The strengthening of identity politics and the politics of hatred have lately collided with the reality of Indonesian pluralism.
Primordialistic tendencies deny historical facts and the reality of the presence of the state and nation of Indonesia. The existence of the state and nation of Indonesia was created, developed, nurtured and enriched by pluralistic conditions, something that has been taken for granted.
Diversity colored and was the essence of the formation of the state since the beginning of the idea of nationalism and the idea of independence.
Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution, the base of the state and nation and its legal commitment to Indonesian diversity, is always open to be adapted to the times without leaving the basic principles. Therefore, the government can take steps to dissolve mass organizations that are against Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution.
Pancasila as an open ideology reflects the spirit of pluralism. The 1945 Constitution, which has been amended several times, asserts that the two are not as a dead coral but can be openly adapted to the key words of the 1945 Constitution and Pancasila as the framework for the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI). The government and the search for justice is not based on mobocracy, but essential justice.
Tomorrow on May 11, Buddhists will celebrate Buddha\'s Day of Enlightenment 2561/2017. They will commemorate the three holy events on the full sidhi day, namely the birth of Buddha Gautama in 633 BC, the perfect enlightenment of 543 BC and his death in 543 BC. Its estuary is glory. By discovering actuality in every age, the celebration of the ritual of the religious day is grounded, the trigger of life today and here.
In religious tendencies, which are more about ideology and identity politics, and the political tendencies of local and global hatred, Buddha\'s Day of Enlightenment gains actual momentum. The three events of the holy day remind us of religious significance as a value being offered, namely non-violence and non-coercion.
The revival of the Buddha\'s Day of Enlightenment confirms the pluralism and inspires peace as the identity of the Indonesian nation, which has become the inevitability of the state and nation of Indonesia.
These values and meanings must be fought for. Happy Buddha\'s Day of Enlightenment for those who are celebrating.