The Egyptian Revolution of Learning

The Egyptian Revolution of Learning

M. Zamroni

JAKARTA (AFP) Indonesia could meet the same fate as Egypt and Tunisia because of three main factors causing the anger of the people of Egypt and Tunisia, the rampant practice of corruption, democracy is less mature, and the food crisis, is also found in Indonesia. 

The warning was delivered by former Vice President Jusuf Kalla, chairman of Muhammadiyah Din Syamsuddin, former House Speaker Akbar Tandjung, and international observers from the University of Parahyangan Bandung Dr Andrew Hugo Pareira separately in Jakarta on Monday (20 / 2). 

According to Kalla, the people of insurgency against the government occurred because these countries have "resistance" from within, namely kebebas-an/demokrasi the less, the problem of corruption, and economic crisis mainly soaring food prices and basic necessities. 

In Tunisia and Egypt, said Jusuf Kalla, his people are not poor. But, freedom of democracy is very small, and practices corruption is prevalent. 
"In Indonesia, liberty is not minimal, even excessive. We also have a potential problem because of the volatility of food, increased poverty and unemployment and combating corruption effort is not completed. Egypt and Tunisia were volatile due to food crisis," he said. 

Din Syamsuddin also considered, a background of massive demonstrations in Egypt because of the practice of injustice in society. Moreover, governments in the famous Mesir authoritarian and dictatorial. 

According to him, the incident could be a lesson for leaders around the world because the people will overthrow the authoritarian government. 
"Genesis in Egypt and Tunisia has become. Lesson for the ruling regime to prevent jnain around with power," he said, hoping the incident does not befall Indonesia. 
Akbar Tanjung argued, the revolution such as Tunisia is a phenomenon that is now being imitated Arabic Egypt. 

The existence of this phenomenon in the Arab revolution, because the objective conditions of the people there are very closed and no freedom. "We have momentum Tunisia comes first. They want to do the same thing. Moreover, there are Egyptian opposition figure called El Baradei," he said. 

According to Akbar, who ruled Egypt was the military. If at any time the military has not support longer lasting pemenn Hosni Mubarak, then the army could pull its support. Under these conditions precisely. Hosni Mubarak should go abroad 
Keep the army said, you (Hosni Mubarak) had no legitimacy anymore. You should resign and go abroad, "he said. 

Andreas Hugo Pareira said, the reform process chaotic, the national leadership that increasingly lost confidence, and high rates of poverty it is not likely to return to Indonesia. He sees criticism of interfaith leaders who called the government lied on some programs work is an expression of public discontent. "In my opinion, this will accelerate the process of community dissatisfaction to rolling resistance movement against the government," said Andreas. 

He explained that the political upheaval in the Middle Eastern countries in recent weeks teiakhir is like a wave that moves with the power struggle broke higher from one country to another. 

According to him, turmoil. Middle East proverbial fourth wave of democracy after the Second World War from Southern Europe, Latin America, East Asia-SE now to the Middle East. "The trigger is the authoritarian regime of tyranny, poverty, and injustice," said Andreas. 

Anis Matta also saw the movement as a revolution in the Meat-portrait of the history of Indonesia's reform in 1998. Movements in Egypt, according to Anis, difficult place in Indonesia.  "The face in Egypt is currently the same as those we face in the reform era in 1998. But, this incident in the Egyptian context is different and difficult to occur again in Indonesia. This is because poverty is rampant," said Anis. 
He said that public trust in President Susilo Bambang Yudho yono (SBY |. Mainly on l *- iiegakan law, are very low. However, it is, according to Anis, not to trigger the possibility of a massive revolution in Indonesia  "Distrust of the people against the government, especially the politicization of law, becomes a problem. However, the pattern is not the same, said Anis. 

Confidence in the government, according to Anis, is also lower because of rising inflation unusually high. Increase in prices of basic foods are also considered to exacerbate the government's image on Anish eyes of the people. "However, it seems there has been no public outrage for that direction," he said. Chairman of the Constitutional Court (MK) Mahfud MD, said the political upheaval in Egypt would not "creep" into lndo-nesia.  "I do not believe upheaval in Egypt" creep "over here (Indonesia). I think President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) did not make the mistake of deliberate and overt. If (Hosni) Mubarak blatant and intentional," said Mahfud to reporters in Jakarta on Monday (20 / 2). 

He considered, in Indonesia just ordinary political upheaval between who do not like and who like "If there is, unlike in Egypt, involving thousands of people," he said 
This was revealed Mahfud respond to some of the alarming statement in Tunisa revolution and the upheavals Egypt has the potential to be "creep" into Indonesian 
Triggers the emergence of resistance to power, he said, usually due to the food crisis, le-mahnya purchasing power, poverty, injustice, and chicanery of the ruling government 

Meanwhile, the voice of moral movement of interfaith leaders who criticized the government of SBY now lies barely heard from again.However, not because melempam, but they are still waiting for the realization of the promises of SBY. 
Pascabertemu with Yudhoyono at the Presidential Palace, according to members of the Governing Body Movement Interfaith leaders Romo Benny Soe-setyo, they behave cooling down first.However, they still see what the SBY-related criticism that the government lies.  "We do not sluggish, now we give the government a chance to prove all settlement k? .- Of the cases to restore people's trust," says Father Benny. 
He said the clerics do not give a deadline to the government to solve all the nation's problems, because there is no limit moral appeal "The government must immediately improve itself to focus on overcoming the food crisis and energy crisis. Because this is a dangerous thing, might be happening as in Egypt. Dissatisfaction will make people move, "he said 

As is known, the level of public confidence in the government increasingly eroded. It is marked by the emergence of many protests that never stops conducted by the extra-parliamentary movement.  A meeting of activists and cross-community element, some time ago, the waves reinforce the distrust of government led by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.