known is because in Indonesia the majority still believe they did the right thing
>>1267465
>(citation needed)
>>1267459
It's okay, bro.
These genocidal dictators are just protecting freedom and democracy. If they didn't then some dirty commie would become a genocidal dictator and ruin freedom and democracy.
Freedom.
>>1267477
>The killings are skipped over in most Indonesian histories, and have received little introspection by Indonesians and comparatively little international attention.[132] Indonesian textbooks typically depict the killings as a "patriotic campaign" that resulted in less than 80,000 deaths. In 2004, the textbooks were briefly changed to include the events, but this new curriculum was abandoned in 2006 following protests from the military and Islamic groups.[133] The textbooks which mentioned the mass killings were subsequently burnt,[133] by order of Indonesia's Attorney General.[134] John Roosa's Pretext for Mass Murder (2006) was initially banned by the Attorney General's Office.[135]
>The Indonesian Parliament set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to analyse the mass killings, but it was suspended by the Indonesian High Court. An academic conference regarding the killings was held in Singapore in 2009.[133] A hesitant search for mass graves by survivors and family members began after 1998, although little has been found. Over three decades later, great enmity remains in Indonesian society over the events.[131] The film The Year of Living Dangerously, based around events leading up to the killings, internationally released in 1982, was banned in Indonesia until 1999.
>>1267451
>pro-US scholars shy away from it
>implying killing communists is a bad thing
wew lad
>>1267404
oh STFU. If our leaders at that time didn't do it Indonesia will be a communist state after sukarno passed away and will stay that way for a long time. Oh, and if you are Indonesian probably you cant even post this in that 'alternate universe' you hoped for. Just look at the former eastern 'Communist' state, and how many STAYED communist...
>>1267593
>implying communists wouldn't have killed more when they took power
>implying communists are people
>>1267404
Some of the killings were just based on ethnic hatred, targetting the Chinese.
We saw a repeat performance of that shit in the 90's.
Typical lazy brown Southeast Asians and their chink hate.
