I have a purple ink in my little finger. In Indonesia this is a sign that I just took a vote. We are having a Presidential Election right now and today is the day all of us are call to give our vote.
Early this morning, the rain came... I mean very early, from 04:00 AM. So when it stopped around 08:00 I rushed outsite to to voting zone.
As you can see the road was all wet and none seemed to be wondering around because all of us were gathered around the voting zone.
This road used to be very busy, but there were only a few people were there. Mostlikely they were hungry people who ordered some street food for their breakfast.
Those two pics above were my voting zone. It was well build and we had everything there. I sent some thank you words to the officers and committees because they had done their best. I meant its seriously they did their part because some other place were not.
Take a look at a pic myf friend took earlier. The committee in his neighborhood decide to make that silly look tend and set it as the official spot for taking vote in today national election day. I have seen several pics like that so... yeah, I can say the committee for my neighborhood has done their job well... compared to those silly ones.
Ok Now It Is The Time For My WISHFUL WEDNESDAY topic
LESS DICHOTOMY
What is Dichotomy anyway? Dichotomy is a division or a contradiction between two things as the opposited, that those two side or two thing are representing their contrast or opposition. Why do I wish something related with this one? Well because today is my national election day and politic creates dichotomy.
During politics campaign, we are told to make sure we vote for the best one. However in politics exist some polarization. Some are densed with Religious value and ethics, some are nationalist, some tries to liberalize people life, and many more. The problem, or I should call it the challenge is everyone has different taste and preference, so they will choose differently. That's the beauty of Democracy and the problem also nowadays.
When the option are down to the last two, people tend to thing like they need to pick or vote the right one, which means the other is the wrong one. One candidate is a good person, the other is the bad one, rotten apple you need to try your best not letting him taking over your country.
It's not like my country or any other country are left behind in term or election or democracy. Lets take another example, in the most well known country, USA. People dislike Donald Trump so their pick the opposite. They even attack Trump supporters and try to instill thought that USA will fall apart if the like of Trump gets back into presidential role.
Well people can debate with these but what I want to point on this is that when the selection is down to the last two, those two are actually the best of the best from all people you can get. There isn't the evil one here, there isn't the one saint you need to figure it out who is he/she. Both are the best, just pick who you think will favor you more. who brings programs and projects that reflect well with your value. That's all.
So sometime I feel bad and sad seeing people fight over due to whom they vote. Some even acuse the other for being recklessly make some way for some biggot or fraudster to lead the country... Doooh
Things is different with house of representative election, because for this one, thousands of people can apply and only some hundreds will get pick on. so Its a war of popularity and money, and in some case in my country, its 50:1 odds, so from 100 applicants only two who get the most votes will be elected.
Presidential is different, the party select some candidates, they contest it first into several stages, then the party make a negotiation with the other parties, they make coalition, and so on and so on, until they choose the last man for president and the vice. So its already screened out several times. And its so dumb if you trust the party but not their choice.
So I hope this period, I won't have to endure again 5 years seeing my friends fight each other because of dichotomy created by political differences. I post something similar with these in my other social media, hopefully my friends read and they can learn that when they fight with their opposite political side, its not about them that are hurt, but other people get hurt to by seeing them doing it.
And mosf of the fight are stupid and useless
PS:
Today is a valentine day too
I hope good things due to this valentine day. I live in Muslim Majority society so during Valentine, there are always people who hates it and promoting bad things about Valentines Day. From saying its a modern invasion of demoralizing young generation with free sex movement, this is the first step of Christian Baptism, a propaganda to make women stupid and lost their value and self respect, and many stupid things more...
Due to Today Election Day, I do not see those retard people promoting bad stuffs about Valentines. I do not have anything wrong with them, but the way they do for me is everything wrongs. They should do better by picking nicer way of talking or doing some below the line approaches. Not doing this above the line campaign with stupid lines and bad logic.
Well look at the good side. Valentines won today. I hope it can win people heart too and let them to have less dichotomy from politics polarization.
That's all today and thank you for reading my post
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