Whither Indonesia?

Democracy has given a broad space to the press scrutinizing openly every single occurrence. We become overwhelmed with information. However the well informed public turn disillusioned since the blatant wrongdoings are never handled in just and logic way. We see evils have won many times.

On SBY Leadership

Can you ask a shuttler to be a good soccer player? Or can you ask a back to be a goal-hungry striker? By all means you can't do that. It's not about will, but it's about 'genetic' traits thing you hardly deny. Accordingly you can't complain SBY's inaction on anti-corruption war. That's what he has got. Should you ask him more, you flog the dead horse.

Indonesia’s Low Trust Society

As old proverb goes two head is better than one head. To carry out the big job, the more people are needed. And based on research, only suitable character can fuse different people in a team and get the result. And that character is: Trust.

Are They Serious To Eradicate Corruption?

It looks like President SBY is very serious to get corruption rid of this country by establishing Anti Mafia Task Force. But I feel terrible when I heard at Metro TV last Thursday morning; Deny Indrayana said that the main task of task force is, first, to raise militancy among public on legal issue and, second, to be dismissed.

The Ugly Face of Democracy

The gist:

• America is experiencing big deficit budget caused by financial crisis,
• To plug this America needs money immediately. One of potential source is tax revenue,
• The government can’t do this due to the rebuff of Republican majority in Congress,
• This will keep the prosperity of the rich during the recovery in the expense of benefits for the poor, competitive education, infrastructure and so forth,
• Democracy makes this happen.