Beware, political puppeteers

Beware, political puppeteers

From Media Indonesia

Politicians today can be likened to wayang puppeteers, who use ordinary people for experimentation. The screen symbolizes the state, party members act as gamelan players, while observers, activists and academicians become sinden (orchestral singers).

Presenting the same theme, "democracy", the dalang or puppeteers do not follow the standard story but create their own plots. So their tongue-in-cheek performances serve the interests of their groups, with the wayang or people being treated as they wish.

Therefore, the public should be alert to the provocations of such political puppeteers, so that ordinary citizens of Indonesia will not fall victim to their political experimentation.

SUMARNO Jakarta