LEKRA is a national movement and popular culture

Already overflowing enthusiasm could not be contained and two counts of PKI, which also approved LEKRA, in reality, not much help. The reason is, LEKRA flooded poets, writers flooded, flooded with artists, where the view was then all be writers, everyone can be an artist, everyone can be a writer. And the term "poet," "writer," and "artist" is replaced with "WORKERS OF ART" to impress "equally common sense" in the arts: no artist, no poet, no poet, that there is "WORKERS OF ART. "
Birth of the term "WORKERS OF ART" instead of "title" is diangggap discriminatory and even considered noble class monopolized the only artist, is essentially the envy of politicians in PKI and LEKRA themselves, who want everything to be "an artist" though not the fields and their talents. But, armed with the title "WORKERS OF ART," true artist and "political artist" so one degree, the same high artistic talents and abilities. It seems kind of "democratization" in the arts and in fact, quite a lot of members of the PKI leadership, move up so "WORKERS OF ART."

LEKRA is a national movement and popular culture, in which indeed there are those who become members of the PKI, but mostly, not. LEKRA founded and worked for national and democratic interests in the field of culture. LEKRA, as seen in the preface, not mengazaskan activities on the view class and or Marxism-Leninism. Also the organization that regulates its activity does not smell at all Leninism. If there is work in the environment LEKRA addressed directly to the interests of the Indonesian Communist Party, ssudah certainly directly into tangungjawab creator of the work, which may be members of the PKI. Person entitled to glorify something that he thought so, but it's right shall also be treated fairly when he was accountable. The responsibility LEKRA, he was in scope for the work was not anti-people and anti Revolution August 45, or as stated in the preface, "LEKRA approve any stream form and style, as long as he is loyal to truth, justice and progress, and as long as he seek the beauty of the highest artistic "and" LEKRA reached out to other cultural organizations of any stream or confidence to work in this devotion. "

While PKI, is a political party. And politics, is a theoretical job descriptions. Art, literature, science and culture, too. In Big Indonesian Dictionary, the meaning of the word in relation to the science of politics is, knowledge of the state, such as the basics of the system and the government. The second meaning is, all affairs and actions (tact, finesse, and so on) of the state government. The third meaning, wisdom, or how to act. Imam Ghazali formulated: "everything is related to state politics". For example, in this case the problem LEKRA and PKI, two organizations that were involved in co-operation but also against each other. One of the latent opposition and the fatal occurred when approximately 64 by the end of the year, a PKI idea presented to temporary members of the Central Executive LEKRA. The idea would that be LEKRA PKI organization that also has a non-PKI members. If LEKRA agree on practical ideas mem-PKI-LEKRA it, then it will be formally announced. But LEKRA has rejected the idea. The reason is very healthy, democratic and certainly in his interest as a cultural organization whose goals have been concluded in the mukaddimah organization. Nyoto a Member of the Central Executive Secretariat LEKRA II is also Vice Chairman of the Central Committee, rejected the idea of ​​participating mem-PKI-kan LEKRA it. PKI in the year it is being fit-fitness of. And LEKRA successfully opposed PKI organically mastery over the organization. The process was not without betting. What was later known as the "Conference on Literature and Art PKI" is part of the conflict and the fight between LEKRA and PKI. The conference has also openly discriminate LEKRA with PKI in the field of culture. Ironically even occurred in the years after 65. Many people have to PKI-kan LEKRA. So what happens is, if D.N. Aidit not work, whereas others seem like anti-PKI or, even "successful" mem-PKI-kan LEKRA.
Mem-PKI-LEKRA it can bring confusion in the body art, literature and culture of the country even as assessment and opposition are not berujungpangkal. Old puppet, middle or carangan, Ketoprak with any attachment to chronicle history as the square off, Balinese art with all its roots are religious, and various reog ludruk or randai with historical realism and satirenya content, or Cianjuran, dogdog or Tarling is among art forms that have been mixed LEKRA. Not to mention we talk about literature, art and contemporary Indonesian music.
That in political circles, "tribalism" is often performed as a method of solving the problem, let the caravan passed. It is thus not enviable and applied to culture. Because of culture, art and literature, can not be owned by a political party. Political parties may change or disappear, but culture, no. If that is gone, or deliberately disirnakan, in the end the nation will menuhukkan valley to papa. Moreover, that the mem-PKI-kan LEKRA is a purely political act. The content of manipulation can be enormous. Then it is also unlikely that, in connection with a national tragedy G30SPKI, many artists LEKRA detained, never checked on LEKRA, as a cultural organization or movement. Also not been shown, "the Government Decree dissolving or prohibiting LEKRA stand and spicy", by inspection teams representing the Government of the Republic of Indonesia we are. That was a treat LEKRA formal legal. Politics, especially politics, in practice, can manipulate anything to tactical or strategic interests. But not so with the work culture. He should not directly subject to political interests, and not all the tactical and practical political work culture can be utilized. He could and would hang out lines such political interests.

Slogan "Politics is the Commander", does not mean party politics is something that should be a "commander". LEKRA never bind myself in that sense. Therefore, the political connotation in that slogan is insight, not an institution or person. Insights that can be smelted into the process of creation and sepereti sculpture artwork, short stories or poems. And in this process of political insight that is subject to the demands of artistic aesthetics. Here it is so aesthetic commander. Here extent keseniman decisive. Here honesty and conscience so that the prime minister, if we want to also use an analogy. There is a political insights that can be integrated into the work and the work culture. But some are not. LEKRA for example, issued a statement to "support the Constitution back to the 45", but was never issued a statement "supporting the formation of the cabinet NASAKOM" as a practical political clout.
But if the essence of "NASAKOM" emancipation was treated as a form of national unity of this nation, the establishment LEKRA also clear. Political sense here is part of the history of human society the existence of the Republic of Indonesia. So, do not LEKRA vulgarization of understanding and political work. And that view is clearly woven in "Mukaddimah LEKRA". After all we should not forget the need to listen to a book titled "Armed Forces as a social force and the points of wisdom in order to maintain and improve the people's unity with the Armed Forces" published May 10, 1979 from the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia. The book, among others, with said once stated that "Although the focus of our development is located in the economic field, but it should be noted that the real political underlying all fields of development". Not so long after the First Mukaddimah LEKRA announced, on August 17, 1950, berdatanganlah critique it. Criticisms that essentially stated that some parts of the Mukaddimah it did not fit with the Indonesian state. It contains a number that is not easily understood jargon common. Until drafted a new Mukaddimah, as generally we meet now. Mukaddimah replacement takes place formally in the National Conference LEKRA 1st, 1957. Which is then approved by the National Congress LEKRA to I, in 1959 at the closure of Solo attended by President Sukarno. Bung Karno's speech at the close of this Congress to be famous, and controversial, because it calls for an attitude of refusing to make "music-ngok cacophonic" as the national music of Indonesia, especially for the youth of Indonesia. 

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