oath youth

Oath Youth 

 

Every October 28, the Indonesian nation commemorates Youth Pledge. Ikhrar Youth Pledge II was born on Youth Congress held in Jakarta on October 27 to 28 1928. At that time the youth throughout Indonesia with the flag "jong" there are Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, gathered for a unanimity embroidery mengikhrarkan one homeland, one nation and one language. Youth Pledge a milestone is very important and fundamental to the purpose of independent Indonesia.

Youth Pledge for the first time ever united in an attempt to seize independence from Dutch colonial hands. If in the days before the movement took
conducted its own independence, ethnic and regional character of the Youth Pledge of struggle after that is nationality. This is a new etnonasionalisme after the national revival May 20, 1908.

Youth no longer represent the interests of the region and tribe, but on behalf of the Indonesian nation. And interestingly, the initiative is coming from young people not from the elders. Youth with all its idealism able to formulate what would become the future of this nation that constantly seized with the shackles of colonialism. Youth with the spirit of pluralism and stripped of all able to unite all the cloak differences that hamper partition to independence.

It is not surprising that there is confidence without the Youth Pledge of independence of this nation can not be achieved. Youth Pledge to be a unifying event unanimity embroidery nation's children. Whereas in an atmosphere of national unity and integrity of all things become possible implemented including repel invaders from the Earth in Indonesia.

One of the weaknesses of the struggle for the independence movement there is no unity, scattered and easily boxed-boxing in the politics of divide. Ketokohan youth did not stop at the Youth Pledge. Gait youth continues in the era of independence when the young men "kidnapped" to Rengasdenglok Sukarno Hatta and then together to formulate the text of the proclamation which was played on August 17, 1945.

Without the text of the proclamation of the role youth can not be read out in East Pegangsaan 56 by Sukarno Hatta on behalf of the Indonesian nation. At the urging even the threat of Sukarno Hatta youth then "forced" to read the text independence.
Ketokohan youth continued in 1966 when the youth became a pioneer in the Old Order regime toppled.

1966 youth movement in the social control finally succeeded in overthrowing the Old Order regime of guided democracy. The role of social control that continued throughout the history of the New Order but with the threat of violence and repression. And at the end of the New Order in 1998 was arguably not the role of a small boy in overthrowing the New Order. The role of youth since the time of the independence movement is not small.

Unfortunately, history proves after successfully overthrowing the regime of arbitrary youths then left. The young men needed only moral support to topple a regime, but after that their work was almost forgotten. In fact, when power tends to corrupt and abuse the power of moral force is expected to youth.

Authority is only needed when there are youth wants. By the time power was successfully grasped, the youth then abandoned. The most obvious evidence is the weakness of government in fostering young people. Youth movements such as up to this moment remains a movement that half-hearted and hot-hot chicken shit. There are no adequate budgetary support for youth development through youth. No wonder the event is no more youth activities such as dating agents alone. Or the voice summary of the youth who just became carpenters seeking donations during Agustusan.

Governments often have slogans regeneration of the nation, but did not prepare the young generation to be the successor to the future. Not surprisingly, news of the youth also tend to be summary and half-hearted as entangled drugs, promiscuity, criminality because of the narrowness of young people the opportunity to actualize himself. Of course this condition is a challenge for the managers of the state. Allowing youth mired in hedonism scene especially drugs will be demoralizing and their future.

As the country and the government did not give adequate place for the youth, then it will happen in line with the regeneration crisis of leadership. Therefore, the momentum of Indonesian Youth Pledge young people are challenged to prove gait and its role that can do something even smaller for the nation and state. It is time for brave young men collect the government's promise. And do not let the youth co-opted and fragmented in practical politics and the party which benefits only a handful of people.

Youth Pledge event should be a reflection of many parties that the role and ketokohan youth should be brought back to life. Youth should be more involved in development and to proactively participate in the life of society, nation and state. Do not let the youth have a short memory just to work, marry, have children and do not have the slightest idea of thinking contributed to the nation. Congratulations celebrate Youth Pledge!