Indonesia's struggle

Indonesia's struggle

From Tiras

In a TV interview, a national figure said that there was a difference between Indonesia's struggle during colonial times and during the independence period. During the colonial period we fought against the colonial government with the objective of freeing Indonesia from the shackles of colonialism. But nowadays we struggle for the interest of Indonesia.

Three factors are required to form a state: government, people and territory. So if we struggle for the interest of our state, there should be some consequences.

We must fight for the government of Indonesia. We have the responsibility to give full support to the government's policies, as long as they do not deviate from the state philosophy and the 1945 Constitution.

Second, we struggle for the sake of the Indonesian people as a whole and to maintain Pancasila democracy.

Third, we struggle for the integrity of our territory. And to this end the development should cover the whole territory of the republic.

In this case the government should give facilities to entrepreneurs interested in developing certain parts of the country. The fact that the Indonesian people are pluralistic in nature should not become an obstacle to carry out overall development which will improve the welfare of the people. We agree to be different but whatever the differences are we must pursue the common goal: unity and integrity of the people.

W.S. HANDOKO

Jakarta