Letter to the President
Jan 3rd, 2008, in Opinion, by Guest WriterA letter to president SBY questioning the Indonesian mentality.
Dear Bapak President
Yang Terhormat Bapak President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono,
It must be an unenviable job to be the President of the Republic of Indonesia. I mean who ever thanks the President for anything especially when matters seem to head in a different direction than the one intended?
Your team must be earnestly strategising the next Presidential elections for you. I hope my letter will reach you in time. As always, you have to refute the smear campaigns and face all that mud slinging, especially when it is done in a democratic environment like Indonesia.
You would be ill advised if you use the same manifesto that led you to your first victory. Avoid blaming it on the Economy like Mr. Clinton did because that would incriminate your establishment. You have to use a different strategy.
How about using this slogan instead?
It’s the mentality, stupid.
Also, avoid mentioning the state ideology Pancasila because that too could do some damage and be to your disadvantage.
You could take heed from George Aiken, who said:
If we were to wake up some morning and find that everyone was the same race, creed and color, we would find some other causes for prejudice by noon.
See Bapak President, it is a common human trait to find other causes even though you would graciously give your opponents a handicap in the run up.
Accuse your opponents as Aburizal Bakrie wannabe’s, terrorist sympathisers, bigots, religious hypocrites, political rogues, liars and maligners all – that it is their mentality that impedes nation building and prosperity in Indonesia. That it is their diabolical mentality that has repeatedly wrought unspeakable tribulations upon the rakyat.
That it is not your previous appointment as President that caused earthquakes, tsunami, mudflows, floods, landslides and the volcanoes to erupt. On the contrary it was their stupid collective mentality that caused nature to belch. I am sure that Mr. Gore will gladly support you and declare that it was all the hot air from your opponents that is the cause of Indonesian climate change and calamities.
Should you find this suggestion interesting and of any use in your forthcoming campaign, please direct a few of your campaign staff to register at Indonesia Matters. You see, over at Indonesia Matters, there is a cool collection of mentality missiles that your campaign strategists could use.
I quote a few examples of mentality that can be found at IM.
Comment by Andrew: “¦ widespread mentality in Indonesia – a “mumpung” mentality
Comment by oaklandgirl: “¦ of the 3rd world mentality of religion.
Comment by Hairays: “¦ like the mob mentality”¦uncivilised, ready to “¦
Comment by zalech: “¦ in the stone age mentality and barbaric culture of “¦
Comment by Raden: “¦ this is Indonesian mentality.
Comment by Czeslaw: “¦ his paranoid hate mentality.
Comment by buruh migran: “¦ Look out the mentality of these men..
Comment by luphIndo: “¦ by Arabs- mentality.
Comment by Andrew: “¦ else” mentality. Blaming others.
Comment by Abdul Khalid al Jumhuri: “¦ is the oppressive mentality
Comment by Dimp: “¦ self esteem+mob mentality = tendency for violence. “¦
Comment by Bas: “¦ in the Indonesian mentality to kill opposants.
Comment by Dimp: “¦ have mob mentality.
Comment by Parvita: “¦ do not have the mentality to be a scientist, a thinker,
Comment by Tomaculum: “¦ by the corrupt mentality of many Indonesian.
Comment by Niamh Piperman: “¦ a colonialist mentality.
Comment by El Gran Combo Puertorico: “¦ holier-than-thou mentality
Comment by Cukurungan: “¦ their 7th century mentality and laziness
Comment by Robert: “¦ know where the mob mentality comes from in Indonesia
Comment by Dragonwall: “¦ display the low mentality
Comment by Bas: “¦ that dictatorial mentality.
Comment by Colson: “¦ lack of democratic mentality and attitude
Comment by Shiva: “¦ It is this type of mentality and deciet
Comment by Ross: “¦ to the ugly mentality of such Islamists.
Comment by Sylvester: “¦ the indon worker mentality. Many of them are lazy.
Comment by Jayabaya: “¦ such as corruption mentality
Comment by Odinius: “¦ or intolerant mentality
Comment by Peter: “¦ is the classic mob mentality of many Indonesians
Comment by ausdag: “¦ the narrow-minded mentality
Comment by Foundation One: “¦ “in-group mentality”
Comment by Raden: “¦ rampant corruption mentality
Comment by Anita McKay: “¦ the laid-back mentality
Comment by perseus: “¦ rip-off mentality
Bapak President, just in case you may need a few more –
– begging mentality
– “fixing” things mentality
– King and commoner mentality
– Barbaric mentality
– Mediocre mentality
While the campaign is in your favour, tell them even though America is regarded as the most powerful nation, America too faces a mentality problem. Tell them what George Santayana said but with your astute leadership, Indonesia will not become mentality-enfeebled and for some other George to say the same thing about Indonesia.
America is a young country with an old mentality
Bapak President, you would of course know that when it comes to choosing a winner, it is all in the mind simply because the mind so chooses to believe only in what it chooses to believe in. Twits being the only exception.
Implore the rakyat not to be twits like your opponents. Twirl the rakyat’s minds around your fingers about the disgraceful, degrading and disastrous mentality of your opponents. And most importantly, ensure that you make the rakyat’s minds choose what you believe in.
Once again, Mr. President, you need a clear, cogent and strong strategy to win. It must be one that resonates from Aceh to Zbolo (don’t ask me where it is).
I wish you success.
45 Comments on “Letter to the President”
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iamisaid says:
BREAKING NEWS !
CNN – INDONESIAIn one of the bloodiest battles known in post independent Indonesian history, Jenderal dewaratugedeanom and his elite troopers of 1000 Komodo Dragons fought valiantly against Bapak Oktekorupsipes in the nation’s capital during the wee hours of the morning.
more information of Bpk. Oktekorupsipes at :
https://indonesiamatters.com/1534/state-ideology/In the ensuing battle which has already been referred to locally as Konfrontasi Komodo or KK in short, the elite troopers of Jenderal dewaratugedeanom, feared for their uncompromising ideology to eradicate corruption in all its forms, attacked Bpk. Oktekorupsipes from all quarters.
The latest report has it that Bpk. Oktekorupsipes was seen slithering out of the grounds of the Vice President’s Office and was heading towards the home of Abu Rizal Bakrie, with at least a dozen Komodo Dragons snapping after it.
Tens of thousand Jakartans were dancing hysterically on the streets of Jakarta. In a surreal sense, there was not a single polisi on the streets. Foreigners and tourists have been notified that their safety will be assured and that Blok M is off limits.
~ please excuse us. I have just received additional information. reads from the note handed in…..
Jenderal dewaratugedeanom has issued a new law. Any person convicted of corruption will sent to Komodo Island and be fed to the Komodo Dragons.
We shall update you on the hour on further KK developments in Jakarta.
This is CNN – Indonesia reporting from Jakarta.
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perseus says:
Can they speak Indonesian, or Bahasa Jovo? If not, sorry mate, Javanese are multi-linguistics
Why would they want to? So they can better understand the inane rantings of Javanese nutters like you?
Pass…
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~~~~~ while SERGAP is being televised……..
EXTRAORDINARY ANNOUNCEMENT
CNN – INDONESIA
We apologise viewers for this interruption.
Under the Orders of the Government of the Republic of Komodo, we announce the following:
Citizens of Indonesia,
Our most courageous and beloved Jenderal dewaratugedeanom, Minister of Defence, has overthrown your corrupt Government.
From this auspiscious 10th day of January, in the year 2008, Jenderal dewaratugedeanom who is no other than the reincarnation of Gajah Mada has triumphed the evils of man throughout the land.
From this day 10th day of January, in the year 2008 you are citizens of the Great Empire of Mojopohit.
We declare that from today henceforth there shall no longer be:
1. Corruption in the land. The penalty is to be eaten alive by our hungry Komodo Dragons.
2. Religious Intolerance in the land as you have been given Amnesty Day on 9th January 2008 to go out there and pulverize, blast and anihilate each other before the start of this new chapter of the Mojopohitan Empire.
3. Any currency in the form of the yesteryears. Your Rupiah will be replaced by the new KD – Komodo Dung. You shall find great value in KD. It will serve you for :
3.1 Cleaning up the villages, towns, cities – the whole Empire.
3.2 Serves as fertiliser in your farmland without the need to import.
3.3 Fuel from decomposed KD.
3.4 Shut out foreign interference in our Empire affairs unless they accept payment by container loads of Komodo Dung.
3.5 As cement for your floors and buildings from being hardened with age.4. A new State Ideology is being deliberated in Parliament which shall be made known to you as soon as we overcome the remaining problem called Farquharism.
signed,
The Government of the Republic of Komodo.
I leave you with this dragonian edict from the Government of Komodo.
This is CNN – Indonesia reporting from Jakarta.
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…… and so it was, from that day, there was peace throughout the archipelago of Indonesia.
end of short baloney.
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Aluang Anak Bayang says:
BREAKING NEWS !
AL JAZEERA – SAUDI ARABIA“The other side of the story”
Jenderal dewaratugedeanom, Minister of Defence, has imposed a 24 hours curfew. Any resident seen loitering the street will be shot on sight.
A large scale crackdown on peaceful demonstrators had began on day 1. Independent reliable sources put the human death toll at thousands despite the army reported that no lives were lost. Foreign reporters were rounded up, had their equipments confiscated and deported.
Ayahtollah Dawud Farquhar leading a group of diehard guerillas was last seen heading toward Mindanoa seeking refuge with the Abu Sayaf group.
More report live tonight.
This is Al Jazeera – reporting from Saudi Arabia.
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perseus Says:
January 10th, 2008 at 4:39 am
Can they speak Indonesian, or Bahasa Jovo? If not, sorry mate, Javanese are multi-linguisticsWhy would they want to? So they can better understand the inane rantings of Javanese nutters like you?
Pass”¦
There is a popular Asian sayings, but I doubt if you understand the meaning.
“If one can’t have the mango, one will say it is sour”.
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There is a popular Asian sayings, but I doubt if you understand the meaning.
“If one can’t have the mango, one will say it is sour”.
My mango daquiri is sweet, but thank you for your concern…
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dewaratugedeanom says:
Aluang Anak Bayang said
Can they speak Indonesian, or Bahasa Jovo? If not, sorry mate, Javanese are multi-linguistics
Perseus replied
Why would they want to? So they can better understand the inane rantings of Javanese nutters like you?
No one has to want anything, but what is annoying about Australians is the self-evident and sometimes arrogant use of their ‘lingo’, as if everyone and everybody has to understand and take it for granted.
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@ dewaratugedeanom
Fair dinkum.
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No one has to want anything, but what is annoying about Australians is the self-evident and sometimes arrogant use of their ‘lingo’, as if everyone and everybody has to understand and take it for granted.
Fair crack of the whip, mate… Ever heard of Google. It is how I make sense of a lot of the posts you Indos make…
I have to Google half of the stuff Aluang calls me because it is kinda primitive… Like when he suggested I become a cycle powered taxi driver. (Sorry English has no word for this…) Most Aussies if called a bule would Google it or more likely ignore it. Any phrase of mine you find mysterious — Google will enlighten.
What I have seen of Aluang’s posts make me entirely demotivated to learn his language. As his English is Nazi racist bigoted ranting, why would I assume something profound is lost in translation?
Sorry and all that but somehow I don’t think Aluang will miss me at the Academy of Imperial Mojo Wah Wah Sun Shines Out of His Aristocratic Ass Studies of the Republic of Komodo… Nor I him. 🙂
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Fair crack of the whip, mate”¦ Ever heard of Google. It is how I make sense of a lot of the posts you Indos make”¦
Sorry to hear that. Many Indons are not aware that Ozzie could’t grasp simple busswords. Well, some roos are loose in the top paddock.
I have to Google half of the stuff Aluang calls me because it is kinda primitive”¦ Like when he suggested I become a cycle powered taxi driver. (Sorry English has no word for this”¦)
‘a cycle powered taxi’ is called trishaw in proper English dictionary. New word to add to your Sand Groper & Banana Benders’ dictionary. Macquarie dictionary need to catch up to Oxford, Cambridge, etc.
Most Aussies if called a bule would Google it or more likely ignore it. Any phrase of mine you find mysterious “” Google will enlighten.
Fair dinkum.
What I have seen of Aluang’s posts make me entirely demotivated to learn his language. As his English is Nazi racist bigoted ranting, why would I assume something profound is lost in translation?
Hey cool it, matey. You are acting like a double standard figjam. Your little Nazi Pauline don’t need to go to jail, whereas a Brown man will be locked up for sharing some little truth.
Sorry and all that but somehow I don’t think Aluang will miss me at the Academy of Imperial Mojo Wah Wah Sun Shines Out of His Aristocratic Ass Studies of the Republic of Komodo”¦ Nor I him.
Some truth hurts so your response is insults and more insults.
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Perseus said
Fair crack of the whip, mate”¦ Ever heard of Google. It is how I make sense of a lot of the posts you Indos make”¦
It wasn’t meant personal, but here in Bali we deal a lot with Australians and Google isn’t always at hand.
However, I have lived in Australia for a while and more than once I got the impression that locals (mostly Ango-Saxon), seeing or hearing that you’re not one of them, seemed to enjoy using slang to take the piss out of you and see you embarrassed. Not the best way to achieve mutual understanding, don’t you agree?
From his earlier posts I suppose Aluang Anak Bayang had similar experiences and this may be one of the reasons he sometimes has difficulties keeping his testosterone in check.
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Raden says:
Yth bapak president SBY,
Pls allow me to add a few words to you.
1. Indonesia quit as an OPEC member.
In my opinion, it is not acceptable that we withdrewed as an OPEC members. It is a big setback which we lost the status as an oil producer after 40+ years. In simple term, we are not capable to maintain the heritage status from previous generations.
If I were you, I would exercise my power to perform whatever it takes to prevent it from happening. The preemptive moves that are mandatory to be achieved in your first 2 years of presidency are below.– Why Pertamina privatization is not in place after your 4th year as president ?
– Why do you keep your coordinating energy minister despite of his failure to improve the Indonesian oil reserves ? and his unability to avoid & deal with the Porong disaster ?2. Fuels price hike
If there is the truth the fuels’ local demand much stronger than our production increment rate, then we shall expect the industrialization growth at the level surpassing the old regim of OrBa, the reality is in the opposite site, we have not recovered at the level of 1990s industrialization peak level. The slogan of pak Andi Malarangan (your spokeman) : on “his new paradigm, we do not subsidize products but to subsidize poor people” are not untrue but unproportionately addressing the root cause in this case. We will pay higher fuels if we can see result of economy & industrialization progress like in Thailand’s industrialization for example.If there is the truth our soils have no more hydrocarbon reserves, then why there were no precaution movements for Pertamina venturing exploration under JV or overseas contract sharing with greener neighbours like Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar who may benefit from the Pertamina expertises, afterall Pertamina was one of the national oil icons back in 1950s . What is stopping Pertamina to venture & explore outside of Indonesia to bring back the oil for us in 2005/2006/2007 ? Why Petronas able to do that while Pertamina can not ? Why pak SBY ? I think I am not too much for demanding Pertamina as healty as, as profitable as, as professional as … Petronas. Afterall Petronas still far behind Shell, BP, Exxon as a perfect standard.
If there is the truth that ‘rakyat’ (society) be it the rich or the poor level have to pay the expensive lesson learnt because of the elite’s incompetencies in governing this country ? This incompetencies topics are not exclusive belong to the government but also applicable to our legislative governance. But twisting the fuels price hike to the matter of subsidy to the poors while letting the rich to pay more are completely avoiding the root cause of problems of Indonesia. It is not false but do not address the main topics. In this case pak Andi has done his excellent public speech job but not enough to convince me to touch the root cause matters.
Only you as the president who know the truth, the real answers because you have all the insight, access & confidential data and the ability to think with the heart, with compassion, with justice and moral responsibility to our next generation.
Wassalam pak & hidup Indonesia
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I hope if possible to seek assistance from ICW on the case of this Aburizal Bakrie. But as to Jusuf Kalla and Yusril they are no close secrets to their dirty politic.
Much of what you said like mails to the President are mostly not such high profile protest knowing the consequences since they are still in Indonesia.
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