What are they afraid of?

What are they afraid of?

Why is a "certain political elite" afraid of Megawati becoming
their next president?

I was born in Jakarta and have been living in Indonesia for 24
years and love this nation and its people tremendously, but
lately do not understand why "they" are making all this fuss
about Ibu Megawati becoming the next president. Or do I
understand incorrectly?

The people of Indonesia have said clearly that they want
change and have said clearly that they want Ibu Megawati as their
next president, so why is it becoming all of a sudden such a
problem for this "political elite". Is it because they are afraid
of losing their comfortable lives? Or is it that they are afraid
that all of a sudden they are to become accountable for their
past performances, their sins and bad deeds? Or is it maybe that
they do not want to give up their comfortable lives? Is it maybe
that they do not want Indonesia to become a nation of loving,
honest, hard-working and proud people? Is it maybe that they
still want to cling to their power, and suppress the majority of
the people of Indonesia? Have they not learned from the past?

Please, let us forget our differences and together build this
beautiful nation under the leadership of whoever people will
choose to be their next president, to become a nation in which
democracy has triumphed, and one in which we all could be proud
to say, "I am Indonesian".

FRITS HENSKES

Jakarta