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Civis 002\/2016\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\nPreventing and Overcoming Radicalization<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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As a body of one nation, we actually have a natural or innate ability to fight against all forms of sectarian violence.<\/p>\n
Besides, Indonesia is a very plural nation, which is consequently prone to horizontal social conflicts. Its history has cultivated the ability to fight the potentials for social conflict, which keeps growing and needs to be kept, because it might weaken if it is not maintained.<\/p>\n
In its existence as a very plural nation and one which settles in thousands of island, this nation has been exposed to various influences for a long period of time. In such situations, our ancestors were able to develop the local knowledge to enable us to keep up and develop in diversity.<\/p>\n
Our elders, our founding fathers had wisely pledged in the famous 1928 Youth Pledge: One Land, One Nation and One unifying Language, Indonesia.<\/p>\n
The Proclamation of Independence on August 17, 1945, the Pancasila<\/em> as the state foundation, the Preambule to the 1945 Constitution, the Red and White heritage flag and the national anthem Indonesia Raya completes our identity as a nation in our plurality, Bhinneka Tunggal Ika<\/em> (Unity in Diversity).<\/p>\n
Our unifying language derives from the Malay language, and was used (originally) in the Eastern region of Sumatra, Riau and West Kalimantan, instead of the Javanese-the language of the majority.<\/p>\n
Indonesian people are able to see themselves as one nation, regardless of different tribes and ethnic (demos nation), different from many other nations in the world which is likely to associate a nation with a particular tribe or religion (etnos nation).<\/p>\n
Indonesia is one of a small number of nations that celebrates independence with folk celebration even up in the rural areas.<\/p>\n
Indonesia is a nation rich with patriotic songs.<\/p>\n
For our brothers in North Sumatra, for example, it is common to refer to fellow citizens who come from another tribe as “saudara kita Jawa”<\/em> (our Javanese brother) or \u201csaudara kita orang Timor\u201d<\/em> (our Timor brother). For Batak people for example, when asked of their clan someone will ask “Ise Marganta Hamu?” (<\/em>What is our clan?)<\/p>\n
All the tribes in Indonesia tends to be inclusive, to position themselves as “we” and “us” rather than “I” or “we” who are dealing with “them”.<\/p>\n
There is an inclusive attitude that is deeply embedded within everyday life.<\/p>\n
It should be noted that outside influences now also entered our daily lives, both positively and negatively.<\/p>\n
Events like Charlie Hebdo is a bad example which was publicized through digital telecommunications technology.<\/p>\n
Arbitrarily, the cartoon magazine Charlie Hebdo, managed by the atheists and leftist, insulted the Muslim prophet Muhammad SAW and cursed Jesus Christ, the Christian\u2019s God and the Savior of the world. Brutally, three radical Muslims stormed in and shot dead the manager of the cartoon magazine.<\/p>\n
Various incorrect and tendentious news circulated through the Internet, inciting and pitting people. Similarly, false teachings of various religious backgrounds spread, including how to make bombs, even nuclear bombs.<\/p>\n
Similarly, decadent lifestyle, materialism, consumerism and hedonism are very widespread, along with the spread of communications technology revolution, worked its way through the boundaries of family, community and state.<\/p>\n
In such a state of culture shock, shallow and literal-textual answers were more ready for use. Thus religious laws were used literally, out of context, dried black-and-white.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, those who are “right” were less active to fill the space for global information exchange with the correct ideologies. Even if some understandings were circulated, often times it was too hard for lay people to comprehend.<\/p>\n
Therefore, one of the main tasks of the community leaders, especially the scholars, is to enrich and exchange thoughts about the importance of understanding the true religion so that the meaning of religion which is rahmatan lil ‘Alamin<\/em> and loving will be internalized by the people.<\/p>\n
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Conclusion\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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Basically the local capacity to overcome religious radicalization is large. The habit of mutual respect, tolerance, and teamwork has been entrenched throughout history.<\/p>\n
Amid the changes that brought progress, consciously leaders, especially among the community, the clergy, traditional leaders and so on, need to continue to support that habit.<\/p>\n
At the level of national life we have to hold on to our personality, based on the Pancasila <\/em>and upholding dialogues.<\/p>\n
We return to our inclusive personality, which looks at the other people, although different, as “us”.<\/p>\n
The bustle of the modern world has actually made inter-personal relationships sparse.<\/p>\n
Amid the flurry of taking care of people and others, let us deliberately dedicate time and space to establish and maintain communication between each other.<\/p>\n
Know each other personally, as exemplified by our predecessors, between Mohammad Natsir, Mohammad Rum with Leimena or Kasimo for example, between the leaders of the Muslims with the leaders of the Christians\/Catholics in the province, is the main capital to prevent radicalization.<\/p>\n
(This paper was presented by the writer in \u201cBuilding Interfaith Collaboration in Overcoming Radicalism\u201d session, in the Strategic Forum of Church and Politics, in Jakarta, June 2-4, 2015).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
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Jakob Tobing is one of the most prominent architects of the new democratic Indonesia. He played an instrumental role in Indonesia\u2019s transition from the authoritarian rule to democracy in 1998. He was then entrusted as the Chairman of the 1999 National Election Committee and the 1999-2004 Parliamentary Commission on the Constitutional Amendment \u2013 the two important bodies that decisively replaced authoritarianism with democracy in Indonesia. Under his leadership, the constitutional amendment has guaranteed the principles of democracy, rule of law, and human rights, which is now seen as a model by many other countries. He was a student leader against the old order in 1966, appointed as member of parliament in 1968, and became the Vice Chairman of the ruling party during the Suharto\u2019s regime. But during the height of the authoritarian regime, he joined the opposition and was invited to join and establish the reform PDIP party by its Chairman Megawati Soekarnoputri, who later became the President of Indonesia. President Habibie decorated him with Mahaputera Utama medal in 1999. After more than three decades as a member of parliament, in 2004 he was appointed as the Indonesian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, a leadership role which again he performed so outstanding that the Republic of Korea awarded him the Gwanghwa medal\u2014the country\u2019s highest diplomatic award. He received his graduate degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA.<\/p>\n
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