New Order and Old Order

New Order and Old Order

From Suara Karya

People seem to be unaware of the fact that the New Order uses the same Constitution as was used by the Old Order. So the same Constitution is used by two governments which are antagonistic with each other. What then, really, makes the New Order different from the Old Order? It is evident that the "spirit of the state functionaries" mostly determines the process of the state history within one particular era.

History reveals to us that the Old Order took the path that was a deviation from the principles of the state guidelines. While the New Order is maintaining the state guidelines through better and deeper understanding of Pancasila (state philosophy), archipelagic concept, national resilience, and Pancasila democracy, to name a few. In other words the New Order wishes to consequently and truly implement Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution.

With this in mind, the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Indonesia's independence should be made a momentum for launching a "moral movement", through which the nation will maintain, and refresh, the spirit of the Aug. 17, 1945, proclamation.

M FUAD NASAR S SO

Jakarta