the ghost of nation
In the canteen of Badan Pengawas Pasar Modal dan Lembaga Keuangan (Bapepam-LK), we grouped, several stock exchange journalists.
We had our meal and chat. We told peculiar stories about all ministers in this nation (I won't tell you which minister cause it will invite me another sue..hehe..).
We laughed to the death for the stories, until I mechanically played this song from my handphone,
Arise ye workers from your slumbers
Arise ye criminals of want
For reason in revolt now thunders
and at last ends the age of cant.
Now away with all your superstitions
Servile masses arise, arise!
We'll change henceforth the old conditions
And spurn the dust to win the prize.
Then come comrades rally
And the last fight let us face
The Internationale
Unites the human race.
And the crowd stopped!!!
Hans, a Kontan reporter asked, "What song is it?"
"Internationale" I said.
"Sounds familiar," Luhut replied. He is a Investor Daily reporter. "It's the international song for communist."
Another four journalist looked at me, half panic.
"Yes, it is." I said. "Something bad from this lyric?"
"Don't you know that communist ignore God, reject them." Firman, an Antara journalist replied.
"Wowowow.. if that so, then why don't you guys terrified of Capitalist? Some of them are atheist too!" I replied.
"Or.. do you think all capitalist accept God and obey them? Where is God in a capitalist who exploits his labor with a very small salary, that almost make them impossible to pray for exhausted? Both capitalist and communist are secular thinking. Not all communist are atheist, neither all capitalist are theist."
Wulan, a Republika journalist, added my answer. "Do you guys remember when we were children and always been obligated to watch and make a resume about G/30 S movie? It's not a horror movie, but always make us terrified everytime we heard 'communist' word. We were brainwashed since we were a kid!"
"Yup. And you guys still acted as that stupid children after this big political changing in the country. Helloo.. you guys are journalist," I replied.
"You sounds like communist, now.." Hans said.
"For Suharto and some nowadays ruler, perharps I am. Although my reason for not voting in national election is the inability of nowadays politician enforcing Islamic principle,"
Well, it's clearly not easy to erase the brainwashing effect of General Soeharto, the theist who responsible for brutal murder of 700 Tanjung Priok's Moslem, and more than a million PKI's voter--suspected voter of PKI.
And they responded my statement, as a ghost of a nation's speaking! :) I really wonder where is the terrifying part from internationale lyric.. here is the rest,
We peasants, artisans and others,
Enrolled amongst the sons of toil
Let's claim the earth henceforth for brothers
Drive the indolent from the soil.
On our flesh for too long has fed the raven
We've too long been the vultures prey.
But now farewell to spirit craven
The dawn brings in a brighter day.
No saviour from on high delivers
No trust we have in prince or peer
Our own right hand the chains must shiver
Chains of hatred, greed and fear.
Ere the thieves will out with their booty
And to all give a happier lot.
Each at his forge must do his duty
And strike the iron while its hot.
11 pendapat:
Apa ada garansi kalo dengan prinsip Islam, nanti negara akan maju?
Bukan negara Islam, tapi cukuplah politisi muslim (sekitar 80% dari total politisi Indonesia) menegakkan prinsip Islam, yakni satu Tuhan dan satu rasul.
1 God means, worshipping other god such as kuasa, kroni, parpol, dan kekayaan dengan mengorbankan pertanggungjawaban ummat-yang jadi amanat Allah-adalah syirik.
1 rosul means enforcing the obligation to apply Islamic leader character: siddiq/jujur, amanah/tepercaya, tabligh/ komunikatif, dan fathonah/bijak.
saya belum melihat satupun parpol menjalankan itu.. T_T
Wah, tulisanmu apik tenan. penuh dengan metafora. majas. aosiasi. nganti aku rak dong! (salahe nganggo bahasa sanskrit, dadine aku gak iso komentar serius!)
Kenapa ngga vote berdasarkan what they have to offer untuk memajukan negara?
"penuh dengan metafora. majas. aosiasi. nganti aku rak dong" (juga contoh bahasa yang buruk. mengingatken saya pada penyiar radio gelap di kampung yang bilang, "Ndes, ojo turu sik! malam masih panjang, ada satu tembang dari Didi kempot spesial untuk...") XD
PL, iya politik akan sangat deseptif jika didasari nafsu berkuasa. tapi jika didasari kesadaran menjaga amanat Allah, yang tecermin dari perilaku politik, saya pikir tak akan segitunya.
biar aman, saya sih memberi hak politik berdasarkan bukti yang tampak, bukan janji/program ke depan. btw, kalo di sana ikut pemilu AS pa pemilu sini?
kalo ada info beasiswa, bagi-bagi ke debukaki@yahoo.com y? biar saya bisa lebih memahami politik di negeri demokrasi terbesar itu. *halah! :)
Aku ikut AS. Padahal aku ngga suka politik banget, tapi aku merasa hak untuk voting itu perlu banget dilakuin. Make your opinion heard :)
Jadi aku sebelum vote dengerin debat mereka, gitu. Emang berdasarkan janji, tapi bukankah janji itu binding?
Beasiswa ya... hmm.. coba liat fastweb.com
kalo golput seperti saya mencapai separuh penduduk negeri, seperti di AS. they're heard, too..
thanks fastwebnya y...
AMEL, iya internationale juga dinyanyikan kaum sosialis, ultra revolusioner, dan komunis. mereka dikategorikan kelompok kiri.
istilah kiri berasal dari Prancis ketika politisi yang mengritik kaum borjuis duduk mengelompok di sisi kiri pemimpin sidang.
dengan bangga gwa setel Gendjer-gendjer dan Nasakom Bersatu kenceng-kenceng.
terus Lady Boss gwa kluar ruangan dan bilang: "Dasar Gerwani!!!"
ternyata brainwash berlaku buat beliau, bukan buat gwa meskipun gwa selalu demam 2 hari setiap abis nonton pelem G 30 S PKI.
Penculik: Darah itu merah, jendral!!!
Pak Jendral: Ya iya lah, bok... Kalo biru gwa udah jadi sultan jogja kali nek...
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