It was only around a month ago, on 9th May 2009, we held the General Election in Indonesia for choosing the Legislative Members. All along the campaign process, a month before the big event, the whole streets were heavily polluted with posters, banners and even paper posters. Each of it contained sweet heavenly promises, God knows if it’s real or not.
Did we even know the candidates? Oh, we did not. Seriously did not. They just appeared out of nowhere, lots of them, like fungus in rainy season. We could not even differentiate which one is edible and which one is deadly. Worse, those funguses had attractive appearances. With different colors and sizes, yet we did not know what it contained.
It’s all the same like those candidates, bathe in hypocrisy, pretending like they’re as white as paper, as holy as saints. Under the power of the media, they created a new image of themselves. Telling venomous lies that they were the protector of the nation, clean from any vile sins. Against corruption. Fighting for the country’s welfare. Yet it was just a clothing of lamb’s fur in getting big fat cash for their lust and the instance of fame.
They worshipped themselves. Strongly believed that they are the right ones for the nation, maybe not even realizing that their own narcissistic side has consumed themselves. Could we even put our faith in these people? We did not even know whether the ones who won at the last election were the right people. God knows. All we know that they’re raised by the media, licking their narcissistic sides.
“Close to the Farmers”?
“Defender of the Weaks”?
“Corruption Fighters”?
“Religious Leader”?
Duh, please…
Apparently they also have James Bond-like candidate:
"Oh, please saves our asses, James Bond-sama!!!" *insert woeful wails here*
Nb: Not all the candidates are like that, so no hard feelings. But still… it’s like searching for needles in the hay.
Natasha Humaira
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I agree with you, Natt. In general election in Indonesia for choosing legislative members around a month ago,actually we did not know the candidate deeply. Maybe some people chose the candidate because of the party or maybe because the candidate are their family or something like that in which between them have a relation. I think we did not know the candidate because so many party in our country. Because of that I think our government have to make some rule to limit the party that will be exist in our country. So, we can know the candidate deeply.
Thank you.
Reni Fitriyanti
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Comment by reni — May 9, 2009 @ 1:51 PM |
@Reni
Idem ditto. It seemed like they’re voting in a child’s play. Imbecile acts
Comment by Ah, Satan! — May 9, 2009 @ 6:00 PM |
I agree with you, it is quite difficult for us to choose the best candidate, sometime it just like puzzle. may be that is the reason why people do not choose any candidates at all.
Comment by Febriana Candra Rizki — May 10, 2009 @ 7:09 AM |
@Candra
Yes. I didn’t say that their action is correct, but apparently they couldn’t believe any candidate from the available ones.
Comment by Ah, Satan! — May 10, 2009 @ 7:12 AM |
I think that’s the politic.I can say politic is “the art to take a power”.So the candidates need “political narcissim” to interest sympathy from public.Although everyone haven’t see the candidates just from the cover, but the reality is we will see them from what they look like first.
Everyone cann’t see what the candidates want to do after they elected from the election.Even though if we know their real intertion, it’s not guaranted that they will do like their plan before.Because the esential attributes of human is dynamics, they can change anytime.
But I believe the particular in Indonesia are smart and have capability to choose the best one without influence from “political narsissism”.
Comment by rethapink — May 10, 2009 @ 7:24 AM |
True, but apparently the people who lives in the suburbs or the countryside is very fragile towards persuasion and sweet deathly promises. Actually if we have a place-to-place seminar to educate the voters in picking the right candidate, that shouldn’t be a problem.
Comment by Ah, Satan! — May 10, 2009 @ 7:46 AM |
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