Thread:EienLive/@comment-25689453-20150817091849

“We, the people of Indonesia, hereby declare the independence of Indonesia.”

These are the words of Indonesia's first President, Soekarno, spoken at the day Indonesia's Independence as a country was declared 70 years ago at 17th of August, 1945. The declaration was short and definitely not grand, but it was strong and solid as it carried the hopes of Indonesia's future as a full-fledged country in it's words.

70 years has passed since that Memorial Day, and Indonesia's Independence spirit has stayed strong and solid, never to falter even in front of the country's greatest challenges. As the country's Red and White Flag rose again in the Flag Pole, our reminiscences of the country's once waged wars for Independence too rose with it.

However, despite that long 70 years have passed, the country has yet to become a Fully-Developed country, with poverty and unemployment, the top two things that prohibit a country from becoming fully-fledged, still walking freely on the daily lives of Indonesia. The main cause of this two problems is the fame Indonesia has for it's amount of Corruption.

In the past several years, when President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono still led the country, Corruptions are of little concern, almost to the point of as if corruption is normal. However, as the Presidential Seat was next given to the current Indonesia's President, Joko Widodo, the level of corruptions had went down drastically, thanks to his leading style that emphasized on Honesty.

"Those who don't want to be fired from his seat had better be Honest in all his works." was what President Joko said, and I truly believe his reign of the country will bring us a new better Indonesia in the future. It may not come as fast as we had hoped, but continue this path and Indonesia will surely be in the road of success.

Now we shall raise our country's flag once more, and wage war with corruption and it's underlings. So that Indonesia may be freed from the grip of poverty and unemployment for good, and become the Independent and Fully-Fledged country our predecessors had always hoped it would. In a brief moment of silence, let us pray that this sincerest wish of ours may be granted.

Happy 70th Anniversary Indonesia. May the Spirit of Independence always be with you for Eternity.

Sincerely,

Fellow Wikiamen and Indonesian

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