Super Structure with Julian Feeld
Oct 5, 2026 · 7 min · 8 segments
Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world and it experienced an anti-communist genocide in the mid 1960s. We conclude our two-parter about Indonesian propaganda with an examination of…
Jon GabrusHostIn part one of this two-parter on Indonesian propaganda, we explored the themes of anti-colonialism, diversity, and Indonesian national unity.
These are brought together under the term Pankasila, which refers to Indonesia's foundational political theory and state ideology.
Now, Soekarno, the leader of the Indonesian independence struggle, served as its first president from 1945 to approximately 1965.
He was a foundational figure in the Third Worldist Movement, which, remember we talked a little bit about this?
But at the time, you know, this was an attempt to unify emerging nations of the global south and help them take their place as sovereign entities on the world stage.
A third world after the first world proposed by the West and the United States and a second world provided by the USSR.
Honestly, a lot of the times these countries were listening to the way America talked about itself.
You know, the messaging is all about like self-determination and respecting sovereignty.
And fortunately, they soon find out that that does not include any kind of allowance for communism or the left.
See, I'll believe that that fourth is worse than all the ones that came before it, if that's the case.
Well, it was crazy to learn the phrase third world and where it came from, because that's something I...
In part one of this two-parter on Indonesian propaganda, we explored the themes of anti-colonialism, diversity, and Indonesian national unity.
These are brought together under the term Pankasila, which refers to Indonesia's foundational political theory and state ideology.
Now, Soekarno, the leader of the Indonesian independence struggle, served as its first president from 1945 to approximately 1965.
He was a foundational figure in the Third Worldist Movement, which, remember we talked a little bit about this?
But at the time, you know, this was an attempt to unify emerging nations of the global south and help them take their place as sovereign entities on the world stage.
A third world after the first world proposed by the West and the United States and a second world provided by the USSR.
Honestly, a lot of the times these countries were listening to the way America talked about itself.
You know, the messaging is all about like self-determination and respecting sovereignty.
And fortunately, they soon find out that that does not include any kind of allowance for communism or the left.
See, I'll believe that that fourth is worse than all the ones that came before it, if that's the case.
Well, it was crazy to learn the phrase third world and where it came from, because that's something I...
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