Megawati's supremacy<\/p>\n
As it has turned out, it is not exaggerated to call Indonesian
\nDemocratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan) chairwoman Megawati
\nSoekarnoputri a phenomenon of supremacy. When she remained
\nsilent, people became bitter because they were afraid that her
\nsupremacy would be threatened. But when she finally spoke, people
\nwere touched as they came under the spell of her supremacy.<\/p>\n
Megawati's political speech constituted not merely a rejoinder
\nto the criticism and disparagements she had received; in several
\nparts it even offered solutions. The appendage presenting her
\nvision on the economic policies she would adopt if elected
\npresident is a more than adequate proposal for consideration.<\/p>\n
Mega spoke of Aceh, where up to this moment confusion
\ncontinues to reign, with perfection -- not by using grandiose
\nphrases, but through compassion. She never attempted to resort to
\nverbal sophistication to charm her audience, nor was there any
\nattempt to underscore her statements through dramatic intonation.
\nInstead, she moved her audience's emotions with a simplicity of
\nthought that touched the public's conscience. She never
\nexaggerated and remained reasonable throughout.<\/p>\n
All the arguments in Mega's political speech -- if that is
\nwhat it was -- were based on a measure of common sense that was
\nenough to effectively neutralize all the criticism that people
\nhad been hurling at her. And the conclusive morale of her
\npolitical speech reflected her unyielding conviction in the
\nsupremacy of the people's sovereignty.<\/p>\n
Mega spoke in the language of reason, translating to
\nperfection the simplicity, the modesty and the direct character
\nof the people's conscience. That capability -- we could perhaps
\ncall it charisma -- constitutes a strong base on which Megawati's
\nsupremacy can be made to stand.<\/p>\n
-- Media Indonesia, Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/megawatis-supremacy-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }