Less, support at the Art-Culture of the Government Stimulus Minim

Interest and appreciation of arts and culture community is actually quite good. It is precisely the government's support to the development of cultural arts that are deficient, including the lack of arts buildings and the absence of a tax break for the performing arts.


Thus the red thread of letters presented Radhar Panca Dahana (Jakarta), Edy Utama (Padang), and cultural Suryadi (Netherlands), when contacted Kompas, Friday (28 / 8). They respond to the statement the Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik, which mentions low public appreciation of the arts and culture (Kompas, 28 / 8).


Radhar say, lack of government appreciation not only of art, but also of cultural actors. "The appreciation of a good society," he said.
Likewise, Edy Utama independently assess many community activities and continue to maintain cultural traditions. "Despite huge spending, because of his conviction, the public still hold traditional activities," he said.
Suryadi, Indonesia is a cultural researcher and lecturer at Leiden University, Netherlands, said that the government forgot to build the various aspects of culture, including art that comes from our own. "The element of the government related to national cultural development has no clear vision. It has a" blueprint "that its implementation be seen in practice. Maintenance in the form of teaching among students is also not optimal.


Expenses artists
Radhar says, artists have a very heavy burden to show the creativity and his work because they are charged to the artist, without government support.


Radhar example, if used for theatrical performances put on the building did not pay, now for rehearsal only have to pay. Billboards that show too. There is no tax and levies are given to artists when viewing his work. The government did not have a solution for this problem. (NAL)


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Send their children only dream

Prawiro (54), farm laborers trampling rice so that regardless of the stem in Bantul, Yogyakarta. During the harvest season, he became a laborer for wages Rp 20,000 a day.


Deprived of life have united in the life of a laborer. Eat with side patch, even just to eat tiwul (dried cassava), are common. Could send their children to school is just a dream, because there were no funds to pay for school children. Can be up to junior secondary schools alone was a miracle.


Munali (48 years), a farmworker from Pepe Village, Sedati District, Sidoarjo, East Java, to describe how miserable life of a laborer in this country. Deprived of his life. Eat only with side patch, two children dropped out of school because there is no cost to send their children.


"Earnings as a laborer just to eat. The rest of us deprived of life," said Munali, to Swedish, in the middle of rice fields with her employer's verdant, Sumali, Monday (10 / 8).


Two children, Rohman and Ainur Rohim, now have to work as laborers in the area of the cloth lifter Kapasan, Surabaya. They were not able to continue school and junior high school diploma only pocketed, for lack of fees. Munali not afford it.


"Both my children are able to support themselves by working as laborers lifting the cloth. As a laborer, my average can only earn Rp 10,000 a day. The money was only enough to eat, and certainly not enough to pay for my children school, "said Munali, who looks hot to work in the fields that afternoon.


When two children were in school, the money received Rp 300,000 per month, must be taken in part to finance them.


"I used to use them as well as the income derived from a small farm laborers, to buy books and some of their pocket money.


They continue to fund schools to a higher level is not possible with the income only for that, "she said.


Job as a laborer has cultivated Munali since he was able to work.


Without having any other skills, but to work as a laborer making Munali life has not changed despite the country's president has several times changed and now Indonesia has just celebrated the anniversary of the Independence-64, dated August 17, 2009 the last.


In the midst of life that concerns them, Munali still have hopes of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who was elected to lead the country until 2014 to come. "I hope president-elect can help farm workers with cheap credit disbursed in the form of agricultural land. We therefore not only worked as a laborer, but could have done his own land," he added.


Farm laborers, said Munali, buy agricultural land through the government-owned bank or local government. Certificate of ownership is made guarantees, while obliged to pay in farm laborers in the long run, that is not burdensome. Through this way can be expected to manage the farm laborers of his farm, without having to depend on the employer.


Similarly, Mrs. Prawiro (54years) who worked as a laborer since he was young. He only works when there is arable in the fields. Wages received for processing rice is 25 kilograms of rice each harvest season. If the daily work, paid only Rp 20,000 a day.


"The money is at best up to daily family meal," said Mrs. Prawiro, women from Bantul, East Java.


However, women with four children was admitted afford to send one of his children until they graduate STM. "The STM graduate work in yesterday's bike shop. Anyway so his workers, too," he insists his fate hereditary.


"Once stained (grandfather-Red) is a field, but has been divided for children of men, by chance I descended from the mother or daughter, would not miss out. Be our mburuh," he said.
If the work in the field was vacant, Ny Prawiro, slam into the steering wheel cleaners or builders iron in laundry businesses. When planting season arrives, customers always trust the owners. "during the planting season arrives, I usually work non-stop for two weeks. Yes, the pay USD $ 20 thousand a day. But when harvest time comes, each of 2x14 meters of land, I can 25 pounds of rice, depending on how my abilities," he said again.


His skills were also reduced to a female child. Since I was in junior high school age, children are good at growing rice to harvest. So later, baton as a laborer going down to his daughter. That is, there will be no improvement for the child's fate offspring.


Whether to when this generation of workers has declined to their grandchildren. Without government assistance to send their children, this farmworker's life will not be increased. Hereditary they remain a poor farm laborers. Portrait of life and Ny Prawiro Munali been talking about this.


BPS data in 2002 mentions, farm laborers in 1995 was around 5.064 million families, and increased to 7.10 million families in 1999. In 2003 recorded that there were 11.7 million families. Economic difficulties that resulted in very limited employment opportunities and lack of improvement fate, will make a number of farm workers continue to increase. [Mus]


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Traditional values Abandoned, Indigenous Peoples Forced to "Modern"

Indigenous peoples face a tough challenge to stay within the tradition. Now they are forced to "modern" than the general public spectacles with having to leave the ancestral traditions that have cultural values higher.


For the sake of development which is only meant to pursue economic growth, the existence of indigenous communities or isolated tribes are often ignored. In fact, the way and the value of traditional community life is important to maintain the persistence of cultural diversity.


Dodi Rokhdian, one of the movers Sokola Foundation which focuses on education of tribal children, such as the Family Child Within in Jambi, Monday (10 / 8), said that indigenous communities are often viewed as people who are not civilized and wild. Assessment is because modernity as narrowly interpreted by the government and the community as to leave the ways of traditional life. In fact, traditional life is not necessarily worse than the modern life.


"Like the right to education for children isolated tribes, look at all the national education system does not appreciate the peculiarities of local society," says Dodi.


Cultural perspectives
In commemoration of the International Community World Indigenous every August 9, the Director General of UNESCO Koichiro Matsuura said that indigenous communities are encouraged to become part of the international community to approach the perspective of cultural development and identity. UNESCO believes that development should be based on cultural diversity.


Development, said Koichiro, do not be understood narrowly, ie just about economic growth. Development also means to achieve intellectual satisfaction, emotional, moral, and spiritual existence, as stated in the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity problem in 2001.


Recognizes the right
UN Declaration of Human Rights over Indigenous Peoples in 2007 recognizes the rights of indigenous communities to develop in accordance with the aspirations, needs, and their interests. At this time it is important to recognize as a reflection of the relationship between culture, development, and identity.


Indigenous communities in the world representing 5 percent of the world. This fact shows their capacity to adapt to change while still continuing the values and way of life unique.


That indigenous communities should be recognized as guardians of cultural diversity and biodiversity. "We must protect and promote the diversity of cultural expressions, whether in traditional forms and contemporary, with special emphasis on indigenous communities," said Koichiro.


Ignoring indigenous communities means killing the expression of cultural diversity. In a few generations, 50persen than 7,000 languages spoken in the world is likely to become extinct. The situation is critical for indigenous communities who have 5000 languages in 70countries on six continents and about 75 percent of them still exist. [MUS]


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Double-edged sword

Every time celebrating Independence Day, August 17, our eyes accustomed to looking Sang Saka Merah Putih flying majestically on top of the flagpole. This time, it's good he used to look at the situation of our beloved country.


It seems everywhere moral decline: a lie to discredit honesty, security suppress noise, crime replaces respect for law, order and chaos control. Here and there there was an increase of hypocrisy and pretense, an increase in the abuse of power, and in the use of power.


What is behind all individual and social anomalies of this? We would not realize that freedom is made possible by the national independence is a gift of a potentially dangerous; that he is a double edged sword, which can kill themselves if we do not ever want to learn how to use it wisely; that we are facing a challenge far more greater than had been resolved by the founding fathers of national independence. Previously, they had to struggle just to regain independence. As for now, we-we should be able to live with independence, with a variety of birth of freedom.


Are we not mistaken in interpreting the meaning of freedom? Does the freedom of choice that we get thanks to struggle past founding fathers, we instead choose the things wrong, not in place?


We are demanding more freedom in handling their own longer a moral issue. We forget that when the moral is made relative, each of the justification of morality becomes very difficult, if not impossible. We are demanding greater freedom in politics, but politics is great as long as he does not become a source of income. We demand berleluasa in forming a political party, but he does not change the man, just open unmasked. We demand complete freedom in a democracy, but the results are not people using the power, but the use kekuasaanlah people. We are demanding regional autonomy for broader distribution of development, but the appearance of new kings of flattened corrupt opportunities. We want to uphold the presidential system of government, but instead the power-driven parliamentary system.


For all that, we change the Constitution '45 casually many times. Negative impact of the implementation of all the demands and changes are considered "normal" as the phenomenon of "transition period" without mention of how long it lasted; without explaining the transition from what to what? And why, not just how to do it!
So, when Sang Saka Merah Putih commemorate the years of independence flying that the 64, let us think more can be caused chaos by freedom of the people who do not use it wisely rather than reflecting freedom from tyranny is championed by former revolutionary generation. If chaos to happen, because we do not care why musababnya, will be performing a kind of tyranny that will snatch it from our freedom. He will establish his own order, because a community can not continue living in disorder, in the "interaction" that would not go up to the point well organized or order.
This is not a groundless concern. To decline and collapse, requiring Babylon 1000 years, Rome 500 years, Majapahit shorter, less than 150 years. We do not have that comfortable margin. Dromokrasi make time and distance shrink. Hours of history moving faster.


Separatist turmoil
Here and there arises a separatist turmoil, which secretly sanctioned by the local residents. Do not underestimate dismal places in our society which is reflected in statistics on crime, unemployment, poverty, hunger, health detereosasi, suicide, drug use, the spread of HIV / AIDS, even among teenagers, and due to sexual freedom. Not to mention the strange happenings in the field of education, agriculture, fisheries, forestry and mining, mental illness, which discussed whispering among bureaucratic apparatus. Then, let us ask ourselves, how far the things that concern comes from the interpretive distorsif of freedom. Is not there a wise saying which concluded that the worst difficulties from someone started when he could do whatever he wants?


If the personal freedom to choose becomes our purpose well and our ideals as a nation, then the first option and the fundamentals of our self is the limit, not to abuse that freedom. If so, for every Indonesian citizen freedom means self-discipline. For those who intend to become "public figure" or "politicians", there diniscayakan additional meaning of "responsible freedom", the responsible freedom. Responsible, among others, and especially, the straightness understanding of the phrase "the people" called up three times in a row in terms of democracy, the government of the people, by the people, and for the people (3). Did all three have identical meanings or different and why identical and different?


The writer is an alumnus Université Pluridisciplinaires


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Honoring Innovation in the Field of Education

Republic of Indonesia (RI) some time ago has been repeated year 54. A perfect moment to measure the success of the Indonesian nation. One moment which is also right for discussing areas that have been the subject of ongoing controversy, namely education.


We've engaged with the debate about the new curriculum, books, teaching and learning quality, the number passing the national exam, infrastructure and the percentage of education budget to the budget revenue and expenditure (APBN). Part of the problem until now has not resolved and apparently will never be finished.


We saw one of the inhibiting factor is the limited budget. This is because the government has more than one generation is required to pay the loan installments, interest, or principal debt. The numbers continue to grow to influence the allocation of funds for the posts in the State Budget.


Debt bondage is so strong that only the SBY-JK government budget allocations for education only reaches 20%. That was probably more due to political will, not because of budget flexibility.


Ironically, the budget allocations that have been fought over the years had not been adequate. This is mainly due to already menggunungnya dilemma in the education sector.


In the midst of various obstacles and complexity of this breakthrough effort has emerged. Breakthrough is needed to overcome the backwardness and the pursuit of progress.


Though surprising breakthroughs are needed because proven able to raise the "strength" hidden among the students. The decision to raise graduation rates for example, is an example of such a breakthrough.


Efforts of certain parties in order to accommodate students who have the intelligence and special talents are also a form of breakthrough. This is a smart move to "draw" out of potential students from the neighborhood ordinary.


This withdrawal will allow the parties concerned to develop their potential to the highest level. In the end the benefit not only students, but also the nation and state.


According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), in 2006there were nearly 60 million children of school age, while those with special qualifications smart about one million children. What are underserved and developed keistimewaannya it? Probably very little, did not reach one percent.


We should be concerned, that inability to cause other governments have deliberately accommodate them, not only at the college level, but also high school students with various facilities. The adherents of the principle of unlimited state to justify it, but those who have the spirit of nationalism felt heart.


The government did not keep silence, through 20Tahun Law No. 2003 on National Education System, realized the importance of attention to students who have the talent and exceptional intelligence. In Article 5Paragraph 4, for example, stated that citizens have the intelligence and special talents memeroleh eligible special education.


We should be delighted with the recognition of the above, but do not be too happy because the recognition is extended not necessarily identical to the provision of aid as expected. The government, as has been stated, has been remarkably burdened many problems that can not focus on the education sector alone.


Behind the lack of it, all parties including the government and most of the relevant department officials, should continue to support every effort to accommodate the domestic private sector children's intelligence and special talents. Let's racing to get ahead!


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Nationalism is on the border, "Satu Nusa,Satu Bangsa" in the Inland Siberut

Satu nusa,
satu bangsa,
satu bahasa kita,
tanah air,
pasti jaya,
untuk selama-lamanya,
Indonesia pusaka,
Indonesia tercinta,
Nusa bangsa,
dan bahasa,
kita bela bersama


With a vibrant forest 25 school students were singing songs "Satu Nusa,
Satu Bangsa". Satisfaction immediately visible on the faces of students in Sangong, South Siberut, Mentawai Islands regency, West Sumatra, was the successful sing the song by Liberty Manik until finished.


"Just this month they could sing it. As far as can memorize new verses and did not understand its meaning," said Suendi (24), young Hamlet Salappak, South Siberut, which teaches that song.


Suendi using the song Satu Nusa,
Satu Bangsa (One Nusa One Nation) as one of the media to teach Indonesian at the school forest. All students in the school which occupies one room houses on stilts Mentawai it's safe Sabba gathered in one room while they are very diverse age, from seven to a dozen years.


Although from the age of most high school students were already eligible graduate school (SD), they are still difficult to speak Indonesian, as well as writing and arithmetic. Thus, the material should be taught in the language of the Mentawai. Indonesian difficulty making the children are not easy to talk with newcomers or read a book so that knowledge from the outside very little is absorbed.


This condition occurs because the Mentawai language becomes the only language in their environment. While formal education, although only at the primary level, becomes expensive. SD Sangong nearest Saliguma in the village which is about 12 kilometers, or three-hour journey by foot through the woods and hills.


The absence of formal schools create a school which was established forest NGOs Yayasan Citra Mandiri since a year ago was greeted by excited citizens Sangong. So hungry for education, now there are two neighboring communities are scrambling to Sangong forest school held near their area.


Limitations of educational facilities is not the only problem at the corners of Siberut's. Health services are also not in Sangong. Since there is a 2007memang has health centers in South Siberut with 2 doctors, 21nurses, and midwives 5. However, until now none of the medical personnel in Sangong. As a result, knowledge and quality of health of the village is very minimal.


"This is my pregnancy to 11. Actually, I'm tired pregnant. But, how not to get pregnant?" Bai asked Seggeilolo, Sangong citizen, who was eight months pregnant. Child number 10 Bai Seggeilolo about 1 year old, same age as the grandson of the first son of Bai Seggeilolo.
While Jetti Bai, Bai Seggeilolo neighbors, pregnant to-10 time, because the husband was still expecting an additional boy who would become heir to the family fortune Mentawai. Of the nine previous pregnancies, Bai Jetti have two boys, three girls, two died during the toddler, and two miscarriages.


The lack of facilities in line with Sangong difficult to reach the area. Sangong only be achieved by pompong-boat ride made of meranti trees intact and powerful engine driven PK-5along the river about six hours drive from Muara Siberut, the capital of South Siberut district. When chartering pompong, charge around Rp 400.000 one way.


Live weight
Muara Siberut lies 146kilometer from Padang, the capital of West Sumatra Province. Travel to Muara Siberut can be reached by motor boats during the 10-12 hour trip across the Mentawai Strait. The ship sailed only twice a week from Padang to the tariff Rp 65,000-Rp 125,000 per person.


The high cost of making public transport in Siberut, especially in the corners, getting left behind. Any goods prices soar. If in Padang sugar prices ranging between Rp 8,000 per kilogram, in the Mentawai Village 9.000per pounds worth Rp. Meanwhile, if the price premium on the refueling station for public Rp 4500 per liter, in-Madobag village about four hours away by pompong of Muara Siberut-price to Rp 9,000 per liter.


In contrast, crops in the village as Madobag hard to sell in other regions. "If you're harvesting durian, many fruits that we let down and eaten by pigs. For, if taken to Muara Siberut, angkutnya costs can not be closed with a selling price," said Chief Arosokhi SD Madobag Marinus (45).


If the high living costs, the results of community-managed nature tend to be low cost. Patchouli oil prices, for example, fluctuates from USD 260.000hingga Rp 1.2 million per kilogram. Communities in the interior of Siberut patchouli oil should sell this to the gatherer in Muara Siberut. Required to carry expensive because of transportation costs to purchase up to 20 liters of gasoline to go home. With gasoline prices up to Rp 9,000 per liter, high transport costs from the mouth upstream to make the exchange rate low patchouli oil.


Each family brings their own agricultural products which they would sell. The money immediately to buy various needs that can not be produced by nature, such as sugar, tea, kerosene for lighting fuel petromaks, until gasoline.


Economic Siberut asymmetric, ie buying cheap and selling expensive, is still aggravated by the lack of public infrastructure. No electricity. If you want to enjoy the electric light and television broadcasts, citizens must have a diesel. Cell phone signal has not reached all the villages. "If you want a phone, need to take first in the hills or up pompong, dropping to near Muara Siberut," said Marinus.
Similarly, a general access road is still a slippery path and muddy when it rains. Bridges are still many made from tree trunks. Many times the children could not go to school if heavy rain because the road is too muddy and the tree trunk bridge had washed away the water.


These conditions, continued Marinus, makes working in such areas is not easy Madobag. Three of the 11 teachers in elementary Madobag imported from Padang forced separation from family and sleep at home riding Marinus. Workload did not light because educate 226 students.


"However, we should not complain about conditions (heavy) this. As employees, we have been promised to the state, willing to be placed anywhere in Indonesia, including in Siberut," said Marinus.
Burden to be borne by Marinus and Siberut people in general is a risk that they must pay as a citizen of Indonesia.


However, if the presence of government-what is there?-Not improve the welfare of its people, it's time they questioned the meaning of independence and the whole business of the nation was....


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Obama And American Popular Imagination?

America is a friend of all nations. because America will not be able to buck his own large
(Obama inauguration speech, 20/01/09).

What distinguishes Obama with Bush, and what separates Obama with FD Roosevelt? In this case, not many people who argue, that Obama is a president who is very different from the previous seniors, especially Obama are African-Americans, who first became "ruler" America. This is what distinguishes Obama with other American president.
Obama And American Popular Imagination?


Obama and Bush are two very different figures, Obama and Roosevelt was the son of another age, this obvious fact. No wonder with this difference, until the inauguration moment Obama on Tuesday (20/01) many people still worship Obama as "the new leader" for the new United States. This is a pile of hope a majority of Americans and the world at Obama.


However, Obama is the age that a child born when the world was raging, when the United States infected with "plague" the economy, Barack Obama is the hope of the world, and the locomotive for the economic rise of the United States. But is it so?
After Obama's inauguration speech, many people shocked, to give birth "cheers" a boisterous, but whether the meaning of thunder "cheers" are for the devotee of Obama? Maybe not as beautiful as what is heard by Obama, this might mengedapkan the entire length disappointment "cheers", which is wedged between admiration and doubt on an Obama. In fact, what is revealed by Obama just gave birth to "pile" was built in the hope that political verbalitas. Here, with great konseptornya Obama. Obama is very adept at creating verbalitas language, at once soothing, though not permanent impulse. Obama's smart to make the world asking "Where did America really go? Terjawabkah After Obama said the world during his inauguration speech? Day Tuesday (20/01) is the day awaited by the world. For the world is waiting for the American attitude toward" plague "that was infecting the world and the United.


In praxis there are two things that are expected from an Obama world. First, Obama's attitude toward the Islamic world, particularly related to the Palestinian and Israeli conflict. Second, Obama's response to the crisis of values in the anatomy of economic capitalism was years in the United States. In essence, Obama still has not dared to passivity break with the words that burn, not yet able to dare to leave the "image / image" of the old character of power terhujam in the United States. Glimpse of the new America, is still limited to "the imagination of a Obama", but will fall apart when touched reality.


Is that true? At first glance this is so visible on the surface.


And what about the hidden reality of an Obama, what shape the imagination of a new world, new Americans are still settled in minda an Obama?
Obama Economic Walfare imagination.


There are interesting from Obama's speech as a series was inaugurated, the string of the phrase "the American economic revival is not measured by the GDP (Gross Domestic Product), but the economy's ability to create wealth for Americans". Does this mean that America will leave the principle values of capitalism, which is chronic in the American economy or the anatomy is a signifier that the United States with a cold hand Obama will set the U.S. economy based on principles of economic walfare. If this is true then this is meant by "the myth of black messiah" who settled in the dream of people of African-American Obama. Through Obama's America seems to be out of a vicious circle (satanic cycle) that America was the sole ruler of the world. Actual fact, the United States did not sehabat United States that-great not because of the action, but no more for its ability to build a great image (genious image) for the world. In fact, in the robes of his brilliance, America is weak right by its own economy. Therefore, no exaggeration when people say something is wrong in the United States economy.


Therefore, associated with "pestilence" in the U.S. economy, Obama creates unique designs, ranging from the design of economic structures, to the basic philosophy of the American economy. In this case, Obama is planning to menjinakan "American capitalism" to supplement "economic walfare". Ignited a la Obama's economic design, especially related to economic walfare (read; economic welfare) who was an Obama mengelitik mind, encourages "us" again examine the economic policies that will dibengkeli by Obama.


Obama's roots are sensitive to the economic crisis in the United States, then the root issue is the core of Obama's political campaign. Now Americans are experiencing economic inertia, as a result of assuming "the market"; to social and economic inequality undermine the optimism of its citizens against the economic structure of market capitalism (market capitalism) America. Now, said Ahmad Erani Yustika, America was a "sleepy state" in the economic field. In fact, during the United States handed over to the market economy of motion, in this case is driven only by the wild capitalism society, which affect the American economy. This can lead to economic inequality, which then makes the social sector neglected, such as education and health.


Responding to this situation, Obama is designing a unique and different approach to previous approaches - to tame capitalism in the United States, Obama's progressive tax applies (progresive tax). In planning praksisnya, more affluent residents (income above U.S. 250.000dollar) will get a higher tax burden. This is an important core of the "economic walfare" which was designed by Obama. In another form, Obama gave birth to the American economy with fiscal approach. "For the short term, we must focus on stimulating the economy and create 2.5 million jobs. There needs to be reform in Washington, especially in terms of fiscal," said Obama, quoted by Inilah.com (25/11/08). Will sukseskah Obama economic design or merely the imagination of the American economy?
If during this, the U.S. economy is managed by the Berkeley Mafia-style economists, all marketsentris department. Now Obama, trying to turn the turbine to the U.S. economy keynessian style. This can be traced from Obama's goal to apply a progressive tax. In the tradition keynessian, progressive tax would encourage the movement of "This real sector", and encourages the consumption level of this community-associated if the government focused on the micro sector of the economy. Permanent effects of progressive taxation would encourage pengumpalan of total demand (aggregate demand). On the scale of investment, an established group of investment will increase, due to the progressive tax to encourage them save some income. While small community groups, and middle would try to increase the portion of consumption. From this condition, distribution and circulation revenue would move quickly. Wealth does not settle on just one well-established group, but he will move into the pockets of the poor, through the "aksesif" circulating in the capital markets and in the axis of the economic activities of society. In this form, the United States economy inverted pyramid shape, cut trickle down effect. Community established itself, will be encouraged to empower small communities in the U.S. through the financial sector, and then flows on This real sector. This is the imagination of the middle economic walfare intriguing and become the economic design Obama for America. What about Indonesia?.


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New Book Ramadhan

New book published by Reader Fahima. Immediately Have This Book 30 Materi Pilihan Kultum Ramadhan!
Title: 30 Materi Pilihan Kultum Ramadhan


Author: Muhammad Sholihin


Publisher: Library Fahima


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One of the missionary practices in the month of Ramadhan is so familiar with the Indonesian community is Kultum Ramadhan. But sometimes it is not easy to provide interesting material Kultum and inspiring. Necessary preparation of all aspects. One of them is an interesting material.


The book you are holding will help you in order to present material in an interesting Kultum Ramadhan, dense, rich and full of energy with motivation! Presented in an innovative form by dividing Kultum themes according to the three virtues in the month of Ramadhan; grace, maghfirah and kept away from the fire of hell. For starters, this book also has its own virtues with presents these tips are applicable Kultum Ramadhan.


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President Choice and Minority Critical Load Weight

Sapere Aude! Dare to use your head alone!-That's the motto of enlightenment.
- Jurgen Habermas --
Election has been ended at the end of the plaque SBY-Boediono victory. The slogan "go!", Echoed through the universe archipelago. A smile; round of applause burst pounding of hundreds of pairs of supporting arms SBY-Boediono. Now Indonesia mengeliat collapsed and no longer, there SBY-Boediono who would become leaders of this nation's households. Yesterday (07/07) a fly over to SBY, as mengaung-ngaung deliver the news to her victory, exactly the same as a fly over to Barrack Obama the other day. But with different meanings.


Barrack Obama won along with the procession of U.S. political transformation; from political model "smear and fear" ala GW Bush to be "inclusive and transforming" politics. Indonesia under SBY, with the slogan "go!", More felt as a victory under stagnant modeling. Political transformation did not happen. But who is suspected, it turns out people are not quiet charm mengeliat on the model offered by SBY-Boediono. There are several factors that support the victory of SBY-Boediono this.


Charming character of its unique charm SBY into the hearts of the people who knit, especially among mothers. Strengthened in blast in detransformasi policy; a model of linear development of the country that does not offer an ideological change, orientation; to keep the people hooked and fell in the lap of SBY-Boediono. SBY-Boediono victory was a paragraph on the character of the people of Indonesia are still very conservative, did not dare to jump, easily caught with citralitas charm.
Similarly, people are not wrong, in fact people have been trying to make a choice, though just beginning, which is like a toddler just learning to eat rice and is transitional. People have not fully embraced "sepere Aude!". So that SBY-Boediono victory is still far from a choice based on "sepere Aude!" minded, no doubt the victory they contain complex factors and paradoxes.
SBY-Boediono victory is paradoxical, because the choice of it is based on imaging, centrifugal deliberately built on ketokohan SBY. SBY-political model Boediono make people gasp and then select it. Complex factors SBY-Boediono victory contains fragments of human error, ranging from the DPT problem, with the spread of political education in Papua, a triumph of SBY-Boediono still less than ideal if the parameter is measured with democratic political structures in developed countries.
Take Home Minority Critical
SBY-Boediono victory is a heavy burden for a critical minority. And if this is the toughest challenge is the incumbent president, where he built track record than natural factors alone constraint. Not yet built on the strategic policy choices "exspanding and defense"; a political policy, economics, law formulated for shade as well as structural changes to sort these changes based on the principle of good and wealth "or" maslahah ". Clearly SBY-Boediono will continue the policies that he formulated with JK five years earlier. And the future, the combination of these Boediono SBY-awaited gebrakannya center for the nation's economy.
The years after it is field testing and verification, if SBY-Boediono really fascinated with the postulates of political economy liberalitarian or not at all. If proven, it will be five years ahead as the path of exile and keterlemparan SBY from the heart of the people, like Suharto's fall from people's memory for political-economic wisdom severed when Suharto ruled.
SBY-Boediono victory, at least make a critical minority groups more introspective again become the vanguard of democracy and oversee state policies. Because of this group, the real transformation of political democracy digayutkan. Not only the opposition groups. In fact, over half a century of Indonesian people to walk, to build the joints and the gardens of democracy, but it still leaves a gap in the state and nation.
SBY-Boediono victory this time categorized as a gift from the people and the grace of God, as expressed by Anas Ubaningrum (08.07), it contains a bunch of meaning. Legitimate if the people do choose SBY-Boediono, because expectations or perhaps fascinated by the character of SBY and terjanjikan with detransformasi policy offered by SBY-Boediono.
Indonesian nation trip next five years even tougher. For the ideological tendency of the economy did not go far. Model of democratic development is still at half mast and continue to proceed under Javanese politics SBY-Boediono. In this condition the critical minority groups the opportunity not embarrassed and silent move. Because the transformation of democracy, economic transformation is still climb into the sky in gengaman SBY-Boediono, with the political parameters offered detransformasi policy.
The first task of a critical minority after SBY-knit Boediono victory, is whether the SBY-Boediono brave a brave choice to Boediono unpopular choice when determining the formations next cabinet. Surely cabinets are selected based on potential and skills rather than on "sell and order" politics.
SBY-Boediono victory this time back mengguratkan distress when Albert Einstein was German volatile "All I could choose, I only live in a country where political liberty, toleration, and equality of all citizens in the political front; not uncommon." Hopefully, the meaning of SBY-Boediono victory this time had left no curse, but gave birth to hope to be fulfilled by SBY-Boediono.



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Liberal Democracy and Political Immediasi

What is the importance of liberal democracy if only the party oligarchy fruit, spike golput, strengthening of individual charisma, weakening the role of the executive branch.


(Ferran Requejo: 1991)

Court Decisions (Constitutional Court) on the acquisition of a majority vote for legislative candidates in elections in Senayan seems increasingly reinforce the existence of liberal democracy. This fact as well as by extending the wing "Individualism" as the pinnacle of politics we construct today. Speaking in this context, what the real motive of the Constitutional Court widens the political core of the "pre-Individualism" switch to "pure-Individualism"?


Court decisions ignited this motif, at least we forced to dip into the logic of liberal democracy at play in the political construction. According to Ferran Requejo (1991) the basic logic of liberal democracy is rationalism. From this point, then democracy to the plains berdiaspora "liberalism" is more extensive. One of them, the diaspora is the logic of liberal democracy to form a political character marketisme, which tends to ignore the nature of loyalty to his constituents. In this form, the political strength and replaces Individualism political society. At a more advanced stage, liberal democracy would automatically cut the cores communality in politics.


The loss of the tread of communalism in democracy, belief in perbagai assert rationalism in democracy; politicians with rationalism as memunggut natural actions and patterns of patronage politics. Rationalism in democracy will still be not interpreted differently in the interpretation of economic rationalism in the region. Ferran Requejo understanding of rationalism in politics is "the maximization of particular interests of individuals and groups." Towards maximizing desires, political satisfaction; in this case is the power of the spirit of political rationality in the middle of the puddle of liberal democracy. This is the sense in which other forms of rationalism in the political life.


Rationalism in a democracy is not so familiar, and very rarely played linked. Because of all this, the stigma attached to rationalism only an sich economies. But with the market of cultural crush, then went into the territory of rationalism is widely lives, including the area of democracy. This is what makes us have to chop in a democratic liberalism. As the strengthening of democratic rationalism in making We often ask what the ultimate impact of rationalism against democracy.


The outbreak of rationalism in the body of liberal democracy, democratic change causes instantaneous gesture. It is seen from the shift in political orientation in Indonesia today. Politics is no longer meaningful to the audience, especially for the political actors in an effort to encourage the transition of power to the applicative form of populist nationalism and commitment. Opposite happened. Politics is only able to encourage changes in individual quality alone and not in contact at all with the nation.


Political function in the real democracy to encourage democratization. However, when the bang of liberalism broke out in the body politic as a result directly terkooptasinya liberalism democracy by political instantly changed the meaning into individual goals. In this case, politics gave birth to various forms of quasi-political, the political form of imaging, digitization politics, bad political culture became part of the money inevitable.


Each political actor is controlled by a political machine to race into authistik. They construct a reality, totally unrelated to the reality experienced by the community. As a result, the ideological imbalance in the political process terhujam great. End, democracy becomes dull because it is only understood as Fabricated power, nothing more.


Immediasi Politics


Borrow a phrase from Kierkegaard immediasi interpreted as an area where people live by passion and feelings that demand to be filled directly. This is precisely paired with politics. Because now is like, the political reality is constructed only to satisfy the desire to power quickly, instantly, without the need to serve and do for the people first.


Observing the political realities of the developing, warned "we" in a drama Faust German poet, Goethe. In this drama is told that Faust made a pact with the devil in order to obtain pleasure, power, and extensive knowledge, including knowing magic. In this context aesthetic Faust is a character, who always wanted to grow up instantly. What to do this fragment with the political realities of our time?


Nobody menyanggal that political "We" now born from various forms of complex agreements, and involves a lot of networking. In fact, political actors deal with the power to get bailout capital campaign, or even politicians agreement with the mass media / electronic to form a political reality, these agreements are an important part of the current political process. This is an agreement made by political actors with the forces outside of himself. Then these agreements will give birth to various konsekwesi, various regulatory bid to "partner" politics when the actor won the political battle.


Agreement politicians with complex networks, resulting in political estuaries only for spatial power, even a very artificial. No wonder so many regulations written by the political actors only when the ruling could produce a variety of protection for the group. If these regulations can not afford "political debt", then immediately "wild mind" (The Savage Mind) accompany the patterns and behavior in Senayan politicians, so "we" is no more taken aback when many of the People's Council (Parliament) stumble snapper class corruption.


Political Immediasi like a piece of land full of plants that they want to grow. Although, among the plants do not have a better quality than others. So likewise, with our politicians today. The battle became symbolic of the inevitability of this political immediasi. No terbanyangkan how 38 national political parties and six at the local level for the Province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam bracnmark battle each other (read; symbol) politics. At the same time, the old parties, especially the five major 2004 election results, biting and fighting each other, dipersengit with the presence of "players" new. This symbolic competition (both symbols of religion or nonagama) strengthen public understanding of the political actors / political machine "just segitukah quality of our politics".


Liberal democracy that gave birth to illegitimate political immediasi will make Indonesia more kupak. In fact, the proliferation of political competition more symbolically dragging primordial symbols, religion, ideology into the field fast pendangkalan meaning. In fact, religion and nationalism have the magic words from pendangkalan political penetration. When the sentences of this sacred experience whether to pendangkalan our mentransedenkan especially this nation. For the religious phrase is no longer a sacred, as well as the sentence of nationalism that is no longer a powerful glue. Thus the liberal democracy grip hurt the nation, and change the country's political spirit. Merenunglah for fathers land?


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Young Women Can Researcher Indonesia Scholarship

Research scholarships worth Rp 60 million provided for young women researchers in Indonesia through the program For Women in Science. - UNESCO cooperation program was organized to L'oreal inspiring young women researchers to Indonesia and the advancement of science and progress of mankind.


Chief Executive of the Indonesian National Commission for UNESCO Arief Rachman in the socialization of the program For Women in Science in Yogyakarta, Tuesday (11 / 8), asking that the program can be utilized to the maximum extent possible by the young Indonesian women researchers. "For more and more young female researchers participating in this program, so that the development of life science in Indonesia may be better known in international forums," said Arief.


Cooperation between the UNESCO L'oreal has been held since 1998 and updated in 2004. At the international level, this program is a result of government and private partnership aimed unique to acknowledge, encourage, and support women in science. "The problem (research topic) in Indonesia is unique and can be applied," said Arief.


This program focuses on three main activities namely L'oreal-UNESCO Award, UNESCO-L'oreal Fellowship International, and L'oreal National Fellowship. At the national level, this program each year provides three fellowships each sciencematerial two to life science.


The general requirements of this program is the maximum age limit of 37 years, at least educated S2, and has an original research project. Form deadline on September 11, 2009. More information can be accessed at www.forwomeninscience.com.


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Immediately register yourself..... Scholarships USD 60 Million 'For Women in Science'!


Until October 5 2009mendatang, opportunities for young women researchers Indonesia is still wide open for research scholarships worth USD 60million through the program "For Women in Science 2009 '.


Scholarship program of cooperation of UNESCO and L'oreal Indonesia was held to arouse the young women researchers to Indonesia as well as scientific advancement and progress of mankind. This year, the program enters its sixth year of implementation.


Chief Executive of the Indonesian National Commission for UNESCO Arief Rachman in the socialization of the scholarship program, Friday (28 / 8), say, from year to year improvements seen a significant participation in the number of young female researchers.


"It's certainly not just show their enthusiasm, but also the emergence of trust will advance our knowledge pengethuan future," said Arief.


The program focuses on three main activities namely L'oreal-UNESCO Award, UNESCO-L'oreal Fellowship International, and L'oreal National Fellowship. At the national level, this program each year provides three fellowships, each two to Life Sciences and Materials Sciences to
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The program requirements can be accessed at www.forwomeninscience.com. Last chance to send the application was extended until next October 5th, 2009.


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Country Inclusive

When more and more people are asking why the democratic process in Indonesia does not bear the political elites are able to bring social welfare and public justice, the idea of a strong government to the fore as a central issue offered by the politicians ahead of elections in 2009, some time ago.


The birth of the idea is reinforced by several political events, such as vigorous assault on mass media advertising of Prabowo Subianto and Gerindra Party, the rhetoric of political elites and the last phenomenon is recorded in the main news Kompas (13 / 3) about a meeting between Mega and one of JK draft of the agreement is the importance of a strong government for the future of Indonesia.


The capacity of government to carry out his duties in programs that concrete, measurable, and have an impact on the quality of life is indeed a pre-major requirements toward the prosperity of the nation. However, the idea of a strong government is not without problems. Something to be criticized about this idea is the reference of the intellectuals and politicians on strong government more often directed at nations who could boost the economic development of democratic political minus, like Malaysia, Singapore, and China.


The idea of a strong government which rests the authoritarian model we will be able to forget the important results already achieved democracy that has brought an invaluable opportunity, when people have good opportunities through suffrage and political participation to determine whether poor governance. On the other hand, when we are dazzled by the results of the development of strong leadership iron hand, we often forget that the citizens in these countries had to change the economic achievements of material success that rose with the restriction of political freedom and civil rights. Did not without political freedom to express and participate in the political arena, people just become passive spectators of the will of political elites?


State capacity
At the time when many countries on the path of democracy are often tempted by the strong capacity of the state of some authoritarian countries, Charles Tilly (2007) in his work, Democracy, open discourse about the capacity of a strong government in the context of a democracy. According to Tilly, the frame of democracy, the strength of a country's capacity is determined by the level of inclusiveness of voices responding to the public and the ability of countries to expand and secure the basic rights of citizenship and negaraan allocate productive resources for the fulfillment of public justice. In the path of democracy, strong governance to walk the equivalent of powerful dynamics of public democratic life will determine the presence of a strong democratic state and inclusive.


In contrast to the authoritarian order that requires the silence of citizen participation, a strong government in a democratic political order requires a few conditions, namely, first, the presence of the cultural character of politeness (civility) and the strong level of confidence (trust), both in the political processes that take place between citizens and the political elite and among the political elite itself. Second, the country's ability to absorb, manage, and prioritize public policies that can provide meaningful change for the common good. Third, constructive initiatives of the power of a healthy civil society to influence the dynamics of elite political process and strengthening the capacity of the state when producing public policy.


The problem, in the midst of strengthening democracy installation is in progress in the last five years, three main requirements for building a strong government in the path of democracy is still not running in Indonesia. The loss of the state's ability to secure and protect the civil rights of our brothers compatriots from Ahmadiyya community shows that the institutionalization of procedural democracy is not followed by the presence of an inclusive state that guarantees freedom, security and basic rights for its citizens.


Government's ability to create a responsive public policy can not be found in Indonesianness political reality today, when the relationship between government policy and social facts form a contrasting relationship. News of the rise of national education budget to go along with the cost of education for the people who soar, the pride of self-sufficiency in rice will result in the year 2008 appear terpuruknya parallel with the welfare of farmers, while vigorous program of poverty alleviation of people walking contradiction with the amount of 49 percent of the poor who live on less than 2 U.S. dollars per day according to the size of the World Bank.


When government policy does not provide a significant influence on the common weal and the political arena went increasingly alienated from the pulse of public aspirations, then become a citizen lost his enthusiasm to participate in the political arena. Weakened state capacity in line with the loss of a political desire to bring the initiative for the growth of civic political berkeadaban.


Citizen initiative
In the case of Indonesia, a critical review of the importance of strong governance takes first step back off from the growing desire and constructive political initiative from the citizens. Round of legislative election campaign is one of the momentum for citizens to break the ice build a strong state capacity. Now is the time for strategic actors of civil society to ensure how to build a mechanism for strict public selection to generate the political elites are clean.


Another important thing is to formulate a political action what can effectively be done by citizens to guard politicians by their promises so that when they are elected, citizens can minimize the possibility of betrayal by the elite a mandate to the public. With modest steps and concrete as a strong government that is inclusive will grow in Indonesia to listen to public voices, to work for the glorification of human dignity, and improved quality of life of its citizens.


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Minus State Benefit

Important task of government is to create a benefit. Thus a fiqh rules guiding and line on the state's obligation to the people they lead. In this context, have our country go in that direction; ditapaki a road to create benefit for the Ummah / people?


One month ago, precisely on Sunday, in mid-March; I still want to explore the city of Jambi, for some observed hue city has changed; I decided to do a little walk from Angso Duo; a shopping area on Market Raya, Jambi to the Mosque at-Taqwa.


This trip made my nose I was panting breathing pollution from automobile exhaust, and motorcycles on the road across this fair, because the user is a motor vehicle in this city growing since last decade, despite the global financial crisis hit, in, ambushed and then tear down the economy joints. But surprisingly, the level of consumption does not seem so affected, this would indicate the center of our country more prosperous soared into the state? I'm not entirely sure. Back on the road; accompaniment of honking cars, motorcycles rumble, I walked slowly among the crowded vehicle, when almost at the intersection of four, close at-Taqwa, my step interrupted or forced to a halt, because I was sitting in front of a man old, paralyzed, and there is a bucket in front of a small, blue, for whatever, but clearly there is a sheet in the dollar's modest size when compared with the savings the new officials' children were born one day. "He", said the residents of this city is a beggar; for me it does not appear as a beggar, but only a poor man, who had frozen on the edge of the street, to earn a coin from people passing replace the role of the state, they subsidize.


Another similar story, but different places; mid-April 2009, I stepped on the foot of Java, "Yogyakarta"; a city where there Ngajogyakarta Palace where the Sultan lives, and are now preparing to sail to the state palace, a white building on the ground buffalo, near the Monas in Jakarta. I'm not really talk about it. Across this; almost every day I crossed the street Urip Sumoharjo, this seems to be a routine I am today, and whether for some future time I enjoy, thunder engine, the car, which seemed in a hurry through the streets of this Sumoharjo Urip. A Panorama of aberrant, because I no longer find the bike that became Ontel images of Dagadu clothes, which I used to look at the clothes my friends.


Technology community has now replace ontel community in Yogyakarta. Ironically, while in Jambi beggar lying in the streets, though not too much, in Yogya is also lined. Even a little more severe, beggars, there are also beggars sleeping on the patio shops whose numbers could be counted on the fingers along the road Urip Sumoharjo and probably many other corner in the city of Yogyakarta. Same mode, they are a tax collector replace the role of the state from the hands of a few people have money, it appropriate?


Understanding this phenomenon I recall the core of the Panca Dahana Radhar writings, entitled "let's subsidize the state", in a mass media. Same object, when Radhar Panca Dahana angkot from home up to their work place, he dibrendel by singers singing voice is a snap, as well as beggars who turn their hands, palms up to show a dingy, filled with cash for the rupiah; Radhar Panca Dahana, concluded when we give them money, so we've replace the role of the state to subsidize the poor and abandoned children, as embodied in the body of the Constitution-1945. Is the state should guarantee a decent living in abandoned children, these poor people as mandated by the 1945 Constitution.


Around us, people lined up, the common people, who considered the poor by the state; the people who earn 5000 to 10,000 rupiah per day, or even less, these categories are defined by the BPS; a statistical agency of the State. True or not, that obviously the people who earn in the range must be willing to say it was poor. So if so many poor people in this country, What is the state?


A new country prosperous say if he had reached the indicators set by developed countries through economic growth theory, such a high level of consumption, use of technology, leisure (leisure times). This is different from the established indicators of Islam. For Islam, as embodied in the hierarchical formation of the Hanafi jurisprudence, Shafi'i, and Maliki; benefit occupy an important locus, he became an indicator in the development of law, economics, and politics in a country. Legitimate state is said to be prosperous if the country could not realize the benefit for the Ummah / people.


So far, we, especially the state "ignorant" linking political objectives, based on the theory of economic benefit (al-muslahah al-mursalah). This can be ditelisik from berjejernya poverty, famine, beggars, abandoned children, malnutrition, unemployment, literacy.


"Raiyatu al-Imam manutun la maslahah"; a universal theory that is parallel to the ethics of happiness that is triggered by Aristotle, "manifest public interest", such as encouraging people achieve happiness, as measured by achievement level of health, education, economic subsistence. But a little more advanced, the flow of jurisprudence, the benefit is not only measured by the achievement of material, but also the spiritual dimension to the benefits inherent in them. There guarding religion, soul, intellect, lineage, and property in the benefit theory pioneered by figures in the Islamic Jurisprudence.


Ash-Syatibi for example, emphasized the benefit must be realized, without the benefit of growth and development of material and spiritual will not be realized. This then is the basic argument, that the political cycle, and economic regulation, any rule of law will at least be meaningful and capable of altering the energy of a state and nation, if only the system, a culture driven by his elementary walked with the spirit of this benefit. Without this, Wallahu A'lamu bishshawab.


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Market, Capital and Educational Revolution

"The struggle for liberty.. is the struggle for equality"
(Isiah Berlin, in two concept of liberty)


Adoption laws BHP (Education Corporation) makes surprise students; worried, insecure, desperate, furious clearly etched on their faces. Streamed students demonstrations lest BHP laws legalized. In the hot sun, amid rain and police batons dispersed by force-feed "them". Only one hope this demonstration of pain "do not syahkan BHP law". Minda students in law legalized same meaning BHP to privatize education. Uncertainty is at least the spirit for students to come down to the street, and tried to fight state oversight.
Many education experts said, "BHP is the necessity to improve the quality of education in Indonesia", so this assumption is the basis for the state to legalize BHP laws, so is it true? Indeed, if "we" honest in the fact the law is a sign of how BHP countries increasingly defeated by capitalism, through the power of capital. Therefore, one custom is to get rid of the capitalist state, and minimize state intervention, so that all aspects of country life can be entered safely, without hindrance by the power of capital. This is really happening in education "we" today.


Rapids capital can not be prevented from pestering every side of life in Indonesia today. Many facets of life, and life values that shifted when berkecambahnya capital in human life, until the cycle of life is only directed at "utilities-oriented". Politics, economics, until the education was being absorbed by the power of capital. Grip force rate of capital in education is an irony for a nation that stood on the composition of social classes are diverse, such as Indonesia. In the circle of capital strength, style and purpose of the motion based on the desire of wealth. In this condition, the education will be weaker as the energy bertukarnya of empowerment education, education became fertile ground capitalism. Fraçois Jean Lyotard mengemukan in this context in The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge, that is the desire of wealth, not the desire of knowledge, which encourages technological capacity needs and product realization. Almost certainly penetrated the capital of the world as anything, the logic is always adhered to dwell on "the minimum capital, with the maximum benefit". What happens, when the world of education is assumed to be equal to the conventional industry?
Flashback; history of education in Indonesia at the time of the new order are always and did not move from berlidannya interwoven with the power of education. Yasraf A. This mengistilahkan Piliang perkelidanan made with educational tools to search, seize, or retain power. Higher education becomes a tool of power. Now, after the reform of education, especially higher education, developing and seeking interlace perkelidanan more complex. Not only with the power, the power of capital becomes a strong mutual berkelidan in education.


In the current paradigm Revolution



Normative trends in education today has undergone a great shift. Education shifted from the empowerment, transformation of values into investansi room for human capital investment plus a systemic economic. No wonder tuition hikes are no longer able to be addressed by the state. At the other end, once the logic of the education law based on humanism, logic in the world is now more eksrem education and even tends to marginalize people; because, the logic of today's education co-opted by the logic of "demand and supply". No wonder there keengan community to continue to peguruan higher education-in addition to cost not affordable, apathy toward college culminated today because universities can no longer bear the appropriate generation with the nature of college itself.
In the control of capital strength, education will always be guided by the market. As a result, which can be born from the college labor is organic. They are constructed and formed on the basis of the will of the market. No more. Whereas nature of higher education world, in fact an arena of discourse, in which the scientific attitude, objectivity, critical attitude, freedom of thought, and free thought. Nature of this shift, scattering when higher education is controlled by the power of capital. In these conditions, universities are not more than a run berdasarakan manufacturing production logic.
Education "we" are in the middle phase of a powerful paradigmatic revolution. This Revolution moved from education to the capitalization of nature education. Normative foundation will instantly change. The purpose of education will dikarangkeng in logic "utilities". In this kullah, higher education could give birth only human beings to be uniform and industrial raw materials. Harkat slowly withdrawn, the meaning of life so barren because jail in culture "consumerism". Educational success is measured degan absorption trend by industry workers capitalistic. Higher education was doing jumps; from culture to culture intelektualism oriented economic oriented. This system creates a mechanical generation, obedient, loyal, cultured in accordance with market demand, values fall liberty, independence vote revoked systemically-absorbed by the magnitude of their market.


Explore this, higher education according to Hans Magnus Enzensberger in the Dreamers of the Absolute; is an industry that has the mind by the mind machines, which produce uniform thoughts, which creates a uniform behavior. Diseragamkan everything, from clothing, name, curriculum, methods, textbooks, and even behavior. That form is a great machine uniformity (uniform great mechine)-uniformity of a totality of society that does not make room for differences, uniqueness, and pluralism. Hans Magnus Enzensberger's thesis, was a foothold in reality. Even now, more and more educational nature away from the mandate of Act 1945, which essentially all people regardless of class should get a decent education. But when, the world of higher education through the validation of BHP means surrendering to a prison-style systemic enmeshment economy. This suggests how higher education to be part of a commercial and economic system, which makes education not more than a commodity to be traded. As a result, aspects of education is slowly no longer a "duty" of the state over its people. This obligation is slowly delivered to the power of capital, in this private course.


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Politics, Money and marginalization of Democracy

Democracy under attack from all lines, religious extremists, businessman heavily attacked democracy. Where is democracy, was attacked by religious extremists through violence. meanwhile, businessmen attacked through money.


George W. Bush gathered 37million dollars, greater than that collected Bill Clinton or Bob Dole during the 1996 campaign. John Corzine, a former director of Goldman Sachs, issued a 36million dollars of his own pocket to win the Senate seat. Losing candidate, Michael Huffington, took as many as 30 million dollars when trying to get a Senate seat in California. In the meantime, Thu Sep 6 2007, Chung Mong-Koo (Hyundai Automotive Group Dedengkot of Cor-Sel) was sentenced to 3 years' imprisonment by the Seoul High Court. Chung submitted to pangadilan for providing a special fund worth millions of U.S. Dollars to bribe government officials, politicians, and bankers for the purposes of the company is headed by Chung.


Almost in all countries of the world, from Paris to Moscow, from London to Washington, companies and businessmen to fund the politicians and political parties. In America, for example, only 1 / 4 of one percent of the population to give 200 dollars or more to congressional candidates or political parties in the 1995-1996 election cycle and 96 percent of Americans do not give any money to politicians or parties at the federal level. America's largest 500 companies, on the other hand, gives 260 million dollars to Democratic candidates and the Republican Party from 1987until 1996.


In Indonesia too, the role of businessmen in a campaign finance of political parties have become public truth, and seen as normal in the democratic way of Indonesia. Until the view of political elites 'politics will not be won without a strong financial support' has been in the arena of politics menggurita this nation. In this context, 'why to campaign alone, a political party needs to raise so much?' Basically almost all political parties have no clear ideological basis, up to the process of differentiating, political parties are more likely to use the pattern of business strategy and marketing, it provides a large capital is the most appropriate solution to the political parties in order to survive. When political parties have chosen marketing strategy in the campaign, so the businessmen were given priority to gain access and offer programs and policies of political parties, the businessman bought this current political parties.


The entry of businessmen into the arena of politics is a choice and it is the amnesia right to choose, but which is opposed to the policy process of emasculation of political parties and candidates to control the political parties in a larger scale - ethical politics is the key to understanding the help posted by businessmen to any political party or government and political candidates from political parties, with only the pay, then the politicians and the government only needs to reduce the protection or regulation that inhibits the accumulation of profits of businessmen. This is the reward received by the businessman with the help of political parties.


Money is already a God in modern society, money does not just have economic functions as a medium of exchange, but also has mutated into a political function, in which policies and regulations can be purchased with money. So any business or entrepreneur is the most disadvantaged groups with the political function of money.


Money in the era of economic competition has become the commander and has the authority to influence human actions, not least, the money also became the most powerful institutions to reduce state authority covertly. In this condition, cheobol will become sole ruler in managing the political reality and even policy, controlled the money by private entrepreneurs and only for their business interests. As money has become the commander, the transparency and public benefits that are building democracy automatically alienated, until at last lost in the business, and melt dominance in the attitude of individualism, 'not' be found again 'sovereign people' that there is a 'hail of capitalism'.


Lapindo mudflow case is a pointer of how the role of benevolent capitalism mengkudeta the government and replace it with the 'apathy' in finding solutions to the victims of Lapindo mudflow-punisment never thrown from the government to Lapindo, 'power was so great what the government policy to control this Lapindo? ", practically, to understand this problem, simply by finding the relationship between Lapindo with SBY Abu Rizal Bakrie, where the largest shares of Lapindo is owned by the Bakrie and the key issue is the ethical policy.


The power of business has touched the lives of most details of the state, there is no space could not pass by a businessman, enough with all the money shall be opened wide and businessmen were allowed to mess up the policies and controls that will be born by the government. On the other hand, cheobol with money he has will be bringing anything from one country and jumped into another country and be able to make cheobol country to collapse at once, enough to draw some money from the national bank. Then the economy will necessarily messy. behold, how great cheobol power and authority beyond the power of this country, for democracy cheobol only be used as justification to act freely, because democracy is the institutionalization menyunguhkan freedom, including freedom of seeking benefits that exceeded the limit. In fact, democracy is not freedom without responsibility, but democracy is institutionalized in a responsible freedom for social life.


Democracy in Indonesia today, under attack almost from all lines of religion by groups attacking democracy ekstrimisnya with provocative language "democracy is a system of Kufr" and in the meantime, businessmen with money to attack democracy. As a result, the true supporters of democracy lost to rearrange this nation. Political Party as a vanguard of transformation to democratic values, even now stuck with a business-style marketing strategies. Chronic diseases are suffered by this country, the democratization process which essentially destroyed in various attacks by groups of religious-based extremism and businessman. No wise words, in addition to the cultural reform of the grass root level to the level of political elites and royalty in this country.


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Democracy and Nationalism, 2 Spirit of the Lost

In Indonesia, in the process of our politics, are sublime truth we have lost the spirit of the 'national spirit' and 'spirit of democracy'. Why our founding fathers such as Bung Karno, Bung Hatta, man Sjahrir, and Tan Malaka became a patriot and pioneer change in the nation?. Because they were fighting, politics and led by the spirit of nationalism and populist and thickened flowing in them, so at every pace of political movement, they unequivocally point to make the people prosperous; achieve sovereignty and national dignity. No wonder the founding fathers is a figurehead politicians & poor, but rich in the grandeur of political behavior. Poverty in the office is pleasure, not suffering for them. But now, this spirit clot disappeared into smoke and scattered in the air does not scratch. In this context, talking maralah leaders / politicians young and old, local or imported into things that are not significant. Why would select the young or old, local or imported, if the spirit of populist nationalism & they have been steaming into which no trace of smoke in political action.


Culture of 'short-sighted policy', which affirmed the short-term vision & attitude of the players pragmatic democracy, threatens democracy Indonesia. At the same time, the weaker the democratic nation in the political club of power. Negative excesses of the culture of 'short-sighted politics' and political power is the client's behavior patterns, tyrants, camouflage performance - a habitus politicians 'us'. Conditions which gave birth to this generation of leadership elite and elitist; they were in the air that can not live and great with people. Bias, diskontinutas spirit between the leaders and people became inevitable thing, so do not be surprised if the political 'we' can only bear a special leader's desire to move on stacking 'happiness' purely personal.


Audience knows, almost no politician, whether young or old, local or imported under pressure from above, either party, group, or other primordialitas bond. Within this framework, the leadership of the people is imperative to break the culture of 'short-sighted policy', and political power emerging today. Leadership of the people is the politician / leader chosen is proper and decent to drive and lead the nation. They are the politicians / leaders who have an emotional bond with the spirit of populist nationalism is strong. Leadership is the real people who awaited by the nation in filling this independence. Hopefully.


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Contract Political and Social Contract

Now the legislature is already sitting in seats in the Parliament, which used to hold the title of phenomenal candidates and busy looking for support, as well as their constituents began to feel restless. Imagine, all collecting scattered promises during the campaign by the candidates diumbar Caleg to be immediately realized. There are some people who tell you how promise as a social contract . meanwhile, there is also the view that the promise in this context is a political contract . Within Islam itself is the definition that a promise is a debt, if not paid it will remain a debt. Debt is payable at any time, how the agreement was made. But if not kept or maybe intentionally forgotten that serious. It might be prosecuted, not only in the world but also in the hereafter.


If we want to briefly turn round and remember opinion of Thomas Hobbes , an English filusuf whose name is well known from the 17th century, in fact, social contract or a political contract it happened because of four things, namely:
First , there is the fact that they had the same basic needs.
Both , if not enough essential goods to be distributed, who should get it?
Third , the fact lack
Fourth , if we can not succeed by relying on their own strength, what hope can we have?
(James Rachels 254:2008).


Referring to the opinion of Thomas, then it makes sense to accept a contract social and political contract , because this is done for our own good. And this is why one another constituent different from each other in determining choice. But because it is situational, it will become more attractive if the political contract or social contract is viewed using glasses situation ethics , and refers to the concept dikemukan by Joseph Flechter , a people ethics of the 20th century.


"In situational ethics, not of any value in and of itself naturally. He obtained a value only because it helps people so that he becomes good or hurt people and he became poor" (1966, 59, Franz Magnis-Suseno 118:2006).


Of the opinion that Joseph, I tried to pull the red thread as a conclusion that for the time being, the spreader promise is a good figure. However, if over time the promise was not proven, there is no other word, I dare say that people spreader asshole promise is a big liar . Now everything is returned to the spreader promise. They should be a choice that he wanted to be good to keep your promises, or maybe vice versa, to be those damn . Usually, by using the excuse of having to compromise and win-win solution with the coalition, so she had to be a jerk by not keep his promise. What? forced!, possible?... This means that the spirit of democracy and nationhood is completely lost.


And if it falls on the last option, then for the umpteenth time, people will come back disappointed. if you feel you will not get what you want, better forget it. Let them be the ones jerk, every time Nusakambangan waiting presence.


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Physics Experiment: Make Fire from Ice

How weird huh??, Instead of the fire is weak against ice?? It turned out that the fire can be made of ice!! If you do not believe, let us prove it together. It's pretty fun experiment lho!


Good luck...


Tools and materials required:
1. Coconut shell or bowl.
2. Paper and plastic.
3. Water.
4. Refrigerator.
5. Dry grass or flammable objects.


Manufacturing steps:


Make a convex lens of ice materials, this is a way for him:
1. Shell / bowl covered with paper and plastic (for ice easily separated from the shell or bowl).
2. Fill shell / bowl with water.
3. Enter into the refrigerator and wait until it freezes.
4. Separate ice from the shell.


On the afternoon (around 11:00to 13:00) put the dry grass in the field and stick to yours had a convex lens and point it toward the sun so that the light focused on the dry grass.


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Wild, New Video Noordin M Top

Photogallery Latest Noordin M Top many outstanding with a variety of action, if you recognize or could see, please contact your local RT.

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Different Twins Zodiac and Place of Birth

Ryan and Lewis may be the only twin pairs of different zodiac and place of birth. They plan to celebrate the birthday of their first in a different day.


Launch news Daily Mail, Monday (24/8) mentioned after Ryan's birth, the baby thinks Hayley Phillips will both be born in no time. However, the birth of a baby who would have thought they occurred during 51 hours later.
Thus, Ryan was born with a Leo zodiac star celebrated on August 24 while Lewis was planning Virgo star celebrated on Tuesday, August 25.


The mother, Phillips (24 years) said, "It's not the birthday of the zodiac and they are different, but also the birth place is also different. Ryan was born at home while Lewis was in the hospital. Their faces were very similar but there are a few different things in themselves they are. "
Phillips who worked as a manager at Lloyds TSB being treated at Sunderland Royal Hospital on August 23 last year after experiencing pain. He allegedly suffered only a mild infection and is recommended for ketubannya home.


But a few minutes of arriving at his home in Pallion Park, Sunderland, broke and Ryan was born in the bathroom with a weight of 2 pounds 14 ounces. Phillips then rushed to the hospital again. Once there, the doctors prepared the birth of Lewis. However, it took two days to Lewis was born weighing 3pounds 3 ounces.


After eight weeks, eventually the twins Ryan and Lewis were brought together in one bed for the first time. "They are now growing healthily. They are a blessing from God and they are a miracle," his mother said Phillips.

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U.S. soldiers in the British UFO Watch

British National Archives has released a document 15 years of UFO sightings from the Ministry of Defense. One of the most interesting document is to involve members of the U.S. air force.


It happened in Rendlesham Forest in 1980 when members of the U.S. military saw a mysterious light.


Although the Thatcher government denied it, a letter from the former defense chief warned in 1985 not to menafikkan report.


"The case is still confusing a satisfactory explanation yet.. that keeps the public attention," he wrote in the letter.


Documents from the ministry that contains more than 4000pages. Most sightings are in the form of bright stars, meteors, satellites or balloons. As many as 10% in which there is no explanation, the record is not enough evidence.


One of the visions that turned out to plane carrying Ford ads.


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China's Greatest UFO Broadcast Video

UFO-shaped carrier is spinning, glowing and fog was witnessed by millions of people in cities in China such as Shahe, Xingtai, Ren province, and provincial Yongnian.


Li Baohong astronomers from the University of Shandong, as quoted from the Shanghai News said it was a rare event because the appearance of UFO's in large areas, even though it is difficult to determine what object.


Xinhua news channel owned by the government of China issued a video of these amazing objects. The video can be watched on the site Xinhua Net.


These objects are seen in various cities in the vast region. With it consider, UFO is estimated very large.
The authorities declared a UFO estimated outcome from the steam swamp or because changing weather patterns.


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Half Hour UFO appears in China

Beijing-Around 22:00 local time on August 23, unidentified flying object (UFO) appear in the air in the Binjiang Road Beibei Chongqing China.


UFO was shaped like a "V" and the color changes from red, blue, green, yellow to white with a short pause. Hundreds of people saw it but no one heard a voice that was issued by a foreign object or driving equipment.
UFO was visible for half an hour along with a civilian aircraft that passed. Witnesses compared the civilian aircraft with UFOs and UFO clearly found that flying at a higher place.


After about a half hour flight, the outer limits of the UFO began flickering and then a foreign object disappeared in the darkness of night.


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Scientists Create Dinosaurs from Chicken

After years could only find relics of prehistoric animals, a Canadian paleontologists are planning to create a dinosaur with manipulating chicken embryos.


Hans Larsson, Chairman of Macro Evolution Researchers at McGill University Montreal, said that by using the bird he intended to develop the dinosaurs that have disappeared millions of years ago.


Larsson believes the reverse certain genetic levers cells during the development of chicken embryos it can form the body structure of a dinosaur.


Although it is still in development, this research could lead to revive prehistoric animals. But Larsson said it is difficult to realize in the near future because of ethical reasons.
Larsson has studied the evolution of the birds for 10 years. "I can demonstrate clearly that the birds have the potential to develop the body structure of the dinosaurs, it illustrates that birds are direct descendants of dinosaurs" he added.
The rationale of this project came when the discussions with paleontologists Jack Horner an American who acted as technical adviser on the film Jurassic Park.
Horner recently wrote a book called "How to Build a Dinosaur", which he refers to experiments in creating chickenosaurus embryos.


Larsson research group previously tried to find the remains of prehistoric animals, including 8 species of dinosaurs that are not known and 5 new types of crocodiles in Nigeria. They also found a relic of new species of carnivorous dinosaur in Argentina.


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