Indonesian Societies’ Disbelief toward Governments

Recently, governments have to face on many burning issues in Indonesia. Those issues have not solved yet until now. Even, the governments themselves involve in those issues. It is very irony when the governments always promise that they will solve those issues have to encounter their own people. It seems that the governments are busy in coping those issues than giving attention to society. The governments’ authority is getting down because of their attitude to society. Thus, many unresolved issues and governments’ involvement as the subjects to the issues makes societies’ beliefs begin to fade away toward governments day by day.

The indication of the societies’ disbelief toward the governments can be proven by many societies who do not vote the general election in local governments. This case rises because societies have bored with the governments’ promises that will bring prosperity, security, and tranquility to Indonesia. In addition, the societies are also made infuriate with the attitude of the governments who have never finished in solving many complex issues in Indonesia. For instance, the issue of Ahmadiyah has not resolved yet. It is because the governments are also not firm and strict to judge this issue. Besides, many pro and contra sides involve in the process of completion of Ahmadiyah’s issue. Indonesian law itself cannot give real contributions to be the foundation of making judgment. The attitude of the governments toward this issue is unclear even though the laws have been made. The societies watch the inconsistency of the governments towards this issue.

Another issue is terrorism which recently happens again in Indonesia. This issue make society fear and anxious if terrors around them. The issue of terrorism always rises as if it is made to hide another issue. For instance, the scandal of Century Bank had burnt when the media show off about terrorism in Aceh. The governments also have never been solved terrorism even though they have been formed Densus 88.

In addition, actually a tsunami attack in Japan recently, also happens in Indonesia but not in the real meaning. The tsunami attack in Indonesia arises because the person number one in Indonesia, Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhonoyo, was reported has abused power by two popular Australian daily news, The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. The news was exactly reported by them on March 11 which coincided with the day of Supersemar. Some people probably were very shock with this new, but some others perhaps that was not astonishing news for them. Perhaps, societies have known about the bad act and behavior of the governments.

However, we, as ordinary societies, cannot blame the governments fully. It is because there are many factors which influence on the creating of policies and laws. Moreover, the Indonesian system also cannot control the governments or even society well because the system, democracy, contents with many kinds interpretation of freedom.

Now, societies are getting more criticize to the governments. Societies’ disbelief toward government is higher and higher because of many complex issues that happen in Indonesia. The condition of Indonesia and the society is also pathetic. The governments should make changes on themselves and also prove to societies that they have the ability to rule the country. Besides, they must think deeply again about the system which is inappropriate to control the society, democracy. As a society, we also have to take part and participate in solving these conditions. We cannot just ignore and silent to the issues.