Sick Sukarno, Suharto, and the Nation is

Each person had been ill. No one can escape, including
they are good at maintaining healthy ones, can sometimes hurt.
Even as strong and as powerful as any ruler of this world, his life also
ill be threatened. No exception this country two presidents, Sukarno
and Suharto.

We start from Sukarno. First President Sukarno of Indonesia positively
kidney disorder and had been treated in Vienna in 1961 and
1964. Afraid of his left kidney removed, as suggested Prof Dr K
Fellinger of Vienna Medical School, Bung Karno's more like
China traditional medicine or perform acupuncture. During the
President, health services to cope with pain Bung Karno was
and well proportioned.

However, after the coup crawl, namely Supersemar 1966, and
is slowly but surely kekuasannya "stripped down", the service
Bung Karno's health can be said very inadequate, even
very minimal. Imagine, for just a toothache affairs, Bung Karno
should be watched closely, but he still served as president
until March 1967.

The story might we read from a book written drg Oei
Hong Kian, a private dentist Bung Karno, as ever written
Essence magazine.

The story happened in January 1967, when drg Oei Hong Kian asked to
State Palace because Bung Karno toothache. Because the dental equipment in
Palace was very ancient, had the tools Oei Dr. transported to the Palace.
The reason, suggestion drg Oei Hong Kian Bung Karno to be treated in place
practice is not accepted.

Even worse, when the Bung Karno be driven from the palace, a post -
Suharto appointed Acting President in March 1967, officially
Bung Karno undergo quarantine or under house arrest in Bogor. Since
time, services to cope with pain could be said Bung Karno
not good. Outside world, even close family Bung Karno, was not
know the condition of the actual Bung Karno. What little we know,
by Mahar Mardjono recognition, as Bung Karno illness, drug
prescribed only stored in a drawer because there are such messages.

Not surprisingly, then spread machination Sukarno abandoned
or allowed to suffer pain without adequate medical treatment. Of
Mahar Mardjono words we know, turned out to doctors in Indonesia are still
can not be independent because it is still pressured by political forces
so that the standard of medical services that should not be given
to the patient. No wonder the final moments of his life, physical man
Karno was very alarming.

Finally figure birth Blitar, June 6, 1901, it died in
lonely on June 20, 1970, with no media coverage lively.
Bitter truth will hurt Bung Karno been covered, but
historical witnesses should dare to speak to uncover what
actually happened.

Suharto Services

Service to Soekarno was quite different from the medical service
for pascalengsernya Suharto on 21 May 1998. Team doctor immediately
formed, even from the best doctors of this country.
In fact, when recently there was something wrong with the intestines Pak
Harto, operating with energy and medical devices were the most sophisticated
done. State officials or other guests to arrive
visited. We are happy to see the former strongman was healed Order,
as reported by Kompas (9 / 5).

Thus, medical services to the former president should be like
given to Soeharto. Also with extensive media coverage
so that people know the former president's condition. There need be no
covered history. We do not have a grudge against Suharto, but
legal process against him needs to be done for the sake of clarity history.
After the legal process is complete, we all must be willing to forgive
Suharto, as suggested Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur).

Otokritik

If listening pain Bung Karno, then ill Suharto, there is something
which makes us have to dare to do self-criticism. Apparently, honest
must be recognized, we are often overcome with fear at the history of the
our leaders, in which also summarized the history of our past
as a nation. Such an attitude certainly does not indicate ripeness
altogether.

As a result, such as Amien Rais said on many occasions, we
is actually a sick nation. Although the diagnosis
already done, including asking for help IMF and World Bank,
illness has not healed, even more severe.

Even more pathetic, we also become a very big nation
minimal with confidence. We often feel a sense of inferior,
may be because of our debt is 150 billion U.S. dollars. We
obliged to recover from illness and returned to reach
glory as the Majapahit era. How?

Of course there are many answers. However, from the perspective of history, we need to
a nation that dared to look past. For example, until now
still many cases of the past who try covered, starting from
Tragedy Tragedy of 1965 until May 1998. There are millions of victims or children
grandchildren who are still victims terstigma by this or that case.

Ridiculous, the government itself was afraid to face the reality of history. It
can be read from the bill terbengkalainya Commission of Truth and
Reconciliation is legalized President Megawati Sukarnoputri, 6
October 2004. Truth and Reconciliation Commission should be
form 6 April 2005 can not be established in the era of President Susilo
Bambang Yudhoyono (Kompas, 22 / 4). Ridiculous, many people underestimate
reconciliation. For what? they asked.

In fact, undermine reconciliation with the past disparaging
or ignore their own history. As a result, we remain a
people who failed. It's not a winning nation, as expected
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Tocqueville (1805-1859) reminds
us, "For the past failed to illuminate the future, the human mind
wandered in the mist ".