Prabowo: Those who find Indonesia bleak should seek another country

President Prabowo Subianto has asserted that Indonesian political parties are populated by both dedicated patriots and "scoundrels" who instigate conflict. Speaking at the 79th National Cooperative Day commemoration in Jakarta, Prabowo called for an end to internal disputes, stressing that success cannot be achieved through infighting.

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All parties have many patriots, and all parties also have many scoundrels.

"Why should we fight? We are one family. Whatever our background, whatever our ethnicity, whatever our party. All parties have many patriots, and all parties also have many scoundrels," Prabowo stated, later questioning Minister of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, Abdul Mu'ti, about his use of the word "scoundrel."

Prabowo encouraged those who perceive Indonesia's future as bleak to consider leaving the country. He expressed confidence in Indonesia's abundant wealth and its potential for resurgence. "Those who are hesitant, just sit at home. Those who feel Indonesia is bleak, please, if you want to find another country. Please, no one is forbidding it," he said.

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Those who feel Indonesia is bleak, please, if you want to find another country. Please, no one is forbidding it.

He urged all Indonesian elements to abandon cultures of mutual insults, hatred, and distrust. Instead, he called for a return to Indonesian values of forgiveness, understanding, compassion, and mutual assistance. Prabowo believes a nation cannot achieve success if it remains trapped in conflict, and that differences in ethnicity or political choices should not be grounds for animosity.

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Why should we fight? We are one family. Whatever our background, whatever our ethnicity, whatever our party.