History today, 10 years ago, May 13, 2016, Vice President (Wapres), Jusuf Kalla (JK) emphasized that communism is a failed ideology. JK based his opinion because countries like Cuba to Russia are no longer fully relying on communism as a fuel for government.
Previously, the issue of communism resurfaced in Indonesia with a commotion. It all started from the increasingly free use of communism-related trinkets by young people. Many people then reminded the community of the dangers of communism.
The Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) has not only ever colored Indonesian politics. The PKI has also etched a dark history. The party with the hammer and sickle symbol is considered to be the mastermind of the abduction and murder of a number of TNI AD generals in the 30 September Movement (G30S) in 1965.
The narrative made the government move against and suppress all kinds of things related to the PKI. As a result, the government disbanded the PKI and communism became a forbidden ideology. There was no chance for communism to grow.
The issue of communism is like lost in the earth. Moreover, after the end of the New Order (Orba) power. Uniquely, surprisingly, communism is considered to have resurged in the era of the Joko Widodo (Jokowi) government.
The narrative developed because more and more communist attributes were sold freely. Not to mention the more and more walls that were scratched with a picture of a hammer and sickle. These signs are considered by some people as the beginning of the PKI revival.
The government also did not stay silent. The owner of the power tried to quell the fear of communism rising again. Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs (Menkopolhukam), Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan considers it unnecessary to be afraid and asks the authorities not to overdo it.
Luhut admitted that he had checked into the field. He saw no signs of communism rising. He also considered the use of hammer and sickle-shaped shirts just a trend.
"Yes, look at it. If there are one or two shirts, this can also be a trend for young people. Look at it, don't overdo it. Someone posted on social media that thousands of people said, where? I checked there was none. I also asked, I checked the field too. There was none. "
"If someone sets the Genjer-genjer song, I told the National Police Chief, just arrest it. Just process it, don't make it up. (If) this is to revive the strength of the PKI, we don't want it either. This is the Minister of Law and Human Rights who is talking, if it's something we'll hit it," said Luhut as quoted by lamandetik.com, May 9, 2016.
The issue of the rise of communism is not only interesting to Luhut. The issue also attracted the attention of Vice President JK. JK emphasized that the emergence of the issue of the revival of communism was only a means of seeking attention on May 13, 2016.
JK emphasized that communism could not possibly arise again in Indonesia. Communism is considered a failed doctrine. JK revealed that countries such as Cuba and Russia no longer use the communist doctrine fully.
JK gave an example that the only country that uses communism fully is North Korea. As a result, communism will not be able to grow in Indonesia, especially in the current conditions.
"Communism is a doctrine and it has proven to be a failure. In almost all countries, the doctrine no longer exists. I don't believe that there will be a communist doctrine that can grow in the current conditions," said JK as quoted by CNN Indonesia, May 13, 2016.
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