Kalo ada yang bilang "di luar gajinya gede tapi kebutuhan hidup juga gede, sama aja kaya di indo" JANGAN PERCAYA. There's a reason why one is called negara maju and one is negara berkembang
gw tuh dari dulu bingung tiap demo mahasiswa dihalang-halangin sampe dipukul tuh knp sih... like itu mahasiswa jir, logikanya mereka pada kagak punya apa-apa. demo ya karena punya aspirasi dan keluhan yahg mau disampaikan 😭😭 why r u guys so afraid of literal STUDENTS???
Jujur ya mahasiswa dan masyarakat sekarang lebih pinter loh, ga lagi berkoar koar di depan gedung politikus yang sudah di setting untuk kosong, tapi memanfaatkan spotlight jalanan ibukota, banyak banget gedung gedung tinggi yang dimana para manusia, orang orang penting, pengusaha pengusaha, bisa melihat langsung kejadian tersebut dari balik jendela, media juga lebih banyak yang datang dan menyoroti, keren 🙌🏻😭🔥
the dedication Indonesians have to this country (and the burden we carry everyday).. ga peduli tiap demo dilindes, dilempar, dibunuh… tetep mau turun ke jalan.. tetep ada yang berani turun ke jalan.. nangis 😭😭😭❤️🩹❤️🩹❤️🩹 stay safe people 😭🙏❤️🩹
For those who want a bit more context: a massive student and worker protest is unfolding in Indonesia’s capital in response to the Prabowo government’s decision to raise fuel prices, alongside other policies that many Indonesians are calling corrupt because they deepen the burden on working-class Indonesians already struggling with rising living costs and a weakening rupiah.
What’s fueling the anger even further is the broader feeling that economic pressure is being pushed downward onto ordinary people while major policy decisions continue to favour politicians and the ultra wealthy.
Just last year, Indonesians protested over the same kind of government corruption, which led to a crackdown on its own civilians using military force in cities like Jakarta and Bandung, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries, including those of students.
This situation, however, embarrassed the Probowo government, as people from all over the world began paying attention and massed mobilised to send food, medical/legal aid and financial donations via apps like Grab and Ojek (the region’s equivalent of Uber) the movement received particularly strong support from people across Asia, especially Southeast and East Asia, while also drawing contributions from around the world. This is why Indonesians are asking the world pay attention to their country again.
"Perjuanganku lebih mudah karena mengusir penjajah, tapi perjuanganmu akan lebih sulit karena melawan bangsamu sendiri” — Ir. Soekarno
“Pemimpin harus tegas dan mampu mengambil keputusan yang mengutamakan kesejahteraan rakyatnya di atas segalanya” — B. J. Habibie
"Tidak penting apa pun agama atau sukumu. Kalau kamu bisa melakukan sesuatu yang baik untuk semua orang, orang tidak pernah tanya apa agamamu” — Gus Dur
“Yang nyinyir-nyinyir-nyinyir biar aja itu. Nyenyenyenye” — ….
Nggak mikir kan, secinta apa rakyat kalian ke negara kiamat ini? It's an act of love. You don't know what love is. That's why you see it as a threat. You know nothing about love, so you call it violence.
Saying that the protest is unnecessary because the market and rupiah are making a rebound is like saying you can cancel your dentist appointment because the painkillers stopped your toothache. The symptom improved, not necessarily the problem.