Jokowi Wants A Battle Of Ideas, Not A Drama Of Soap Opera, A Battle Of Feelings

President Jokowi together with 3 presidential/DOK PHOTO candidates via Instagram @jokowi

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo emphasized that the democracy that must be built when entering the political year is a democracy that displays a fight of ideas, not feelings.

"Because I've seen lately what we've seen is too many dramas, too many dramas, too many soap operas. We're seeing soap operas. The idea fights should be ideas, not feelings fighting," said President Jokowi at the Golkar Anniversary, Monday, November 6.

In his remarks, President Jokowi alluded to the competition in politics as normal, as well as the desire of every presidential candidate to win.

But in addition to competition, the president emphasized that quality democracy, which does not divide, is what must be shown to society, not democracy that vilifies and slanders each other.

Jokowi invites to build democracy that produces solutions to the problems of the nation, which results in strategies for the progress of the nation.

"If there is a fight for feelings, it's a hassle for all of us. I don't have to continue because I'll go anywhere later," said Jokowi.

The President also reminded that presidential and vice presidential candidates (candidates) who win the 2024 election contest should not be arrogant or arrogant.

Likewise, the presidential and vice-presidential candidates who lose the election should not be angry.

"This is a match between members of the family itself, between the nation's children who both want to build our country, Indonesia," said the President.

PDIP's Sad Feelings Left Behind

Long before, PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto PDIP mourned the abandonment of Jokowi's family. Even though many civiles have been given by the party bearing the bull symbol.

"We love and give such great privilege to President Jokowi and his family, but we are abandoned because there are other requests that have the potential to violate the preordination of goodness and the Constitution," said Hasto in a written statement.

"At first we just prayed that it didn't happen, but it really happened," continued Hasto.

Hasto hopes that this dark democracy can pass. Moreover, party members and cadres bearing the bull symbol from the start always escorted President Jokowi tirelessly from regional head elections (pilkada) to presidential elections (pilpres).

But lately they have to look at constitutional disobedience and legal engineering at the Constitutional Court (MK) to nominate Gibran.

"And the people already understand who left who for the sake of power's ambition," he concluded.