INDONESIAN YOUTH CHARACTERISTIC
We
often hear that youth generation is the successor of a country and the agent of
change. That is not only an idiom. If we look backward, there were so many
changing caused by the youth. Take for example 83 years ago, all of youth
across Indonesia gathered in one place to announce their unity, which is known
as “Sumpah Pemuda”. This is also the beginning for Indonesia to reach its
independency. Another reason is in 1998, when Soeharto is deposed by a million
of youth around Indonesia and then democracy exists till now. Those examples prove
that youth generation takes a big deal in a change. Bung Karno also said “Give
me ten youth, and I will change the world”.
It
is a good thing knowing the characteristic of Indonesian youth when they fight
for a justice and struggling for their country. However, if we see the reality
as a democracy country nowadays, they often misused the meaning of democracy
itself. We must be very common with a demonstration which is behalf the name of
democracy. Demonstration is actually an act which shows that someone is still
care with an unfair situation. Nevertheless, there are so many youth that
commit the demonstration without knowing what they are fighting for, and without
knowing what the problem is. They are paid and often being used by irresponsibility
individual who wants to make a chaos.
It
must be stopped. This condition is really not appropriate with the statement
that youth as the successor of a country. Besides, it will be very embarrassing
when the youth of Indonesia are known by its violence. Doing demonstration is
fine, as long as we hold the nature of demonstration, free but full of
responsibility. Otherwise we can use the other way such as discussion or
something like that. Finally, the conclusion is we have to be the youth that
have a characteristic. Which characteristic? Have a big responsibility and
fighting for a justice.
PATRIA HANDUNG
JAYA
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