Issues that invite risks

Issues that invite risks

According to President Soeharto, in carrying out nation
building we inevitably have to face challenges and obstructions
both from within and without. One potential negative situation
has been caused by the economic globalization and penetration of
foreign culture with the support of its sophisticated technology
and information systems.

Technological advancements have made the planet shrink. So,
any issue which emerges in one country will promptly reach and
develop in another, especially if the issue has a political as
well as social implications. The issues of Human Rights,
openness, democratization and environment, for example, have been
intensively voiced by the developed countries since the late
1980s. At the same time these became a heated issues in
developing countries as well.

In fact, all these issues have been included in our national
development, although they are seen in different setting with
what is commonly practiced in developed countries. Surely
enforcement of these values in an unconstitutional and democratic
manner will only create dangerous situations.

-- Suara Karya, Jakarta