Cinta Sepahit Empedu

Leaders and the people are like the owl and the moon. Such is the analogy — the leaders belong to the elite class, while the common people lie far beneath. The people's support becomes crucial every time the season of political contests arrives. They also serve as a strong shield for the interests of political elites, whose agendas are polished and presented in the name of the people. Yet ironically, it is the people themselves who must struggle to determine their own fate, demanding policies that are ambiguously promised to serve them but often only result in new parodies and games — with the people once again becoming the ultimate victims of extreme political maneuvering. What reward do we, as citizens who love this nation so deeply, receive for our loyalty, bitter as gall? The voice of the people has become a sacred incantation that ultimately devours the people themselves.