Save the country from ruin

Save the country from ruin

From Suara Karya

Members of the political elite in responsible positions are
holders of a public mandate who should bring about improvements
for the nation. Their policies should therefore benefit the
interests of the public at large.

The handling of national economic and security issues,
however, have caused widespread disappointment so that the public
are now skeptical about all policies adopted by the government.

This is because policies tends to favor particular political
groupings instead of the majority, while the role of control
institutions cannot be relied upon. The members of the political
classes are busily doing all they can to ensure the victories of
their parties in the 2004 general election.

If things continue like this, general elections, no matter how
often they are held, will not be objective or benefit the
ordinary people, whose economic situation is worsening. In the
meantime, public attempts to seek justice are treated with
disdain, or even with repression, by law enforcers.

Yet the public are still pinning their hopes on a number of
leaders who loyally defend the nation's integrity despite bitter
criticism, and do not want to see the nation continue to be
economically dependent on foreign countries and politically
divided.

REZA S.
Jakarta