東西対立

東ティモール内の東側 Lorosae と 西側 Loromonu の対立を言う。 とりわけ、 軍内部の東西対立が Crisis-2006 の原因となったと語られる。

フィールドワークでの印象

エリートや外国人は、 これが 虚構 であることを指摘する。

しかし

ヒックスは次のように言う：

... There is, however, the matter of the alleged antagonisms among local regions themselves, such as that claimed to exist between 'westerners' and 'easterners'. This distinction, which earlier in 2006 was interpretedb y some observers to be hardly more than a factitious pseudo-issue, now appears to have developed a life of its own. One Timorese has described how gangs of youths routinely accost taxi drivers who venture into the hinterland to ascertain whether they are 'westerners' or 'easterners' (Ximenes 2006). Should this discriminatoryt rendg ain momentum it might well become another force threatening the unity of the nation-state. [@hicks-community] p. 13（脚注2）

「噂」は「固い事実」になったと言っていいだろう。