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His visit is important for the Dutch for their own self-healing process. Now, allow me to request a very simple but very meaningful gesture from King Willem-Alexander. In my childhood my friends and teachers used to call me Cornelis de Houtman and I was proud of it. That is probably the reason my father named me Kornelius, the Indonesian version of Cornelis. My father was a great fan of Cornelis de Houtman, who according to history was the first Dutch man to arrive in Indonesia, at the port of Banten on June 27, 1596. I myself have a personal attachment to the Dutch. We paid them a big tip, and cheerfully crowed in our language, вЂњNow we have Dutch servants.вЂќ The poor hotel employees were bemused, but looked happy. We also asked the Dutch bellhops to take our luggage from the car and drop it in front of us in the hotel lobby. Upon arrival on Dutch soil, we sang the scoutsвЂ™ song вЂњIf youвЂ™re happy and you know it.вЂќ We emulated what many other Indonesians do when they arrive for the first time in that country. A few years ago, a group of Indonesians, including me, visited the Netherlands. Indonesians do not want to retaliate, but some of us have found opportunities to take revenge. We also often wonder why in the Netherlands, people drive at the right side of the road,while in Indonesia at the left side. And how about us? The Dutch language is only useful for students at law schools. They speak English in their daily lives and in schools. We are always jealous of former British colonies, such as Malaysia, Singapore or India. Many Indonesians are fervent supporters of the Dutch soccer team in major tournaments like the World Cup and European Cup. We are a forgiving nation, not because we are a future-oriented nation but simply because we do not want to be imprisoned by the past for whatever reason. Many Indonesians would agree with the official. A senior Indonesian official simply said: вЂњWhy should we bring up past wounds?вЂќ In her speech, Queen Beatrix reportedly said: вЂњSeveral days ago Indonesia commemorated the independence proclamation announced 50 years ago on Aug.

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17, 1945, as the independence day of their former colony, and insisted that Indonesia became a free nation only on Dec. 17, 1995, the kingвЂ™s mother, Queen Beatrix, intentionally came to Jakarta four days after the event, on Aug. When Indonesia celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence on Aug. She even avoided official talks with then-president Soeharto, to brush aside the impression that she recognized Indonesian Independence Day. The queen probably thought she would face protests, because of the history of Dutch colonialism in the archipelago. The Dutch royal family earned millions, if not billions, from oppressing Indonesia for centuries without ever taking responsibility,вЂќ she wrote. вЂњAs a Dutch historian, I am very much against the upcoming state visit of our King Willem-Alexander. She was very unhappy with the royal familyвЂ™s visit. I could not stop laughing for a while when two friends said a Dutch diplomat felt irritated that The Jakarta PostВ published an article on March 3 by historian Marjolein van Pagee. Indonesians are very happy about the royal familyвЂ™s visit to our beloved country.ДЄt the invitation of President Joko вЂњJokowiвЂќ Widodo, the king and queen will visit Jakarta, Yogyakarta, North Sumatra and Kalimantan, from March 10 to 13. WelkomВ to Indonesia Your Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands. Tue, Ma 11:25 592 7f440ff09e92db75a02bbad206981486 1 Opinion commentary,#commentary,King-Willem-Alexander,Queen-Maxima,Dutch,Dutch-colonialism,Independence-Day Free

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