Here’s a frank point of view on the Bali bombing which probably resonates with the thinking of many Australians. I don’t like the sentiments, but include it here for your consideration…

Rowland Croucher

16th October 2002

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Theres been lots af emails about bali. I was as shocked as anyone at the bali boming on sunday and don’t want to spoil the memories of the families of the dead but I think the media circous of the last few days has really gone too far. Look bali was not september 11. The pople who died in new york were good upstanding citizens at work early in the morning working hard and responsible people and mature people or else firemen wonderful heoros.

Who died at bali??? It was a nightclub in a 3rd world country. A nightclub where indonesions wernt supposed to go but instead rich westen tourists chasing alcahol sex and drugs. These were not noble upstanding people hard at work for their families like the september 11 victims. These wernt good ambassaders for australia. These were cultural imperalists exploiting the 3rd world country making the indonesian women prostitutes and enjoying sex and drugs and alcohol at cheap 3rd world prices.

Sorry to say this and some of you will be angry with me for saying it but I know lots of people are thinking it and someone has to be brave enough to say it. I live in australia and I know what everyone in australia knows that pople who go to nghtclubs in bali are not good wholesome pople they arent noble people they are the peolple aussies are ashamed of admitting they are. It is terible they died but it is also terrible what bali had become and someone has to be brave enought o say it.

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