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Strategy Against Politics

Before other candidates moved to seek sympathy from the citizens, Mr. Seno had even moved to distribute the veil/hijab to the citizens.

The breakthrough of Mr. Seno's political steps in the morning are still blind, making his political opponents become daunted. In addition to still too early, the ‘H’ election time is also still long.

Whereas in the village of Sumber Balong, the movement of distributing veils or souvenirs to attract the sympathy of residents, so far has never existed and has never happened in the village.

Movement for souvenirs to the citizens ahead of the election kades, will certainly have a bad effect on the purity of democracy for the next election. Because the meaning of Democracy, ‘from the people, for the people and by the people’ certainly can be eliminated due to bribes veiled through the spread of charm.

A leader according to the general view of society is those who have the ability to lead the community.

A leader directly chosen by the community, of course, a chosen person who has political and social talents in accommodating the interests of the community in the village.

If in the election campaign kades in the village, then the candidate of the kades do bribes to the citizens, then this will get rid of other candidates who have a lot of talent but do not have property.

Candidates who have the capability and ability to lead the community are not selected, then those who are ambitious but lack knowledge will be selected.

“Wah! if before the election alone had bribed the citizens, it could be damaged this democracy!” said one of the supporters of Mas Bakti while shaking his head.

“Let it, Seno sir move first, our breakthrough, later in the last weeks near the election time.” Bakti sahut.

While Mr. Asrori who had served as village chief two periods before Mr. Seno became the village head, looks dead fleas. Because the enthusiasm of residents to Mr. Asro who wants to advance as a candidate for kades, has now dimmed.

This is because of the mistake that Mr. Asrori himself made to the residents in the second period he became the village head.

***flashback***

Twelve years ago, Mr. Asro once served as the village head in Sumber Balong Village. In the first period Mr. Asro served as the Village Chief, Mr. Asrori is a figure of kades who is quite ngayomi to the people in the village. So that during the election period of the second period, Mr. Asrori was re-elected by villagers.

After Mr. Asrori was re-elected as the village head in Sumber Balong village, by defeating Mr. Muladi as his political opponent in the election of kades in the second period, Mr. Asro's attitude suddenly changed drastically.

Mr. Asrori who was predicted to make improvements in the village, turned out to be very apathetic and seemed to no longer care for the villagers.

If in the first period Mr. Asrori served as the village head, the door of his house was always open to receive citizens. But after Mr. Asrori was re-elected as the village head in the second period, Mr. Asrori increasingly apathetic to the citizens. The door of Mr. Asrori's house became closed, and seemed reluctant to accept the villagers. Pak Asrori's time is spent more on fishing in the sea as his hobby.

Residents of the community became disappointed because they had wrongly entrusted the trust of the village head to Mr. Asrori in the second period. The people felt deceived, because in the second period Mr. Asrori was the village head, he did not fulfill all the promises made by him during the campaign.

The second period is the last period of Mr. Asro as the head of the village, because the village laws also require only twice every kades can serve as the village head.

Mr. Asro, as if he had no shame, because he still went forward to register himself as a candidate for the village head.

“If Mr. Seno can build roads and alleys in the village, it is because there is Village Budget Fund (ADD) assistance from the central government, which in my leadership as village head there is no ADD.” said Mr. Asrori reasoned to advance as a candidate for village head in this period.

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Mas Bakti was also provoked by Pak Seno's movement which had divided souvenirs to residents. Mas Bakti then shared the basic goods for the people who want to support himself to advance as a candidate for village head.

While Yuli still plays pretty behind the scenes by empowering the traveling merchants in the village.

Bu Tonah is a traveling tempe trader in the village. Every morning, Bu Tonah always roamed the village while carrying a wakul (container made of woven bamboo) containing a pile of tempe that will be sold around to residents.

During the campaign season, Ms. Tonah received many tempe orders from Yuli.

“This tempe, please later bi Tonah love to residents who often buy tempe to you. Think of this as a bonus for them (buyers). If there are underprivileged citizens, please be given as well.” message Yuli to Bu Tonah.

With pleasure, bi Tonah carries out the mandate of Yuli every Friday.

Every day, bi Tonah usually carries 100 pieces of tempe. But on Friday bi Tonah brought 200 pieces of tempe. 100 Pieces of tempe is owned by bi Tonah to be sold to buyers and 100 pieces of tempe is a Bonus from Yuli for the elderly and other buyers.

Bu Tonah increasingly gets a lot of customers, because every one week Bu Tonah always gives bonuses to buyers.

“This from Bu Yuli,” said bu Tonah when giving a bonus of typical tempe sheet of village wrapped with banana leaves to buyers and underprivileged residents.

“The mothers are obviously very happy when they get a tempe bonus from bu Tonah. Especially during the season of plowing rice fields, they will buy enough tempe to send the workers of hoe porters in their fields.

With the bonus tempe from Yuli, the mothers in the village can save a little money shopping.

The elderly and underprivileged residents, who get tempe for free from Yuli, will usually immediately fry the tempe as a side dish for their breakfast.

In addition to bik Tonah who sell tempe in Pedukuhan (dusun) Balong, there are also bik Jumi'ah, bik Tuslah and bik Sarah who sell tempe around in Turi hamlet, Rejo hamlet and Cenang hamlet. The four traders (resellers) tempe is a successful team from the Yuli mbak.

Bu Hindun, the owner of the tempe-making industry home in Sumber Balong village and the four tempe resellers mentioned above, as well as all villagers, are now profiting and blessing with the election of the kades. In the moments leading up to the democratic party, the atmosphere of the village increasingly feels warm with the enthusiasm of the citizens in welcoming the next candidate head of their village.