Gus Dur must learn about democracy

Gus Dur must learn about democracy

From Pelita

The development of the social organizations is discouraging. Many leaders preach democracy and look like a true democrat but they do not behave accordingly.

Gus Dur (Abdurrahman Wahid), for example, who once said in Australia that the Indonesian Moslems should be able to accept a national leader hailing from a minority group if they want to give true meaning to democracy. But in reality, he cannot work cooperatively with Abu Hasan in leading Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) following the end of the NU congress in Cipasung recently. Gus Dur won the chairmanship election in the Congress by a narrow margin against Abu Hasan. No landslide victory.

So, due to this fact, Gus Dur needs to learn more about democracy.

H. MOESLIM ABOUD MA'ANI

Jakarta