Firstly, I would like to say thanks for giving me a
great opportunity to deliver my brief speech. And in this chance, the topic of
my speech is Save Our Nation.
Indonesia. A country famous for it's many cultural backgrounds, tourism sites, wonderful scenery, spices, the friendly people. But that was a long time ago. A long time before corruption, separitism, poverty, violence, child abuse, and many other things that happens which threatens our nation.
Indonesia. A country famous for it's many cultural backgrounds, tourism sites, wonderful scenery, spices, the friendly people. But that was a long time ago. A long time before corruption, separitism, poverty, violence, child abuse, and many other things that happens which threatens our nation.
How could our nation compete with other nations when
we just cant build our nation first ? How could it compete when there's still
about 17,8% of it's people still live below the poverty line ? The answer is of
course no. A lot of bad things happen to our nation because the people who live
in it. It's actually funny to think like this but it is the truth. People do
illegal logging and then the flood comes. Leaving hundreds of people dead,
destruction for our nation. There are lot's of examples I could give to tell you
how damaged our nation is.
First an example relating to the environment. Illegal
logging like I've mentioned before effects the tourism aspect .What is left for
tourist to enjoy of a forest without trees and animals? Another is pollution.
Pollution not only from vehicles but also wildfires done by men causing heavy
smog that not only our nation is effected but also other neigbouring countries
like Malaysia and Singapore.
Second is an example related to the politics. As we know there are significant separatist movements in the provinces of Aceh and Papua that have led to armed conflict and allegations of human rights abuses. Following a long standing guerrilla war between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian military. In Papua, there has been a significant rise in the levels of violence and human rights abuses. They don't care about other people's lives and what will the war bring to our nation.
Second is an example related to the politics. As we know there are significant separatist movements in the provinces of Aceh and Papua that have led to armed conflict and allegations of human rights abuses. Following a long standing guerrilla war between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian military. In Papua, there has been a significant rise in the levels of violence and human rights abuses. They don't care about other people's lives and what will the war bring to our nation.
Third is an example related to the tourism. We all
know about the bombing that happened in Bali, especially the most deadly
bombing that happened in 2002, killing 202 people (including 164 international
tourists) in the resort town of Kuta. The attacks and travel warnings issued by
other countries have severely damaged our nations important tourist industry
and the economy's foreign investment prospects. We lost lives and maybe even lost
the trust of other nation.
Fourth is an example of the entertainment that is
consumed by our people. Lots of entertainment that is provided are full of
violence, pornography, that isn't suitable to watch and doesn't give any
benefit for us. Mass media has a strong connection with the community's social
life and culture. What exists in community will be reflected in media, and what
is publicized in media will be imitated by the community. This is like an endless
rotating wheel. How can the community mature while the mass media always serves
materials of poor quality? On the other side, how can mass media change while
the community keeps wanting poor quality materials? How can these poor
materials that the media provides build our country?
Fifth is an example that relates to the education.
Even though the government has given the 9 year free of paying for education
and BOS funds, there are still a lot of children out there that doesn't receive
education which is their right to have. Instead they wander on streets begging
for money while they should actually study and play at school. BOS funds are
not effective too. We can see that even in education corruption occures. The
childrens at school are still told to pay for their school things while there
are BOS funds given by the government.
All of these five examples that I've given to you are
all related to the aspects that can effect the continuity of our nation. If we
cant fix the damage that happens in here, I am sure that we can't proceed
further to a better future.
It is our responsibility to help our nation get out of this bad state. It wont do us any harm just by helping to make our nation a better place to live in. But it will if we dont try to. Why don't we try it as long as we can still do it ? It may sound hard, but that what makes it harder to do if we keep on saying we can't do anything to change our nation, to make it a better place. We should try first before saying we can't.
It is our responsibility to help our nation get out of this bad state. It wont do us any harm just by helping to make our nation a better place to live in. But it will if we dont try to. Why don't we try it as long as we can still do it ? It may sound hard, but that what makes it harder to do if we keep on saying we can't do anything to change our nation, to make it a better place. We should try first before saying we can't.
So, believe in ourselves. And the last "let's do
our best to save our nation !" Thank you for your attention.
