YOGYAKARTA - Open ideology offers flexibility and adaptability which makes it the foundation of a dynamic country. So what are the characteristics of open ideology?

This article will explore more deeply the characteristics inherent in open ideologies as a solid foundation for a country in facing the challenges of an era that continues to change.

Reporting from the Journal of Justisia. Vol. 3 No. 9, June 2017, open ideologies have unique characteristics, namely their values and ideals come directly from the depth of their spirituality, morals, and cultural wealth of the people.

The open ideological foundation is built from consensus or mutual agreement in society, not a state engineering product, but inherently and found in the midst of social life.

Thus, open ideologies belong to all elements of the nation, where each individual can reflect on himself. The existence of an open ideology is not only acceptable, but also essential.

It can be concluded that an authentic and relevant ideology will have its roots in the views and philosophy of the nation, so that it can transform in line with the progress of the nation's society and intellectuality.

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Pancasila, as the ideology of the Indonesian nation and state, has a unique root. It should be noted that Pancasila was not born from the thought of individuals or certain groups, as was the case with other ideologies in the world.

Reporting from the paper by A. Aco Agus, Faculty of Social Sciences, Makassar State University, Pancasila comes from noble values that have lived and developed in Indonesian society long before this country was formed.

The traditional values, cultural wealth, and religious values that are the views of the Indonesian people's lives are the main foundations of the formation of Pancasila.

In order to remain relevant and able to answer the challenges of the times, Agus explained that an ideology needs to establish a dynamic relationship with society and its nation.

Thus, ideologies will be open and anticipatory, even having the ability to reform themselves in responding to changes in accordance with the aspirations of the people.

Therefore, so that ideology can effectively accommodate the aspirations of the community in achieving common goals in the life of society, nation and state, dynamic and open nature becomes a necessity.

Various elements, both from outside and from within the country, also influence the challenges faced by Pancasila as the nation's ideology. There are external factors that play a role among others:

Meanwhile, internal factors that contribute to the challenges of Pancasila include:

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