DEMOKRATION

Democracy, comes from the word demos + kratos that means the government of the people. Hegemony is in the people. There is some sign that we often hear about the meaning of democracy itself .. of the People ..... .... And by the People For the People.
However, how its implementation in Indonesia?
Indonesia is the largest democratic country in the world, with 250 million inhabitants of Indonesia, but the development of democracy in this country is not sehebat development of democratic countries in Europe or in America. In the decade since independence Proclamation dikumandangkan by Soekarno Hatta on the date 17 August 1945 is a milestone of democracy that Indonesia not in accordance with what the substance of essensial word democracy itself.
Especially when the Soeharto era, which is the second Indonesian president, the freedom of democracy here reached a culmination point is not very exciting in the world of our democracy. This is the era in which democracy is terbelenggu freedom, freedom of speech, are limited by regulation or law legislation unilaterally profitable to the authorities and the people are very hurt. but it is the era or the history of the struggle of democracy in Indonesia, can be defined during the 32 year leadership of Soeharto, the freedom of democracy reached the lowest point in the history of democratic India. Slogan from the People .... By the People .... and for the people, may be changed from the People ... By the People ... and for the ruler. This is contrary to what is diperjuangkan in a democracy.

Reform 2007
This milestone may be the most important democracy in the country, after the fall of New Order, which begins with the student demonstrations across the country, forcing authorities lengsernya on the New Order period (Soeharto) to descend from the occupation authorities as well as President for 32 years Orba .
By the end of the period of Orba, bergeserlah the map of power and also the system of democracy in Indonesia. The situation for people who feel this power bridled by Orba force them to demand the freedom of democracy that sebebas free democracy such as those in western countries. On the basis of democratic struggle, the bermunculanlah various community organizations that mengatasnamakan democracy in perjuangannya. They demanded the freedom of a democracy in indonesia, such as the freedom in other countries. Freedom of organized, express opinions and a variety of other freedoms.
Post-democracy reforms actually provide a freedom of Luarbiasa to all layers of Indonesian society, this is truly a milestone in the democratic struggle of this country.
But that we will become a concern is that freedom is not limited, people will act, will express, held at will, without the rules that bind them, and whether society is ready to accept such a condition of democracy. Freedom ... the freedom that they hope eventually to become a reality, jamgam become a boomerang for the community itself.
Try us note some events experienced by Indonesia after the 2007 reform. There is freedom tuntuan organized many appear to make an organization with the interests of each. This means that they now do not put nationalism, but tend to only put a certain group only. This is of course made the split-akan disintregrasi or nation, split between the tribe, race, belief and the folk-specific. As happened in the FBR with the conflicts that they are Forkabi organization, or collection of people Betawi. until now still frequent conflicts between them, not to mention the other mass organizations, because we know that Indonesia consists of various tribes with diverse culture, which is very vulnerable disintregrasi of a nation.
Current is the most be lamented lepasnya East Timor, a country with a separate and stand to become the country with its own name Rep. Timor-Leste.
Not to Aceh to memerdekan themselves, although eventually be muted in the era of President SBY, but do not close the possibility that only a trick or strategy while preparing the strength of GAM untukj free.
Irian Jaya, now Papua have a switch indication to escape from Indonesia through Papua Organization free, until now the desire for independence OPM still very menggebu.
That is some of the events that we can take as penjabaran democracy kebablasan, the government must immediately step in to prevent things going like that, although some experts think that it is an pendewasaan a democracy, but we must remain vigilant for things that are not is desired.
The 2009 Election in this we must be able to select representatives of the people who berkompeten and have a soul or spirit of nationalism is so high they actually defend people's interests above the interests of groups.
Therefore motto .. of, by and for the people as the principle of democracy will become a reality.

Ery
april 2009