There is no doubt that Pancasila, as the ideology of
Indonesia, has the full power of empowering the unity in diversity from Sabang
to Merauke. For most of Indonesian people, believing five-points of Pancasila
as the basic principles of Indonesia’s nation-state, is totally final,
consisting of belief in the one and only God, just and civilized humanity, the
unity of Indonesia, democracy guided by the inner wisdom in the unanimity
arising out of deliberations amongst representatives, and social justice for
the whole of the people of Indonesia. To absorb comprehensively all the
concepts above, Indonesia’s education system, from primary to secondary school,
then next to university, includes the completely principled values of Pancasila
in curriculum in a long time, previously well known as Citizen and Pancasila
Subject (PPKN), then modified to Citizen Education Subject (PKN). “This program,
is aimed to form students the personality and character building, which are
fundamental efforts from school and teacher to student”, said the former of
education minister, Muh Nuh. It means all the Indonesian people who had ever
experienced in formal education before, must absorb perfectively values of
Pancasila, to be better citizen. But, unfortunately, meeting with momentous
politic in democracy era becomes the big challenge for Pancasila’s ideology,
due to indicate the existence of Pancasila abuse conducted by some politician.
For an instance of the case, in more days ago, Muslimin
Bando, as incumbent of Enrekang regency as well as one of the participants
against blank box in simultaneous local election in 2018, that said, “whoever
someone will vote blank box as their choice is no Pancasila” – “tidak pancasilaist in Bahasa”.
Inevitably, there has been as one of the hot contentious subjects amidst societies
on the words. Many of people in such Enrekang people have condemned the
statement because of the stark contrast with democracy values, even if it is
connected to the basic principles of Pancasila. In order to come a slight doubt
about the understanding of Pancasila principles from Muslimin Bando as one of
the local leaders in the province of South-Celebes. His statement is extremely
unfortunate, because he is not only as a leader, but also as teacher before
being politician. By consideration of this, if a leader understands
comprehensively the essential meaning of Pancasila as Indonesia’s ideology in
particular of pollical world, he or she must keep to benefit words wisely in
responding an opposite movement. Thus, they not only must memorize it, but also
do more and more to run up Pancasila values in their societies, with not to
abuse Pancasila as the fulfilment of individual and group interest.
Further explanation to the case, hence, in common
knowledge, Pancasila and democracy ties are undeniable sides, in which
Pancasila is the profound foundation of Indonesian people in the way of nation,
state and society life, then linked to democracy – a piece of Pancasila
principles”. It means the values of democracy must espouse to spread and
flourish the fundamental massages of Pancasila. Moreover, a leader is one of
the great instruments to internalize and externalize Pancasila values while
running up their personal life and responsibilities as the government in
democracy system. By a big expectation, the comprehensive-implemented Pancasila
in all the lives is an inevitable hope to carry out the quality of Indonesian
life. Therefore, based on the belief above, Indonesian people and stakeholders
have to play the utmost role of implementing Pancasila in all the fields
especially in political arena. Because of the momentous political chain from
2018 to 2019, the first one is simultaneous local election in 2018, and then
the second one is continued in legislative and finally next to president
election in 2019. In facing the democracy party, adhering the principles of
Pancasila may be avoided by candidates to win the battle of election.
Yet, it is more interesting to note that, how to
anticipate anything severe potential obstacles in holding elections, in order
to shape the political atmospheres more stable and more peace. The best way is
that learning mis-interpretation of Pancasila and reflecting Pancasila abuse
are a must, particularly for a leader at the time. In since time immemorial, as
well as I am concerned to interpret five-points of Pancasila, it has taught
Indonesian people to totally love liberty, equality, and fraternity in
Indonesia life in diversity – “all in one, one in all”. At the moment,
prioritizing to introduce and to implement the term of liberty and equality
have to pay most attention for experiencing the stability of the election. It
means the liberty encourages freedom inside people individually as political
human, or having political rights. If
candidates and their teams do strive to pressure voters or to use the hatred
and state symbol as political tools, they would completely have ruined the
power of Pancasila and democracy, essentially. That is absolutely opposite with
political rights owned by each people as being independent human. “Independent
could be reflected on the emancipated goals to separate people from injustice
such as all of the discriminated forms and limited right, (Yudi Latif, Negara
Paripurna: 384). This notion is fundamental parts of Pancasila’s basic
principles, and how Pancasila go hand in hand with democracy demand.
With mentioned-above points, using massively the role of
UKP-PIP (Pancasila Ideology Coaching Unit),
had in the middle of the year 2017 been established under Joko Widodo’s
administrative to maintaining state ideology. The agency, that is led by Yudi
Latif, is to re-empower several functions consisting of formulating the general
policy of Pancasila ideology coaching, forming the main lines of Pancasila’s
ideology and making the roadmap of Pancasila ideology coaching. In addition to
this, UKP-PIP is also functioned to supporting, evaluating, and proposing
strategic steps for running up Pancasila ideology coaching as well as
conducting the interrelation and cooperation amongst institutions in Pancasila
ideology coaching. By the establishment of UKP-PIP, therefore, the widespread
impacts amidst Indonesian societies, in particular of the leaders, could be run
un effectively. It could be clearly seen, if candidates, in simultaneous local
election, take the essential part, not only to introduce the principles of Pancasila,
but also to implement it to gain the triumph, in election process either pre or
post voting. Therefore, with strongly belief, pondering with the comprehensive
meaning of Pancasila and encouraging the Indonesian people to implement it, are
very indispensable aspects to resolve on both dispute and chaos may be
potentially existing in democracy party.
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This essay has been published in online media: Jurnal Intelijen.net http://jurnalintelijen.net/2018/02/01/refusing-pancasila-abuse-simultaneous-local-election/
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