Youth and politics

Youth and politics

There is enough reason to believe that more than any previous
election, the general elections of 1997 will be a historical
landmark, which will determine the future of this nation. This is
true in the sense that the 1997 general elections will determine
whether the leadership of this nation will remain in the hands of
the New Order. Consequently it will also determine whether our
national development efforts, as a realization of Pancasila, will
proceed.

For this reason, the younger generation, which, according to
the historical experience of any nation makes up the vanguard in
the march towards progress, truly realizing that this nation's
future is in their hands. This means that it is particularly by
them that this nation's unity and cohesion will be determined.
The question of whether we will be able to take the best possible
advantage of the rapid developments that are taking place on the
global as well as regional stage will also be very much
determined by them.

Therefore, it is to be hoped that the diverse leanings among
our younger generation will not turn them into vanguards of
national disunity, or cause them to be used as tools for
accommodating the dissatisfactions of those who refuse to see the
achievements which Indonesia has scored.

-- Suara Karya, Jakarta