*) Andre Zulfikar
Korean cultural penetration in Indonesia has mushroomed. Foreign cultures has been entered through the world of music, lifestyle, fashion and filmography. Indonesian entertainment world has now also been oriented to the Korean culture with many musical groups that mimicked K-pop as well as quite a number of Korean films that aired on Indonesian television. Many young people are affected, liked to imitate the Korean culture in their daily lives. Even young people are willing to spend some money to attend the concerts of K-Pop group. It was proved that the Pancasila is less demand by the Indonesian people themselves.
Currently, we are still united by culture and trends from the other countries, not by our own culture. The fading of the culture itself will increase the potential of disintegration of the nation. Society will begin fragmented by their own interests, and do not care about the others. The existence of primordial group triggers social conflicts that makes people do not care about compatriots.
The loss of Pancasila is not only judged by the foreign cultures that are applied by teenagers now. The number of terrorism, radicalism and separatism is an evidence of the removal process of Pancasila in social life,like wise the terrorism as happened in the bombing of Alam Sutera Mall. The motive revealed that because of personal ego wanting to get an instant profit at the expense of others. Luckylythere was no victim. But the Pancasila values do not support the coercion to others to cause terror in society.
Bung Hatta said, “The rise and fall of this country, highly dependent on the nation itself. The more faded unity and concern, Indonesia is merely just a name and image of archipelago on the map. Do not expect other nations respect ours, if we are ourself like to deceive our own people, destroy and steal the wealth of Mother Earth “. It means that if we want this nation to become a great nation, it all started from our own. Start by understanding the return intentions of the founders of the nation to rebuild the country, namely to understand, practice and give priority to the values of Pancasila in the life of the nation.
*) Author is a social observer
