Netizens' Unbounded Solidarity For Indonesia

JAKARTA Support from citizens in neighboring countries and Indonesian diaspora shows high solidarity from abroad.

In the midst of the heated situation due to a series of demonstrations that often lead to chaos, a lot of support is given by people from neighboring Southeast Asia to give birth to a new term, SEAbling.

This term comes after a feeling of solidarity from residents abroad. They also feel anger at politicians, who are later referred to as LDR or long distancerage, aka long-range anger.

"Can you turn the motorbike on, can you turn it on?"? No wonder he was angry there, said a snippet of one Malaysian netizen's upload.

He commented on the statement of one of the politicians regarding the death of online motorcycle taxi driver Affan Kurniawan.

Not only getting angry at large, another form of solidarity is sending food through various online motorcycle taxi applications. From Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, London, to Vienna, foreigners began to send food and drinks. Not for themselves, but for Indonesian online food delivery drivers or online motorcycle taxis on the streets.

Digital Culture and Communication Observer Firman Kurniawan explained that the solidarity of residents in Asia Tungga in ojol drivers throughout demonstrations demanding improvement in Indonesia is a form of network society that is networked.

One of the countries that has provided a lot of support to the Indonesian people is Malaysia. Whereas as we all know, relations between Indonesia and Malaysia often heat up.

Had these two countries clashed over batik, about rendang, but when one was injured the other came with warm support. The Thread account @shaminazimkhan encourages Malaysians to provide support by distributing food through the Grab application.

'People of Malaysia, we can give solidarity to our brothers in Indonesia who are struggling. Exchange Grab locations to Jakarta, order food and location sets, food can be ordered to alms,' that's the invitation followed by the hashtag #SolidarityIndonesia #KitaJiran.

This movement reaped appreciation from Indonesian netizens. No wonder, thanks and emotion were scattered on social media. The ojol who received the order uploaded photos of them enjoying their food, as a form of gratitude to those who had sent it.

Chairman of the Presidium of the National Ojol Coalition Andi Kristianto called assistance from abroad a form of sympathy and empathy. This is a supportoral for ojol friends," he said.

Professor of Political Psychology at the University of Indonesia Hamdi Muluk called the action of ordering food for drivers a symbolic movement. According to him, this action is in line with the theory of four-altruism hypothesis in psychology, when empathy encourages people to act prosocially.

"Solidarity is easy to arise because people feel empathy for those who are considered helpless, especially victims of arbitrariness," Hamdi said, citing Tempo.

This kind of solidarity is quickly transmitted due to the existence of a contagion effect or emotional transmission. Social media also accelerated the spread, making solidarity actions spread across countries in just a matter of minutes.

"Mrah, sympathy, or four are spreading more quickly when an incident touches the public's emotions," he said.

Support is also given by Indonesian diaspora in various parts of the world, such as in New York, Melbourne, Canberra, London, Glasgow, and The Hague. Including those who are studying abroad are also moving to use social media to unite forces.

Digital Culture and Communication Observer Firman Kurniawan explained that the solidarity of residents in Southeast Asia to ojol drivers during demonstrations was a form of network society or networking communities.

Firman said this is not a new symptom because since the computer was connected to the internet, the form of a networked society has become a reality.

He gave an example of the 2010 Arab Spring movement or Wallstreet Occupied as proof that at an event there were no local restrictions or only centered on the scene.

Social media, said Firman, is an effective means of informing events by bringing the emotions in them. "I feel angry, angry, sad, concerned about being distributed by time through content. All of them can be felt by content consumers, contracting bulging emotions," said Firman.

Meanwhile, Indonesian diaspora, including students who are studying abroad, also use social media to unite forces, said Firman.

"In addition to this movement as proof of his love for his homeland, the diaspora are not covered by government policies so far. Diaspora sends its concerns in the form of content, which represents the demonstrations he has participated in," he concluded.