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Thursday, November 1, 2007

The Next Leader?


I was watching Kick Andy last night, a talk show program down in Metro TV, Channel 8 for Astro Viewer, It's one of those special guest star, featuring DJOGJAKARTA GOVERNOR; The King Himself Sultan Hamengkubhuwono X, a humble king who claimed he lives and lead a normal life, not a Cinderella's fantasy land.

Andy (the host) tried to get certain political history fact concerning his late father, but politely and gracefully he's able to counter those trick question with answer that wasn't being hoped by the host for him to answered.
Applause after applause coming from the audience.
He talked about the certain aspect of his vision, indirectly, once if the people wished him tobe THE NEXT INDONESIAN PRESIDENT, however, he claimed he got no ambition becoming one,"up to the people," he said. - a Javanese manner indeed.

Then one of the audience asked about his successor, The king got 5 kids, all girls, so this guy asked, whether The King wants to change the Kingdom Constellation, of having a "Prabu" (female leader) as his successor, he(again) said it was up to the people, but he added, his kingdom, wasn't a political institution, but the preservation of history and way of history,therefore, having a prabu is quite a difficult thing to be materialized, though it isn't impossible.
he quickly gave any feminist in this country a boost of morale by saying that, and he also added about certain woman in certain workshop or seminar that he attended or gave speech to, asked, why The King have only one wife, he answered, "I don't think, as a person, although i admit as a man i really want it, but...judging myself, i just don't think i am the type of guy who can equally shared my love to more than one wife."
Another big applause. He then add some more, "I AM A PRODUCT OF POLIGAMY, AND I DON'T WANT MY KIDS TO GO THROUGH WHAT I HAVE GONE THROUGH."

About majority, religion and or tribe, he said, Tribe or religion, "the majority should not became a threat to minority, it will be wise, if the majority can gave protection to minority instead of deliberately or even insisting their dogma and or main principal."

About the future of Indonesia - he said, " we should be aware of the strategic position that our country have, from that point we start to rebuild trust, but before that, as a nation, we need to have the same perspective of seeing how we need to be one as a country, and those principal already being written in Pancasila..."
"looks like a simple thing to do , but Pancasila bearing a broad definition by itself, Sultan" said Andy.
"I only see 2 of what being written in Pancasila, the First and second "Sila" - read and absorbed, and see what's been going on in this country,"


Andy, then said, that's a vision of a president, The King just smiled.

Will he be our next leader?

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