Dear all,
What a difference a day makes in political life. Now that Megawati has been
made Vice-President, I think we can start watching for the very comments
that Laurence talked about originally. Already the 6am news this morning
was painting her as being the real power player, in light of the
President's "ailing health".
Michael Bleasdale
At 20:43 21/10/99 +1000, you wrote:
>Dear all
>
>Or is it that she is secular rather than a devout Muslim? This is
>certainly the way it has been reported rather than the focus being on gender.
>
>Regards
>
>Simon
>
>At 20:19 21/10/1999 +1000, you wrote:
>>Dear Laurence and Susan,
>>
>>Yes, it will be interesting to track these demeaning comments. They will,
>>of course, be rhetorical devices, designed to undermine his authority and
>>power, although it is unlikely they will have much impact in that country.
>>
>>I can't help feeling though, that the big issue there is the fact that
>>Megawati (sorry for the spelling) is NOT president - because she is a
>>woman. Surely that is the oppression we need to focus on immediately.
>>
>>Just a thought.
>>
>>Michael Bleasdale
>>
>>
>>At 12:09 21/10/99 +1000, you wrote:
>>>Hello all again
>>>
>>>
>>>Did everyone hear that the new president of Indonesia has a significant
>>>visual impairment and various other disabilities due to a number of
>>>strokes? His perceived frailty will, I imagine, become a significant
issue
>>>in the protestation of the public about the non-appointment of Megawatti
>>>Sukarnoputri (spelling?) the 'peoples' choice'.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Best regards
>>>
>>>Laurence Bathurst
>>>School of Occupation and Leisure Sciences
>>>Faculty of Health Sciences
>>>University of Sydney
>>>P.O. Box 170
>>>Lidcombe NSW 2141
>>>Australia
>>>
>>>Phone: (62 1) 9351 9509
>>>Fax: (62 1) 9351 9166
>>>e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>>>
>>>Please visit the School's interim web site at
>>>http://www.ot.cchs.usyd.edu.au
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>>>Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>
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>
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