Obama and Indonesia

The clamorous of American people in Chicago, Illinois could be considered as a portrait of American people to welcome the new 44th elected president for United States – Barrack Hussein Obama. In my previous note, I raised some questions about who’s going to be the winner of this super phenomenal election, and then the answer has revealed. Senator Obama wins the election. After the long journey of debate and campaign for about a year that he has been through, he succeed in convincing American people that they can believe in CHANGE and there’s NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.

Yes, they can!

So what would happen next? That would be the next question to be answered. Does United States would be same as much as the previous administration? Or even in the opposite way? And then, what would happen in Indonesia? Are we going to be his attention in making his foreign policy? Are we as developing country would gain many benefits for his winning? Those questions would be answered after Obama has been officially occupied the White House in the next January.

The biggest celebrating of democracy was held in United States this year, and next year we would do the same thing. Next year would be the important moments for our history. The election of our parliament members and followed by the president’s election really put a huge attention for most of us. The ambiences of democracy party in Indonesia has been experienced nowadays, even though there still many people who’s not really into it or even skeptical to this election. The candidates of the next president of this country are yelling everywhere. The old or new look of our next future leader has showed them up in many public areas.

If we’re reflecting our democracy party which will be held next year to US election (the roots of democracy), we’re just in the beginning of the process of democracy. But I think that we’re in a good and right track to attain the full-fledged democracy that we admire. Instead of that, the next questions would raises are, Are we ready in yet to have a very new president who doesn’t come from Java? Are we ready in yet to have a new breakthrough leader? Or, Do we have any kind of leader that would make a breakthrough for our beloved country?

In my personal opinion, I don’t really care about how old of our next president is, or where do they came from. I just care about their abilities to make this country much better than now and their willingness in leading this country in the right track to the prosperity and security that we’re dreaming of.

The Obama’s winning could give us much enlightenment that we can believe in CHANGE. Yes we can! We can change our old mindset and interpretation that the president of this country does not have to be a Javanese, or former military officers, or a son / daughter of the previous president / official government. We have to change that perception if we want to go forward. Our next president has to know and understand about what Indonesia’s needs and interests nowadays. Our next president has to recognize and respect his/hers constituent, and put a huge commitment to it. And we as the constituent have to support this process by taking a part as voters. We have to vote, for the sake of our country! Vote with responsibility, and vote for our next future, next life, and our next generation!

Obama VS Mc.Cain

In the next few hours, we would know who’s going to be the next president of United States. That would be the historical moment not only for the people of America, but also for the people in the rest of the world. As we all know that United States of America have led this world for almost seventeen years after Cold War. Thus, the outcome of the US election would really affect the economy and political constellation of the world.

The two candidates are very optimist to win this election. On one side, Democrat Candidate – Barack Obama leads all the polling and could attract many attentions from the people of America, particularly the young generations. But in other side, John Mc.Cain as the Candidate of Republic also attract the people who’s not ready in yet to have a young black man president in United States. Albeit, all the polling indicates the positive sum zero for Obama in winning this election, it doesn’t generate Mc.Cain to give in.

The phenomenon of US election is really fascinating not only for America but also for the international community. It could be seen by the euphoria of the world waiting on the result. It happens in Kenya, Japan, Europe and also Indonesia. Both candidates have their own strategy to collect lots supports to win this political game. Obama prefers Joe Biden as a Vice President’s candidate to fulfill his slight experience in formulating foreign policy and political matters. Unlike Obama, Mc.Cain prefers Sarah Pallin to be his Vice President in order to collect women sympathies or ex-Clinton’s sympathizer.

But the next big questions raises are, Do American people are ready in yet to have a Black President for the very first time of history? or Does Obama who constantly leads the polling would be the next president of America instead of Mc.Cain?, or Does Mc.Cain who always being under dogged by everyone would win this election? However, all those questions only can be answered by the final results. There will no certainty until the result is revealed.

As I mentioned before that whoever wins this election would really affect world’s constellation in major of politic, economy, and energy policy. These effects would lead the US foreign policy’s direction toward the issue of Iraq, Iran and other ‘axis of evil’ states. Although, the changing of the nature of US foreign policy toward those issues do not really significant differ from the previous administration. But the people of America deem that the new president would bring a new hope for America in the sense of wealthy ness, prosperity, security of their living. That would also the reasons why, most of countries in the world put a huge support for Obama to be the next president of America. It is because of the beliefs of most countries that Obama would lead the United States in more peacefully way rather than Mc.Cain who always stereotyped as a Bush successor.

We’re just hoping that who’s going to be the next president of America would make America and even this world much more peace and secure in all aspects. So, there would be no other wars or suffering in the world.

‘Change, can we believe in?’ or, ‘Country First?’

We’ll see.