Peaceful be my country
Peaceful be my country
From Rakyat Merdeka
Indonesia is now entering a significant stage in its history. What has been done and what will be done will greatly affect the future of the country. The problems that have arisen are diverse, complicated and inter-related.
It is frequently heard or read in the electronic and print media that political parties, in their campaigns, justify any means to achieve their goals. To woo supporters, they present themselves as simply something different from the New Order, without really looking for a new format which will suit the present condition of the country.
The prevailing condition is not conducive at all, so it is deemed necessary to describe in general the targets to be reached: (i) putting an end to the economic crisis and bringing the reform drive to conclusion in an intensive and conceptual manner; (ii) making the general election a success in terms of security, transparency, honesty and fairness and (iii) ensuring the general assembly of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) will be held democratically and will come up with a new and broader state policy, the election of a new president and a new vice president.
These three items on the national agenda constitute a significant momentum to respond to future challenges. Therefore, the entire nation should take concerted actions to contribute to a basic overhaul of the state order. Only then will we be able to move forward with a new pattern of thought and deal with: (a) foreign threats; (b) domestic disturbances such as pitting one group against another in terms of ethnicity, religion and racial origin; (c) attempts to cause national disintegration and dump the state's ideology, the Constitution and national unity; and (d) possible collapse of national development.
It must be understood that the ongoing crisis can be safely overcome and the reform drive successfully brought to a conclusion if all the people work hard together and mobilize all their abilities and capacities for the good of their beloved country, Indonesia.
SRIYONO
Jakarta