The desire to win often and easily destroys ethics and norms, including by manipulating cultural and religious identities, for the banality of politics and power.

One of the noble duties of the President is to usher in a fair and transparent election to produce representatives of the people and new president who truly serve the people.

In Indonesian society, which has been polarized by ideology, it is easier to trigger tensions and conflicts. Buzzers and algorithms perpetuate the enmity of two rival and hostile camps. So, this nation needs to be aware.

Identity politics only emerge when the democracy we practice is "thin democracy", in which democracy is reduced to a political battlefield revolving around the exploitation of primordialism for political gains.

The emergence of religion-based political parties that contested the first general election in 1955 was also associated with identity politics.

Conflict and civil war persist in several countries, especially in the Middle East (Syria, Yemen and Libya). Another war almost began between US and Iran.

From appearances alone, it is difficult to distinguish Cindy from Fujian’s local citizens. The former member of wildly popular girl band JKT 48 has straight hair, almond-shaped eyes and pale skin.