WHY

PANCASILA IS
CHOSEN TO BE
THE IDEOLOGY
OF INDONESIA ?

C R E AT E D B Y:

C AT R A L E S TA R I R A C H M A W AT I

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Key Takeaways
Exploring the concept Exploring historical,
The reasons of
and urgency of sociological, political
Pancasila as the
Pancasila as an sources of Pancasila as
Indonesian ideology.
ideology. the ideology.

Building arguments Describe the essence

over the dynamics and and urgency of
challenges of Pancasila Pancasila as the
as the ideology. ideology.
 1. The concept of Pancasila as an
EXPLORING THE ideology
CONCEPT AND Ideology is defined as a way of
URGENCY OF thinking of a person or a group.
PANCASILA AS AN Ideology can be interpreted
understanding, theory, and goals
IDEOLOGY which are a socio-political program
(Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, 2008:
517).
There are some ideological theories
defined by the ideological figures:

Martin Seliger: Ideology as a belief

system
Ideology is a collection of beliefs and
rejections expressed in the form of
valuable statements that are designed to
serve a permanent basis that is relative to
a group of people.
Alvin Gouldner: Ideology as a national
project
Gouldner says that ideology is something
that emerges from a new way of political
discourse.

Paul Hirst: Ideology as social relations

Hirst places ideology in political
calculations and contexts. Hirst asserted
that ideology is a system of political ideas
that can be used in political calculations.
2. The Urgency of Pancasila as an ideology

After exploring the various meanings, elements,

and types of ideology, you can see that
Pancasila as the state ideology faces various
forms of challenges. One of the most dominant
challenges today is globalization. Globalization
is an era of interconnectedness between the
people of a nation and the people of other
nations so that the world community becomes
more open.
 1. Citizens understand and implement Pancasila
as an ideology
The elements that influence the ideology of
THE Pancasila as follows:

REASONS OF a. The element of atheism contained in the

ideology of Marxism or communism is contrary
PANCASILA to the precepts of the Godhead.

AS THE b. The element of individualism in liberalism is

not in accordance with the principle of mutual-
INDONESIAN cooperation values ​in the principle of social
justice for all Indonesian people.
IDEOLOGY c. Capitalism which gives individual freedom to
control the country's economic system is not in
accordance with the principles of people's
economy.
2. State organizers understand and implement Pancasila as an ideology
Magnis Suseno said that the implementation of the Pancasila ideology for state
administrators was a constitutional life orientation.
There are several important elements in the position of Pancasila as the orientation of
constitutional life:
a. Willingness to respect each other in their own uniqueness, meaning that there is an
agreement to jointly develop the country of Indonesia, without discrimination so that the
ideology of Pancasila closes the door to all exclusive ideologies that want to uniform
society according to their own ideas.
b. Actualization of the five precepts of Pancasila.
 1. The historical source of Pancasila as the
EXPLORING ideology.
HISTORICAL, a. Pancasila as the ideology of the state in the
reign of President Soekarno
SOCIOLOGICAL,
POLITICAL During the reign of President Soekarno,
Pancasila was emphasized as a unifying
SOURCES OF nation.
PANCASILA AS b. Pancasila as an ideology in the reign of
THE IDEOLOGY President Soeharto
In the reign of President Soeharto,
Pancasila was used as the sole principle for
Political Organizations and Community
Organizations.
c. Pancasila as an ideology during President Habibie's
administration President
Habibie replaced President Soeharto who resigned
on May 21, 1998, at the urging of various Habibie
parties to abolish P-4 upgrading. At present, the
resonance of the Pancasila is less resounding
because the Habibie government is more preoccupied
with political problems, both domestically and abroad.
d. Pancasila as an Ideology during the administration
of President Abdurrahman Wahid
During the administration of President
Abdurrahman Wahid, there was a discourse about
the elimination of TAP NO. XXV / MPRS / 1966 about
the banning of the PKI and the spread of the teachings
of communism.
e. Pancasila as an ideology in the reign of President
Megawati
During this time, Pancasila as an ideology
increasingly lost its formality with the passing of Law
No. SISDIKNAS 20 of 2003 which did not include
Pancasila education as a compulsory subject from
elementary to tertiary level.
f. Pancasila as an ideology during the administration
of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY)
The SBY administration which lasted for two periods
can be said to also not pay too much attention to the
importance of Pancasila as the state ideology.
2. The sociological source of Pancasila as an ideology

The sociological elements that make up Pancasila as

the state ideology include the following:

• The Precepts of Godhead can be found in the religious life of

Indonesian people in various forms of belief and belief in the
existence of supernatural powers.
• The Just and Civilized Precepts of Humanity can be found in terms of
mutual respect and respect for the rights of others, not being
arbitrary.
• The Precepts of Indonesian Unity can be found in the form of
solidarity, loyal friendship, love of the motherland which manifests
in loving domestic products.
• People's Precepts Led by Wisdom Wisdom in Consultation /
Representative can be found in the form of respecting the opinions
of others, the spirit of deliberation in making decisions.
• The Precepts of Social Justice for All Indonesian People are reflected
in their helpful attitude, living a simple lifestyle, not being flashy or
excessive.
3. Political sources of Pancasila as an ideology

The political elements that make up Pancasila as the state ideology:

a. The Precepts of Godhead are manifested in the form of a spirit of tolerance between religious
believers.
b. The Just and Civilized Precept of Humanity embodies respect for the implementation of Human Rights
in Indonesia.
c. The Precepts of Indonesian Unity are manifested in prioritizing the interests of the nation and state
over the interests of groups or groups, including parties.
d. People's Precepts Led by Wisdom Wisdom in Consultation / Representation are realized in prioritizing
decision making based on deliberation rather than voting.
e. The Precept of Social Justice for All Indonesian People is manifested in the form of not abusing power
(abuse of power) to enrich themselves or groups because it is the abuse of power that is the trigger
factor for corruption.
BUILDING ARGUMENTS OVER THE DYNAMICS AND
CHALLENGES OF PANCASILA AS THE IDEOLOGY

1. Arguments about the dynamics of Pancasila as the ideology

The dynamics of Pancasila as a state ideology in the history of the Indonesian nation shows
the ups and downs in the implementation of the values ​of Pancasila.
2. Arguments about challenges to Pancasila as the ideology:
The external factors include the following:
a. The ideological battle between the power countries between The internal factors include the following:
the United States and the Soviet Union between 1945 and a. The change of the ruling regime gave birth to
1990 ended with the dissolution of the Soviet state so that political policies oriented to the interests of groups
America became the only power country. or parties so that the ideology of Pancasila was often
b. The strengthening of global cultural issues marked by the ignored.
inclusion of various foreign ideologies in the life of the nation b. Abuse of power (corruption) results in low public
and state because of the disclosure of information. confidence in the ruling regime so that confidence in
c. Increasing world demand as a result of population growth ideology decreases dramatically.
and technological advances resulting in massive exploitation
of natural resources. The concrete impact is environmental
damage, such as floods, forest fires.
 1. The nature of Pancasila as the ideology
DESCRIBE ◦ There are 3 dimensions of Pancasila:
THE
ESSENCE a. Dimensions of reality; implies that the basic values ​
AND contained in him
their society.
come from real values ​that live in

URGENCY OF b. Dimensions of ideality; contains ideals to be achieved

PANCASILA in various fields of community, nation, and state life.
AS THE c. Dimensions of flexibility; contains the relevance or
IDEOLOGY power that stimulates people to develop new thoughts
about the basic values ​contained therein.
2. The urgency of Pancasila as the ideology
The role of the country's ideology lies not only in the formal
legal aspect but must also be present in the concrete life of the
community itself.
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