My nation is a stupid nation

I was born an Indonesian, born and raised in Indonesia made me think a lot and then criticize it. Before I criticize my nation, I will tell you that my country is a maritime country, and has a long coastline. However, it is very strange that the State of Indonesia still buys salt from other countries. Indonesia has a wider sea than the existing land. This is a form of ignorance of my nation.

According to available data, Indonesia has a coastline of 54,716km. should, with such a wide coastline, Indonesia is very easy to create a large salt pond. However, until now, the State of Indonesia still imports salt every year. From the data I have read, from 2010 to 2020, Indonesia bought 2 million tons of salt per year, although salt imports had decreased in 2012 and 2013, in 2014, salt imports increased again. I don't know why the Indonesian people are so stupid that they keep importing salt even though they have such a wide sea and coastline.

In addition, the Indonesian nation is also a spiritual nation. Various religions in Indonesia grow and develop. All religions in Indonesia teach peace with the environment and nature. Even indigenous Indonesian religions such as Kejawen also teach the way to liberation and enlightenment. Such a teaching is the highest achievement of mankind. However, in the 21st century, the Indonesian people are still poisoned by foreign religions and cultures. These foreign religions and cultures have killed the original Indonesian culture. I don't know why my people are so stupid to choose a foreign religion and culture that has been corrupted and decayed and left their ancestral religion and culture.

Indonesia has many intelligent people, they learn and explore great schools of thought. They also formed a political party that refers to these ideas. But in practice, political parties actually carry out their work far from the ideas and thoughts that were initiated. Many political parties commit corruption, they steal a lot of state money which is actually people's money. Many political parties are also connected with religious radicalism and have never done justice in every field. However, my nation is still being deceived by corrupt and radical political parties. In the end, Indonesia has a corrupt and unfair government.

The fatal stupidity committed by the Indonesian people is destroying Indonesia's nature. The destruction of nature in Indonesia is continuing. In 2020, Indonesia's 296,942 hectares of forest were burned (possibly also deliberately burned) to clear land for palm oil and factories. The rivers in Indonesia are also polluted. The most obvious thing is the Citarum River. 32 companies dispose of their waste in the Citarum river. Most are companies engaged in textile, paper, and food. Even though Indonesia has beautiful natural resources, the Indonesian people are destroying nature. Forests were cut down, mountains were destroyed for the mining of the capitalists.

Why are Indonesians stupid? Due to not being able to understand the situation, so many missed opportunities. Many even destroy the opportunities that are in front of their eyes. This is what is happening to the Indonesian people today. The Indonesian people are systematically fooled by the State. Education policies issued by the government only fool their people. The president chooses a minister of education who is not competent in his field. To become a developed nation and country, we need people who can think logically, rationally, and critically, and also have a clear conscience.

Education in Indonesia still has low quality, creativity, logic, rationality, and critical attitude are destroyed by the current education system. Schools, parents, and the community no longer educate the nation's generation properly. Schools still use the Dutch colonial era curriculum. After Indonesia's independence from colonialism, the curriculum and education system of the colonial era are still being implemented and even preserved to this day.

The colonial-era education system, which is still being implemented today, has made the Indonesian people insensitive to human rights. I have seen that humans are only seen as a resource that can be used for economic and political gain. Until now, minority groups in Indonesia continue to be forced to accept injustice. This nation is divided and stupid, this nation will always be left behind in the development of world civilization. Although the State of Indonesia is independent of colonialism, the Indonesian nation is not yet independent. The Indonesian nation is still being fooled so the nation's ability to think logically, critically and reason well is very low. How long do you want this to continue?

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