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