Criticism and Retrogression of Democracy

Kompas (15/2/2021) published an interesting report titled “Preserve the Ecosystem of Democracy”. The news is relevant, eliciting our awareness of the necessity of protecting freedom of expression as one of the human rights in a democratic country.

Today the sign of retrogression of democracy is appearing and firming up. In the Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language (KBBI), retrogresi (retrogression) is defined as a setback, deterioration, decline. Terminologically, retrogression of democracy refers to a quality setback in democracy resulting from the loss of sensitiveness and commitment to respect the law and civility.