The Long Road to Caring for Tolerance

Even more worrying is the fact that intolerance is not only happening in the real world, but also in the digital space, showing that this is something everyone experiences.

Kompas/Hendra A Setyawan

A motorcyclist crosses a road decorated with mural walls containing messages of religious tolerance in the Cinere area, Depok, West Java, Friday (14/5/2021).

Living side by side with all differences is a gift of privilege in Indonesia. However, recent social and political dynamics frequently hurts diversity and undermines the spirit of respect for differences.

The vulnerability of discriminatory attitudes was recorded in a Kompas Research and Development poll. The majority of respondents admitted that they had never been treated unfairly or experienced intolerant behavior, with 19.3 percent saying they had faced intolerance.