A-Infos (en) korankejora: Anarchism and the Liberation of West Papua - Morning Newspaper

Why are the Anarchists who are anti-state and want to destroy the country to the 
root of supporting West Papua's independence? Why does anti-state anarchism 
actually support the process of creating a new state? ---- Anarchism is the 
concept of an ideal social order in which the existence of the state and 
capitalism and various forms of domination are abolished, the history of 
anarchism itself has been running for hundreds of years from parts of Europe and 
North America to the outskirts of the African continent. In achieving their 
goals, Anarchist groups legalize and even advocate for the use of violence as a 
method of struggle. ---- In its history, we can see that anarchists have been 
involved in various struggles for National Liberation even though the majority 
group in the region does not and does not even have anarchist tendencies at all, 
Anarchists have been involved in the struggle for the liberation of Sicily from 
Italy, Catalan and Basque from Spain, and Ireland from British Empire, even the 
Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) from the Netherlands. Why are Anarchists involved 
in all these struggles?

The answer to that question can be answered if we look briefly at the definition 
of anarchism above, "... and various forms of domination being abolished". 
Anarchism is a struggle for liberation from various dominations, that domination 
can take the form of racism, sexism, homophobia, and also COLONIALISM. Anarchists 
must be the opposition to colonialism, because it is a form of domination of one 
person over another as well as one nation over another nation.

Colonialism will also inevitably lead to other forms of domination such as 
racism, sexism and exploitation of nature. West Papua is one of the independent 
territories that was forcibly annexed by the Sukarno Regime on May 1, 1963, the 
fake People's Opinion Determination (PEPERA) was held by the Indonesian state at 
gunpoint and death threats. After this forced annexation a nightmare started on 
the land of Cendrawasih, the killing of hundreds or even thousands of indigenous 
West Papuans by the Indonesian colonial apparatus, the exploitation of West 
Papua's natural resources by large corporations, and the massive migration of 
non-West Papuan people who made OAP (Orang Asli Papua) left out. This colonialism 
also brings racism to West Papuans, West Papuans are stigmatized as primitive 
humans, forest people, lazy people, and many other derogatory insults.

Anarchists have many reasons to be involved in the struggle for National 
Liberation, whether it is to fight for the slightest possibility of Anarchy, to 
stem the influence of the right wing in the struggle for National Liberation, or 
simply solidarity for people who are oppressed, Anarchists do not have the same 
position. between individuals because Anarchism means decentralization and the 
rejection of a single authority. Anarchists distinguish between what is meant by 
state and homeland, indigenous peoples are used to loving and respecting their 
homeland, their nation, a sacred entity that will be defended with all their 
lives, while the state is a man-made entity that wants power, control and 
domination over the community.

Quoting Kroptokin, an anarchist theorist from Russia, "Real internationalism will 
not be achieved unless all nations are independent. If we say no to the 
government, how can we turn out to be letting go of the colonial rule of the 
colonial government?" A free society could not be established on colony, the 
freedom that it resulted was apparent freedom, because this freedom might 
liberate the main society, but oppress the colony community.

Anarchists are already attached to the decolonization movement and indigenous 
peoples, in North, South America, Australia and New Zealand, Anarchists are 
involved in the indigenous peoples resistance movement and the Land Back movement 
(a movement demanding the restoration of rights to land belonging to indigenous 
peoples from settlers. comer). Anarchism is definitely about self-determination, 
including the self-determination of indigenous peoples from state domination, let 
alone a colonial state. West Papua is a culturally naturalized nation, while the 
country it is fighting is a man-made entity.

Anarchists are different from other Pseudo-left groups who always see the world 
in only two choices, Anarchists see the world in a broad view, Anarchists can 
fight colonialism and imperialism in West Papua without pushing their national 
political figures. We can move in solidarity with the people of West Papua who 
are oppressed by colonialism and imperialism. Anarchist support for the national 
liberation of West Papua does not mean support for the formation of a new West 
Papua state, but Anarchists are in solidarity while offering other alternatives 
to the formation of a state to the oppressed people of West Papua. Anarchism 
supports self-determination for colonized societies, even though these societies 
may believe that the formation of a new state is the solution to their oppression.

Further reading:

- "Anarchism and National Liberation" by Alfredo Bonanno 
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/alfredo-m-bonanno-anarchism-and-the-national-liberation-struggle

- "What Is Anarchism? An Introduction"

https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/donald-rooum-and-freedom-press-ed-what-is-anarchism-an-introduction

- www.anarkis.org

- "Indonesian racism in Papua: the face of colonialism" by comrade Koker 
https://korankejora.blogspot.com/2019/10/melawan-kolonialism-rasisme-indonesia.html

- Documentation of anarchist solidarity action for the liberation of West Papua.

https://anarchistsworldwide.noblogs.org/post/tag/free-west-papua/

- "Anarchism Thinkers, Who Are They?"

https://tirto.id/para-pemikir-anarkisme-siapa-saja-mereka-dnFm

Author's Note: Ameyuri Ringo, the author is an individual Queer Anarchist who is 
interested in the Ocultism tradition and the Indigenous Peoples movement

https://korankejora.blogspot.com/2021/01/anarkisme-dan-pembebasan-papua-barat.html?
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