Sontoloyo Song: Ajian Fadli Zon Criticizes Jokowi's Government Ahead Of The 2019 Presidential Election

JAKARTA - President Jokowi's remarks regarding sontoloyo politicians reap polemics. Words that come out of the president's mouth are considered unethical. Jokowi's political ethics are questioned. Criticism and condemnation of flooding Jokowi in the world of mass media to cyberspace.

Fadli Zon does not want to be left behind. The politician from the Gerindra Party chose a different critique medium. The word 'mutiara' Sontoloyo was actually used as Fadli Zon and his friends as a song. The song stripped Jokowi's government of corruption. Sontoloyo, "he said.

Politicians do not want to waste the political year in the context of the 2019 presidential election. They moved close to prospective voters to support their benefits. Problems arise. Not a few politicians take advantage of the momentum in a less civilized way.

Many politicians choose to be bad against politics. This narrative makes the climate argue that ideas are not the main thing. The politicians do not hesitate to use all kinds of methods. They do political hatred to politicization of religion.

President Jokowi, who happened to run again in the 2019 presidential election, also observed it. He considered the political climate too hot. The nuances of hatred for him began to spread. Jokowi called such methods uncivilized.

Jokowi also told his people to be careful in the political year on October 23, 2018. He mentioned the political year of many sontoloyo politicians. The label of sontoloyo politicians is given to politicians who recklessly do everything in order to win.

The case is that the sontoloyo diction chosen by Jokowi is considered too harsh by some people. Sontoloyo language is believed to be an uncivilized word. Moreover, the one who greets an Indonesian President.

He considered such a word to be able to divide unity and integrity. There is no longer any eastern identity that is considered to often uphold good words and manners.

"Actually, this starts from political affairs, which actually every five years there must be. It is used what is called uncivilized, unethical, non-indonesian political ways. Political ways of fighting each other, slanderous political ways, political ways that divide only to seize a seat, a power, eliminate all means.

"That's why I said, the sontoloyo politician, yes, I was annoyed. I never used words like that. Because I was annoyed, I came out (sontoloyo). I usually can brake. But I'm annoyed, so what," said Jokowi as quoted by the COMPASS.com page, October 24, 2018.

The words Sontoloyo from Jokowi often disturbs politicians. They expressed criticism in various media. Some are in the form of comments through the mass media. There is also anger through various social media.

Fadli Zon also appeared to be one of those who criticized Jokowi's sontoloyo's statement. However, he chose his own protest steps. He tried to use the creative medium to protest. Fadli realized that the political year should not only be vented with anger, but must be cheerful.

This manifestation made Fadli create a poem entitled Sontoloyo. The poem is like a summary of all kinds of sins of the Jokowi government. Fadli criticized the skyrocketing Indonesian economy, whereas the opposite. Difficulty finding work until the government likes food imports.

Fadli tried to accumulate everything. He then put up the same label as Jokowi. He described Jokowi's government as: the sontoloyo regime. The lyrics are provocative: You said the economy skyrocketed/Even though it was missed.

Later Fadli collaborated with musician Ahmad Dhani (Dewa 19) to realize his poetry into a song and have a video clip. The time for making the video clip is short because it is not a serious plan.

As a result, Fadli and Sang Alang and Ahmad Dhani tried to introduce the song on December 1, 2018. Fadli uploaded the video clip of the song via his Twitter / X account @fadlizon and appeared on the video Legend youtube channel. The three -- Fadli, Dhani, Alang -- in a compact video clip wearing a t-shirt that reads Sontoloyo.

The song Sontoloyoviral is everywhere. People who initially only heard rumors immediately looked for it. Pros and cons also enveloped the song. Everything because Indonesia will face the upcoming 2019 presidential election.

The government does not prohibit the circulation of the song Sontoloyo at all. In the end, the presence of the song Sontoloyo proved that freedom is still in Indonesia.

"The song is from my poem, Sontoloyo. It's spontaneous. So I think the word is interesting because that's the word pearl chosen by President Jokowi. So at that time I made a poem. So yes, we've been chatting for a while, don't make it two hours. There is no special preparation, don't make it up, just print clothes. This is part of the election that is happy," said Fadli Zon, quoted on the detik.com page, December 3, 2018.