> 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
>
Here's another thought. The new President is a Muslim Leader (meaning
he has a leading role in some major religious organisation). He is
described as a politically moderate Cleric. I wonder if his aquired
disabilities are seen by the muslim political parties as being borne from
virtue rather like stigmata? The perception of his 'frailty' is exacerbated
by the half dozen or so people who assist him with every step he takes.
Some of them are just there to catch him in case he falls over I think.
There have been comments about his cognitive capacity but I have also
heard him described as wily and politically astute.
> 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
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> >Australia
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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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