Democracy

by Eko Prasetyo @ 8:15 PM Democracy is moving in full force here in Indonesia: we have President directly voted by people, Governors and Mayors are directly elected by people. We even select the next batch of celebrities by the use of votings, a la American Idol. And so far, the trend is conclusive: Indonesian people tend to go for packaging then the quality. The results of our practiced Democracy? An everyday question: "Gee, why did I chose that loser in the firt place?" That above self-introspective question applied to those who have chosen the ever-doubtful SBY as President or those who have chosen their favorites sms-based celebrities wannabe in those "who wannabe celebrities" events. With their lack of qualities apparent when they are out of their promotional packagings, satisfactions are far-cry from expectations. So, in the end, Democracy is not a solution for people selection here in Indonesia. Not when people tend to go for packagings then the actual inherent-qualities of the candidates. | My Alter Ego | Blogroll Me! | |