Abstract
Written in the spirit of critical tradition, this paper aims to demystify the hegemony induced in the media coverages about the critique of Indonesian former president, Megawati Soekarnoputri, towards its millennials for ‘lacking contribution to the country’. By applying genre, deconstruction and dynamic perspective of ideological tension analyses, this article reveals how three different medias report the phenomenon differently by bringing up different topics to be discussed for their own purposes. While scrutinizing the relationship between the phenomenon and its news reports, this paper sees a need for a transvaluation to the concept of nationalism which in the end negates itself since the conception of nationalism itself has to do with power struggle that has the potential to degenerate the Self and harm the Other.
Highlights
Megawati’s critique for Indonesian millennials added a new act for the drama of the Job Creation Act, a law that President Joko Widodo had planned since his second presidential inauguration aimed to increase economic efficiency and overcome the overlapping contradictory characteristics of the previous rules
Deconstructive, and ideological analyses, this paper shows how three media cover Megawati’s critique for millennial differently through stages they structure, binary oppositions they employ, ideologies they construct, undécidable concepts they hide, and ideological positions they are in
There has been a greater tension among Indonesians
Summary
Megawati’s critique for Indonesian millennials added a new act for the drama of the Job Creation Act, a law that President Joko Widodo had planned since his second presidential inauguration aimed to increase economic efficiency and overcome the overlapping contradictory characteristics of the previous rules. The mass protest ended on October 13, 2020 in chaos with the destruction of public facilities and numerous injured protesters due to a collision with the police (“Omnibus Law: Jokowi”, 2020). During these times, many young people delivered harsh criticisms for governmental figures; one of them is the chief of DPR RI (The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia), Puan Maharani Soekarnoputri who is the daughter of the former Indonesian president and the leader of PDI-P (Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle), Megawati Soekarnoputri. On October 28, 2020, during an online inauguration of her party’s office, Megawati criticized young Indonesians for lacking contribution to the country (“Megawati: What contribution”, 2020)
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