Calls Anies Baswedan A Clickbait Figure, Ade Armando: It Doesn't Matter If He's Stupid As Long As His Popularity Is High In The Media

JAKARTA - Lecturer of the Department of Communication, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Indonesia (FISIP UI), Ade Armando called Anies Baswedan's figure like a clickbait in the media world. Anies' comments or views on flooding or problems in the capital city are deliberately packaged in language that is easy for the media to remember and easy to quote.

Unfortunately, the DKI Jakarta Governor's clickbait weight is completely low. Instead of displaying 'classy' comments, Anies's hobby is more on ridiculous or funny comments. For example, said Ade Armando, about flooding. Anies said that the receding flood did not only rely on gravity but the performance of the DKI Provincial Government.

"This isn't wrong, but it also doesn't mean anything. Even the most common people understand that shrinking can't just rely on nature, it must be intervened by technology, so why do Anies talk nonsense like this," said Ade quoted from a Youtube broadcast. Cokro TV, Wednesday, November 3rd.

Or Anies' comment about last year's flood, which said that small children like to play when the flood arrives. The impression of Anies' comments is that they let children be in danger or want to build an image that flooding is not a serious problem.

Ade suspected that Anies's casual statement was to keep his popularity alive. On the political stage, Anies deliberately, constantly utters sentences that are easily quoted by the media and social media so that he continues to be the subject of conversation.

When it appears in the media, it naturally spreads. Not only Anies supporters but also his haters despite the stupid comments from this number one person in DKI Jakarta. The impact of talking about Anies' stupid comments, according to Ade, has led to popularity.

Not surprisingly, in various surveys, Anies' name is in the top 3 presidential candidates along with Ganjar Pranowo or Prabowo Subianto. In the opposing camp with Anies, there are considerations to no longer talk about it for reasons of popularity.

"No matter how stupid he wants to be, he just doesn't give a stage. But is this really true? Frankly, I've never learned that saying silencing a bad candidate for leadership is the right tactic," said Ade.

Ade said that despite the high level of Anies' popularity in the media, the number of people who said they would vote for Anies was much lower. That is, a character is not shaped by the quantity of news coverage but also by how he is continuously portrayed by the media or netizens.

"Let the public open their eyes and this must be done because Anies is a potential candidate to become President in 2024. The public must know the quality of the people who will be elected as president," explained Ade.