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Bung Karno, Just Stay in Your Long Sleep





Don’t look at future with the blind eyes! The past is useful for Bengal mirror in the future. (Soekarno’s Speech in Independence Day 1996)


Soekarno, that’s Indonesia people know him. His real name was Koesna Sosrodihardjo. Born on June, 6, 1901 and died on June, 21, 1970. Soekarno in the eyes of history books which published among elementary school students was a hero. Hero of Independence Day who looked dashing with the text of proclamation. Yet, Soekarno’s dignity was limited to the story of high school history course. Indonesia’s history books, political, and other media in the college began to uncover polemic of Soekarno, during his life in his power.

Soekarno was known as the first president of Republic of Indonesia who held governance since 1950 until 1966. Politic in Soekarno period was started by arising of Indonesia Communist Party (PKI) so it can shuffle him along in the condition of immersed. Soekarno in his history was much against all people who didn’t disagree with his ideology. Moreover Soekarno was not unwilling to jail his partners who were not agreeing with his views. Soekarno was controversial figure until the day when he informed in ill condition. And finally he passed away and buried in Blitar, East Java.
  
All about Soekarno was about Indonesia. Perhaps not little people who have read polemic history about Soekarno in his governance will consider that Soekarno was authoritarian leader who didn’t side to public. But, not little people too who can appreciate that Soekarno was creator of nation history.

If Soekarno never alive, maybe there was no August, 17, 1945 which celebrated as Independence Day, there was no communist term which make this nation awakened to learn it, no title about Authoritarian Press in history books of media in Indonesia and there would be other probabilities that can be occur if Soekarno never was.

Anyhow, Soekarno was the main actor who played historical film in this mother earth. By laying a glass in history, this national democratic life maybe better in his leader era. We felt transpirations having a nation life in media. That’s must be like that. But it’s not only this life now is better than live in Soekarno era. At least, if we live in his era we would not listen to press information about corruption of government every day.

21st June, the day of Soekarno’s died. Yeah…one equal thousands of Indonesia youth who remember even understand about his history, maybe it’s only students of political and historical science. Soekarno maybe would remain when Past Celebrating in the big city.

Hoping your new life can comfort your mind, your heart, and your soul, Mr.Karno…
Don’t worries, Indonesia will always remember you…

Read Indonesia version at
http://kavlingsepuluh.blogspot.com/#!/2012/06/opini-bung-karno-tetaplah-damai-dalam.html 

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