Academic Leaders Says Three Important Indicators to Prevent the Spread of Radicalism
Deputy Rector I of Majalengka University, Dr. Diding Badjuri said
that in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is necessary to conduct early detection, prevent early so that a stable atmosphere in the community can continue to be built properly, including by being alert to various threats, disturbances and challenges to the conducibility both radicalism and others in the community.
“If there is a FKPM at the village level, how is this forum expected to be able to work together with elements of the Village Government and government officials both RT, RW. To be united in detecting early which will disturb security stability, “said Dr. Diding in a special dialogue with the theme” Beware of the Threat of Radicalism Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic “, in Majalengka Regency, West Java, Tuesday, May 19, 2020.
He said, the problem of radicalism in 2019 in West Java based on the BNPT survey had decreased by 33.87 points which means that based on a national survey it had decreased by 55 points in 2017.
Whatever the effect, at least of the first three important indicators are radicalism categorized as radical understanding, secondly radical actions and thirdly radical or atituted attitudes.
“For radicalism as a poetry understanding of 42.44, then actions are 3.75 points and attitude is 56.42 points. When compared between the two years it has decreased. Even though we must not be careless about the issue of radicalism, it also has implications for the legal, economic, social and security sectors, including crime, “he said.
For this reason Diding invites all components of the nation to always be vigilant of all forms of undermining and threats amid Covid-19 or beyond after Covid-19.
Diding continued, related to the matter of understanding radicalism which is often used by certain parties in creating non-conducive society by social media.
“For example, we often share without filtering some information even though it is not necessarily the truth, especially when it comes to understanding, actions and attitudes of radicalism,” he stressed.
