Yah, tinggal nunggu menjalar ke kerajaan para Paus. --- In [email protected], "sunny" <ambon@...> wrote: > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/07/AR2011030703899.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions > > After the revolution, establishing democracy > > By Roza Otunbayeva > Tuesday, March 8, 2011 > > BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN > > In the heart of Central Asia we are watching with solidarity as events unfold > in the Middle East. The "people power" that the world witnessed in Tunisia > and Egypt reminds us in Kyrgyzstan of our own victory last year against a > corrupt dictator. Nothing can be more moving than to see humans celebrate > their freedom. There are many skeptics and cynics who warn against popular > revolutions, citing the violence and instability that they unleash, and the > unpredictable consequences. There are those who dismiss national uprisings as > shows set up by foreign governments, international media and terrorist groups > - claiming that millions of people are all on hallucinogenic drugs. > > To these critics, our response is clear: We are humans. Irrationality may be > simply part of our nature. Muslim or Christian, black or white, we are wired > that way: The Almighty provided us with such a powerful sense of dignity that > we cannot tolerate the denial of our unalienable rights and freedoms, no > matter what real or supposed benefits are provided by "stable" authoritarian > regimes. It is the magic of people, young and old, men and women of different > religions and political beliefs, who come together in city squares and > announce that enough is enough. During such times we discover that the youth > we had always grumbled about as uninterested and apathetic are also > patriotic, brave and so selflessly heroic that they choose liberty even at > the cost of their lives. > > Having paid such a high price, we cannot squander the historic opportunity we > have to right past wrongs and to build a better state and a more just > society. Our experience, however, tells us that there is no highway to > democracy. In fact, toppling the dictator may well be the easiest part. > > Each country faces a unique set of challenges. After years of totalitarian > leadership, most countries must first untangle the suffocating net of > draconian rules that had been dictated into legislation by the ruling few, > who acted in their own interest. In Kyrgyzstan, we brought together all > political parties and a wide array of civil society leaders to draft the new > constitution. After several weeks of frequent televised debates and a > thorough search for a national compromise, the Constitutional Council agreed > to transform our country from a strong presidential system into a > parliamentary republic. Within three months of the fall of the Bakiyev > regime, the new constitution was put to a national referendum. > > Whatever good intentions people have to build a democracy, no one should be > tricked into holding elections overnight. After years of one-person rule it > is important to first ensure that political parties are able to compete > around the country and have access to voters, that there is a free press to > provide for national dialogue, and that civic associations have space and the > opportunity to advocate their interests. Most important, the rule of law must > be provided for. This is the hardest part. For years our societies have been > repressed. Newly found freedoms can be too intoxicating. Shortly after > revolutions, law enforcement bodies are mostly discredited and too weakened > to provide for the public order. This is where we most tragically stumbled: > Interethnic conflict between the Kyrgyz and Uzbeks took many lives last year > and almost tore apart our country. > > Support from the international community is vital. Sympathy and understanding > from immediate neighbors are even more crucial. The people of Kyrgyzstan are > forever indebted to the friends, near and far, who helped us through our > challenging times. > > The new country we are building is inclusive and grounded in the rule of law. > We choose to celebrate our differences and to resolve them not in the streets > but in parliament, via democratic channels. Through all of this, the Kyrgyz > people have persevered, as will our brothers and sisters in the Middle East. > The path to democracy is not easy, but it is the only way forward. > > The writer is president of Kyrgyzstan and a recipient of the U.S. secretary > of state's 2011 International Woman of Courage award. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
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