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        "id": 1476192,
        "msgid": "morality-is-dead-in-this-country-1447893297",
        "date": "2004-03-27 00:00:00",
        "title": "'Morality is dead in this country'",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "'Morality is dead in this country' Fed up with the empty promises from Jakarta councillors, a residents forum, FAKTA, drew up an actual, legally binding contract based on Locke's political philosophy -- that a \"social contract\", a mutually supportive understanding of moral responsibility, existed between the governing and the governed in a civil society.",
        "content": "<p>'Morality is dead in this country'<\/p>\n<p>Fed up with the empty promises from Jakarta councillors, a<br>\nresidents forum, FAKTA, drew up an actual, legally binding<br>\ncontract based on Locke's political philosophy -- that a \"social<br>\ncontract\", a mutually supportive understanding of moral<br>\nresponsibility, existed between the governing and the governed in<br>\na civil society. The Jakarta Post talked to some residents on<br>\nwhether drawing up an actual contract between councillors and<br>\nresidents could restore the public trust.<\/p>\n<p>Kalana, 31, is a copywriter at an advertising agency and lives<br>\nin Cimanggis, Depok:<\/p>\n<p>It's encouraging to see that some of us still care enough to<br>\ninitiate a moral movement for a better country.<\/p>\n<p>But we have heard many moral movements before, none of which<br>\nhave come to any good. Legislators and councillors are still<br>\ncorrupt.<\/p>\n<p>It is a good idea to make the politicians honor their<br>\npromises, but I'm pessimistic this will happen unless all of us<br>\npush them to bow to the public interest.<\/p>\n<p>It won't be easy, though. Morality has long been dead in this<br>\ncountry.<\/p>\n<p>Ramida Siringoringo, 29, is a program officer at a non-<br>\ngovernmental organization for children in Slipi, West Jakarta.<br>\nShe lives in Cengkareng, West Jakarta:<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I don't believe in this so-called social contract.<br>\nIt does not have any legal basis and has been signed only to win<br>\npeople's votes. If the councillors do not keep their promises<br>\nafter they are elected, there is nothing the public can do.<\/p>\n<p>I think the politicians should not make promises during their<br>\ncampaigns -- this only makes things worse. I think they should<br>\njust try to do their job properly and be responsible in their<br>\ntasks. But the problem is, we know our politicians are not like<br>\nthat and cannot be like that.<\/p>\n<p>I think the government should develop a law stipulating that<br>\nevery politician who breaks their promises would go to jail. I<br>\nbelieve this would be much better than a social contract,<br>\nalthough law enforcement in Indonesia is also questionable.<\/p>\n<p>Is it possible to make such a law, I wonder?<\/p>\n<p>--The Jakarta Post<\/p>",
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