No. This is the trade-off we refer to as politics in action.

What exactly are we trying to achieve, the creation of a slightly less barbaric set of religious laws for the whole of Indonesian society?

In a hopefully-temporary format, yes. But more, we're trying to gather allies -- shelters, if you will, for the coming storm. A 3D perspective is required, but most news sources only offer the quick, sensationalized, 2D-tabloid view to further scandalize a situation. shock the reader -- and up the ratings.

We want something important to us.
They want something important to them.
We trade stuff.

A little more boring, but there it is,
Dan