The Color Revolution Playbook Doesnât Spare âAlliesâ â Indonesiaâs Lesson in Sovereign Realism
Look, I get the flood of questions in my replies every time I cover Indonesia. âBut the government is corrupt.â âBut Prabowo is pro-US anyway.â âBut theyâre incompetent â why not let the protests run their course?â
These points sound reasonable on the surface. Indonesia, like every country including the US, has genuine problems: rising living costs, inequality, governance frustrations.
No one denies that.
But letâs cut through the spin and return to basics.
The United States and its network of foundations, NGOs, and âcivil societyâ partners target any country that refuses to become a full vassal. Allies included. Close allies get hit especially hard the moment they show independence.
Instigating chaos is rarely just about immediate regime change â itâs leverage, pressure, and containment. Amplify real grievances through funded networks, train youth in ânonviolent resistance,â flood the information space with coordinated media and lawfare, and the target burns energy internally instead of pursuing pragmatic multipolar ties.
If full capture works (see post-2014 Ukraine), Washington gets a pliable proxy. If not, the instability still weakens and contains the country.
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Indonesia is textbook. Strategic sea lanes, massive population, resources, BRICS engagement, balanced relations with Russia and China, and a clear non-aligned stance in the emerging multipolar world.
That alone is enough.
Even under a âpro-USâ government, Jakarta wonât be a blind follower. Prabowoâs election was legitimate.
Yet leaked documents show Sorosâ Open Society Foundations routing millions via Jakartaâs Kurawal Foundation into youth networks, âindependentâ media, the Dirty Vote documentary, police reform pushes, and âstructural changeâ training aimed at blocking the elected governmentâs continuation. One Piece pirate flags as the unifying symbol?
Straight from the handbook.
Real economic pain existed â but it was systematically amplified and directed. Gen Z mobilized with impressive coordination. Classic playbook.
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Brian Berletic has tracked this exact network for years across the region â NED, USAID, Soros-linked flows behind the unrest, while Western outlets scream âdisinfoâ at anyone connecting the dots.
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To the âbut itâs corruptâ crowd:
Every government has corruption. Nepalâs KP Oli faced the same accusations â yet he represented the best available defense of sovereignty against this identical playbook.
The US doesnât actually care about clean governance.
It cares about control. Independent leaders (corrupt or not) get targeted. Compliant ones get installed or protected.
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âPro-USâ? Pragmatic relations are not submission. Indonesia balances ties â thatâs the point of non-alignment. Its BRICS path and refusal to become an anti-China frontline state threaten the old unipolar order.
US policy and actions across Asia show the standard toolkit: color revolution when convenient, plus sanctions, proxies, and info ops.
Sovereign nations have every right to investigate and restrict foreign foundations engineering âdignified democracyâ that conveniently serves Washingtonâs interests. Indonesia is far too important to let slip into full vassalage.
Real reform comes from internal will, not imported chaos that burns institutions and scares investment.
This isnât conspiracy.
Itâs pattern recognition from watching these operations unfold in real time â Hong Kong 2019, Bangladesh, Nepal, Mexico, and beyond.
Stay sovereign, Indonesia.
The multipolar world rewards those who navigate independently.