Jakarta election “demonstrations over. Everything back to normal”

Approximately 19 hours ago I was concerned about not receiving any information on the Internet or through the social media networks about the recent severe post-election demonstrations in Jakarta.

 I posted on an unblocked Facebook page the following question regarding the presidential election demonstrations which led to six to eight deaths, hundreds of injuries and almost a thousand arrests.

I hoped that someone using unblocked with VPN Internet access on Facebook or social media networks which were not blocked by the government would answer exactly what was going on in Jakarta?

I asked the following question “Is it there Anybody in Jakarta who can report on the current status of demonstrations I would appreciate it.” Lawrence Bmb

19 hrs · 

The answer I received from someone who lives there was.

“No more Demonstrations. All under control 👍Business back as usually.”

This confirms information I had been receiving from my friends and associates in Jakarta that everything had pretty will calm down.

What could have been a national emergency created by possible Isis terrorists instigating several thousand extreme protesters were curtailed by some very swift action by the government.

 Evidently from what I can ascertain the government found that several supporters had American currencies which they found out were provided to them by several people to pay for them to protest. 

 In other words, these people were not protesting because of their conviction that the opposition presidential candidate was cheated but simply wanted to make some money.

Many of the protesters were from small towns and villages in Java. Most were Young adults who have very little going on in life and jumped at the opportunity to be involved in something with some action. Especially when if they could see their face shown on social media or the news.

It didn’t take long before the government analyzed the mobile phones of these protesters who were paid for their effort to determine who paid these individuals were.

In the end hundreds were arrested at the protest site and throughout Indonesia for participating in unauthorized protests.

Also, from what I’m reading the six and possibly eight individuals that were killed during the demonstration may have been killed by the protester's leaders who wanted a martyr -type situation which would further fuel the protesters.

I congratulate the person most responsible for ending this process in a relatively short time. The buck stopped with Pres. Joko Widodo who had the foresight to bring in an estimated 60,000 troops and only arming them with rubber bullets, according to government sources.

I also congratulate all the 60,000 troops for their and professionalism when they did not get carried away with threats, their lives such as rocks and even fireworks fired directly at them.

We cannot forget to congratulate the masterminds who decided to put a ban on social media networks and possibly even slow down the Internet to a point where nobody could download current information.

This prevented false news from spreading through the network and perhaps leading to even more violence.

Although personally it was frustrating especially when I was trying new Internet banking, I think it was a master decision that prevented fake news from causing further damage, deaths and injuries.

So, the bottom line is it appears that it is all over although there is always a chance of small protests.

The president, his cabinet, the Army and police force have shown that they can control even mass demonstrations.

There is no question in my mind that everything will get back to normal.

I’m so convinced that in fact, I am not canceling my planned road trips with my family throughout Java and Sumatra which includes stop off in major cities including Jakarta.

Those concerned about coming to Indonesia, especially Bali which is almost 1,000 km or 620 Miles from Jakarta should alleviate their concerns, get on the plane and come enjoy paradise.