The elections are over. The “election machinery” and “advertising industry” have been very effective. Those familiar with the psychology of advertising, medical neurology, and with Nobel laureate Ivan Pavlov’s (1849-1936) theory of conditioned/involuntary reflex actions know how well our seasoned players have played their cards. Anyway, the people of Indonesia have passed their verdict.
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My mention of Michael Jackson on my Facebook status startled many, especially as I invited them to pray for him. Within minutes dozens of friends were commenting on my status, most of them were fans. More personal messages were dropped in my mailbox or emailed directly, and these were messages from my annoyed friends: “What have you got to do with Michael Jackson, a child molester, blah, blah, blah?” (more…)
Listening to President Obama’s historic speech in Cairo on June 4, I had to conclude that he would go down in the annals of mankind as one of the greatest men ever born, a mahatma, a great soul. (more…)
While reading Friday’s Jakarta Post, a visiting friend remarked we were “a funny” country. Perhaps he was trying to use a milder term for something else. His remark came after reading an item concerning Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) chairperson Tifatul Sembiring’s views on Bank of Indonesia’s Governor, Boediono, as the running mate of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for his next term in the office as president.
This is the title of a special report prepared by the National Intelligence Council (NIC) of the United States last November. As the very title indicates, our world is undergoing some very radical changes.
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“Old habits,” they say, “die hard”. We talk about change, but we dread change. We are comfortable with the old and known patterns of life and living.
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