Backing Dasco's Call, Boni Hargens: National Unity Is Key to Facing Global Turmoil
Senior political analyst Boni Hargens backs the statement by Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Sufmi Dasco Ahmad on the importance of national unity. Boni says Dasco’s call for civilians to unite in supporting the government of President Prabowo Subianto is the most rational strategy amid current geopolitical uncertainty.
According to Boni, robust domestic stability is an absolute prerequisite for Indonesia to withstand the impact of the Middle East conflicts and the Russia–Ukraine conflict, which have not abated. ‘The spirit of unity propagated by Mr Sufmi Dasco Ahmad is not merely a domestic necessity, but a fundamental force to confront increasingly complex global pressures,’ Boni said in a statement on Friday, 6 March 2026.
Boni notes that the crises in the Middle East and Ukraine have directly affected energy prices, disrupted food supply chains, and driven global inflation. The situation demands a swift government response and full support from all elements of the nation to safeguard fiscal resilience.
‘The government cannot face these layered challenges alone. Active and sincere support from civil society is the fuel that drives the administration’s machinery to work for the people’s interests,’ he added.
In response to social fragmentation on social media, Boni agrees with Dasco that the digital public space is becoming unhealthy due to the culture of ridicule. He emphasised that maintaining harmony does not mean silencing criticism; rather, criticisms should be directed to be productive.
‘With unity, criticism becomes productive and ideas become focused. Providing criticism requires data, empathy, and proposed solutions, not insults that divide fellow citizens,’ Boni added.
Earlier, Deputy Speaker Sufmi Dasco Ahmad urged civilians to stop tearing each other apart on social media and start making real contributions (not idle talk). Dasco questioned how long civil society can provide a ‘space’ for national unity so that President Prabowo has enough time to realise promises of welfare for all Indonesians.
‘We need national unity and contributions that are not idle promises; that is what we ask of our civil society colleagues,’ Dasco said in a statement on Friday, 6 March 2026. (H-3)
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