On Jakarta Governor's Jail Sentence
Today, Ahok is sentenced to 2 years imprisonment. Reason: Blasphemy. Does his work for this country matter? No. One sentence and it was used for political reason to imprison him. I am not a political person. In fact, I know nuts about politics. I know there will be thousands of articles on this matter today, and days to come. But today, I feel the need to write something about this too. I have been hearing stories about this amazing man for awhile now though. about someone who is bringing visible change, someone who was honest and brave and is a minority . And for someone who has zero knowledge about politics, I can even vouch for that change. The house where I grew up in has been left empty for awhile now one reason why we moved was because it was flooded every so often. But then this man came to rule and now there is no more flood, people are not selling their houses anymore bcos now their asset is worth more. It is safe to say that I grew up in a well-protected e