>From: Hudi Darminto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Siti Nurbaya:
> >
> > Why men just could not understand that?
>
Hudi Darminto:
> The problem is, who made the rumors about it ?.
Noor comment:
I am more than agree with Siti Nurbaya that most Indonesian are quiet and
still believe that silent is golden, that having opinion, debating,
criticizing is considered as emotional, childish, not mature. This
collective feeling, as far as I know, rooted in Javenese values, as we can
see, some non-Javanese Indonesian, are more straightforward and expressive.
That is y, Indonesian's image of a leader is somebody who is untouchable,
never say or do wrong, or what Javanese said as "sabdo pandhito ratu" which
means that what have been said by the leader, will be a law, will always
right. If u learn from the way Soeharto lead Indonesia, none of his
statements were wrong, since he never say anything. There were his
employees, the "begundal", who said things which sometimes wrong, but not
him.
Further, Noor speculate:
Ms next president, is as smart as him (she meant Suharto), or by accident is
just because dunno anything to say (I'm not sure which one is right) win the
heart of most Indonesian, just because she said nothing. This sound funny
for people who used to believe that everything should be brought to the
surface, to be transparent, to be discussed and solved.
Siti Nurbaya:
My hypotheses:
Mega (female) appreciate Indo culture (as what Noor comment above) better
than Amin, Yusril do (male).
Evidence:
Mega win the heart of more Indonesian than other candidates-all of them are
male
Implications:
Male politician in Indo should spend more time with their wife to gain more
appreciation on our culture. Do not just copy what the US do, for example
open debate forum.
This is not rumours.
It's just hypotheses that I found interesting in my appreciation on women
contribution to our reformasi. As hypotheses, it is surely subject to
"accept/reject" test.
If you think that we should reject it, please argue.
Is it worth arguing? Yes
Practical contribution:
Provide insight into what precise form our current changes with respect to
women participation.
Theoretical contribution:
Provide insight into what precise form of democracy we are practising at the
moment.
Siti Nurbaya
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