Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
President Joko Widodo has responded to the criticism leveled by the University of Indonesia Student Executive Board (BEM UI). According to BEM UI, Jokowi is the King of Lip Service.
Responding to that, Jokowi said universities need not prevent students from expressing themselves. In the next sentence he said, “but also remember that we have a culture of manners, we have a culture of politeness”.
Students, he said, were probably learning to express their opinions. However, the former Mayor of Solo reminded that the important thing that needs to be considered at this time is the work to deal with Covid-19.
The statement was made by Jokowi through a 2 minute 1 second video uploaded by the Presidential Secretariat on Youtube,
Gesture expert Handoko Gani explained his analysis of President Joko Widodo’s attitudes and statements in the video. He also revealed the meaning of Jokowi’s smile and laughter at the beginning of the video.
Handoko saw that there was an attitude that Jokowi wanted to convey to the public. According to Handoko, Jokowi wants to give a message that anyone is free to criticize as long as it is in accordance with the applicable corridors.
“He said that criticism is normal, students are still learning to express themselves. (Only) There is the word ‘But’ in there. Now, the President reminded him of politeness. So, he will not completely ignore this criticism of Jokowi,” Handoko told reporters. CNNIndonesia.com via short message, Wednesday (30/6).
Handoko believes that Jokowi’s statement in responding to BEM UI clearly has a message that: criticism is okay as long as it cannot be separated from the corridor of manners and courtesy. Even he said, Jokowi’s laughter should not be taken lightly.
“There are conditions to criticize him, don’t be violated, he also reminds everyone, (he) is again focused on managing covid-19, stop first criticism that is not related to covid. He wants to prove that he is not The King of Lip Service through the handling of Covid19 that he is focused on,” ” she said.
The owner of the Global Operation License for the Layered Voice Analysis (LVA) tool in Indonesia said, if the criticism is considered disrespectful, even offensive to Jokowi, then anyone who gives criticism will not be silenced.
“If he is not polite, he is more than just offended, he can act in a certain way,” said Handoko.
Furthermore, Handoko also explained the word ‘But’, which was conveyed at the end of the video. According to Handoko, the word ‘but’ shows that Jokowi wants everyone to know that he has not been boasting.
“The president wants to prove that he is not just lip service, but is proven to be able to overcome criticism (one of them) regarding the handling of COVID-19 in Indonesia,” he said.
In addition to speech, Handoko also saw the gestures made by Jokowi during the interview. According to him, what stood out the most was the elbow motion that Jokowi made when he said ‘that’s okay’.
This movement, said Handoko, only appeared once during the interview.
According to him, the word ‘It’s okay’ that Jokowi meant at the same time emphasized that critics must still pay attention to etiquette and manners.
“If the conditions are violated, there may be certain consequences that must be borne by the perpetrator,” he said, “It’s a gesture that doesn’t match the words. nyikut to side.”
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