Jokowi 'Hardik' Kadir NasDem When Explaining DNA Colonized For 350 Years, 'Don't Pat It Down'

President Jokowi and Surya Paloh (Youtube NasDem TV)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) 'rebuked' NasDem cadres when delivering a speech in the context of the 10th Anniversary of the NasDem Party, Thursday, November 11. At that time, Jokowi was alluding to the mentality of being colonized, not having confidence in the children of this nation.

Jokowi wonders why with a series of achievements and a long history, until the struggle for independence from the hands of the invaders, yet it does not raise self-confidence in the community.

"I don't want an inferior mentality, an inlander mentality, a colonized mentality to still be entrenched in the mentality of our nation. Just meeting foreigners is like meeting someone, it's sad. We sometimes look up too much like this, people both eat rice too, "said Jokowi quoted from Youtube NasDem TV.

Jokowi even thought, maybe this is because hundreds of years, Indonesia has been colonized by other nations. So that the mental alias of the colonized DNA is passed down from generation to generation.

"I thought, have we been colonized for too long, still thinking. Could it be that we have an inlander mentality, a colonized mentality, an inferior mentality because of the DNA that was passed down for 350 years of colonization?" Jokowi explained.

Before continuing his speech, Jokowi's statement was greeted with applause by NasDem cadres. Jokowi swiftly forbade it. "Don't be patted!" Jokowi short.

Jokowi continued, Indonesia's achievements, including chairing the G20, should be welcomed positively, raising the spirit that Indonesia is on par with developed countries.

After all, the struggle for independence was not pursued by asking, but rather a long struggle.

"We have to build, start building self-confidence, a sense of optimism as a nation's leader. We must not lose that orientation and that is what is called the change movement, the restoration movement," Jokowi explained.