Otak babi.. Otak binantang.
"kerajaan para Paus" tidak akan menjalar de Timur Tengah dan Afrika Utara, tapi demekrasi, hak-hak azasi manjsia, kebebasan (freedom), keadilan sosiallah yang pelan-pelan akan berkembang... --- In [email protected], "ndeboost" <rambitesemak@...> wrote: > > 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] > > > ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
