Election's Erection
April 21, 2019
Based on Wikipedia, politic is an art of gaining constitutional and non-constitutional power. This year, in 2019, I really enjoy the things that have been presented from this art. The public interest leading up to the presidential election in Indonesia is immense, even long before the candidates and their vices are announced. People began to speculate and made choices, “Which side I would be on”. As for myself, I was busy restocking my popcorn and soda.
Well, hi peeps! Welcome.
The
presidential election in Indonesia has finished. But the euphoria is stay.
Supporters of each side are confident that their choice will win the election,
and media are still preoccupied with the quick count of the vote. Because, to
wait for the official vote count will take a long time, whereas we need to back
to our activities and nature as social beings.
In
the process, there are many things that can be discussed, but I will only give
a few points of view. Because I believe, in every field, there will always be a
thing that we will not understand, unless we are in that field. Then I will give
a view that seen on the surface only.
In
this year's elections, with the large number of new voters, people were racing
to campaign for the anti-abstentions movement. In a sense, there was a fear for
voters who dont not use their right to vote as Indonesian. “Abstentions are not
an option”, they said. “Use your options to choose, regardless of whoever you
choose”. But I think, by moving of the status from those who previously could
not vote to become voters, they should know what the function of voting is, and
what happens if we do not vote. In addition, the candidates who will be chosen
have said everything that will be done when they are elected. So being abstain
is not a mistake. That is the right of the voters. Because choices already
exist, and we have been equipped with the knowledge to understand what
consequences we will face from each of them later (between choosing and not
choosing). So choosing not to vote is a choice, the same as when choosing to
give a choice. It is also our right as voters. It should be underlined, we have
enough reasons to do that.
In
addition, the issue of opinion was much highlighted by people. The messages
conveyed by the supporters were judged far from the ethics as Indonesian. Each
supporter attacked the rival with their own weapons. Many were blamed and ended
badly. In my opinion, look back. We must know the situation and where we are,
if we are at a party, then it is natural to shout and have fun, vice versa, at
the funeral we are not supposed to do that. Indonesia is in a democratic party,
so it is natural for us to attack in any way we can. To kill our opponents with
the words are legitimate I guess, as long as we are talking about facts. It
will be different if we attack by spreading issues that are not true. That’s criminal.
One additional point, if we have a way to attack and have the right to do so,
we must also prepare for the opponent's attack. Be fair, and no hurt feeling.
The
differences of opinion, no matter when, at the time of any government, they
will always be there. That is a very normal thing. Most people, cannot deal
with it. So, when a difference arises, the first reaction that is present is
emotion. Is it wrong? Obviously not, as long as we know the limit. We can
disagree with friends, even family. But that does not mean we have to cut ties
and communication with them. We can hold a sharing session to express our
opinions. Instead it is a good thing to stimulate our brains and minds. But it
takes more effort to reach that level. My point is, we are free to express our
opinions and have choices, as long as it does not come out of the code of
ethics and does not break relations that have previously been established.
Because in my opinion, the highest tolerance level is agree to disagree. So, I
wish you got my point.
Actually
there is one more thing, the hottest one. The issue of religion. But for this
one, I step back. You win, your arguments are the best, I quit.
Going back to the beginning, after chaos, debate
and differences in choices created a bit of a barrier between us and other
people, there will be a time when everything go back to the way it was. One and
the other have reconciled with themselves, and also the situation. It is time
for us to go hand in hand to show that our quality as a plural society is
already at a high level and able to make others envious of it.***
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Sir, i think this page still empty. it needs to fill :)
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