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158Islam, Democracy and Human Rights in Contemporary Indonesiabefore a large portrait of Kim Jong Un, the sole presidentialcandidate, and on the ballot paper itself, his name was the onlyone listed. This exemplifies the hallmark of elections intotalitarian dictatorships.The third polarization is Indonesia, whose political orientation and foundation are based on the Pancasila philosophy.Indonesia will certainly not adopt the electoral system ofcountries like North Korea, China, or other nations that embracedictatorial or socialist political ideologies. Whether consciouslyor not, Indonesia has chosen an electoral model similar to thatof the United States or other capitalist-oriented countriesLearning from the Life of AntsLearning from the life of ants, Indonesia, as the world%u2019sfourth most populous country, occupying a vast archipelagothat stretches across the equator and spans three time zones%u2014about one-eighth of the planet%u2019s circumference%u2014would bemisguided to adopt either of the two electoral models representedby the United States or North Korea.If Indonesia chooses and continues to uphold the U.S.-styleelectoral model%u2014as it has done in four elections since the ReformEra (the open proportional system)%u2014then the country mustinevitably transform into a liberal capitalist state. In such asystem, our nation would be dictated by Darwin%u2019s Law of%u201csurvival of the fittest,%u201d where compassion is absent, and thelaw of the jungle prevails%u2014the strong survive, and the weakare left behind and eventually perish.To avoid these two extreme poles, in the words of BungHatta, Indonesia must %u201crow between two reefs.%u201d This nation