Integrity is a manifestation of the integrity of the Nation's moral and ethical principles. Beginning with the disappearance of the Pancasila position and the weakening of legal sanctions, which are the most visible manifestations of state power in carrying out obligations are inadequate in terminating acts of corruption. One thing that needs to be instilled in everyone, especially youth, at this time is an attitude of integrity. Integrity in every person who truly has the heart to change this Nation and country. Trimming bureaucracy or restructuring the administration also cannot guarantee a change for this Nation. Integrity is a small thing that is often ignored by many people, but in it, there is one high power that can change this Nation. Youth plays a vital role in upholding the independence of the Nation and state. The child who has pro-Indonesian thoughts and who fear God in every step to make changes to Indonesia.

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SHOFIAN NANDA ADIPRAYOGA - RELEASED THE NATIONALITY OF THE
NATION
Integrity is a manifestation of the integrity of the Nation's moral and ethical principles.
Beginning with the disappearance of the Pancasila position and the weakening of legal
sanctions, which are the most visible manifestations of state power in carrying out obligations
are inadequate in terminating acts of corruption. One thing that needs to be instilled in
everyone, especially youth, at this time is an attitude of integrity. Integrity in every person who
truly has the heart to change this Nation and country. Trimming bureaucracy or restructuring
the administration also cannot guarantee a change for this Nation. Integrity is a small thing that
is often ignored by many people, but in it, there is one high power that can change this Nation.
Youth plays a vital role in upholding the independence of the Nation and state. The child who
have pro-Indonesian thoughts and who fear God in every step to make changes to Indonesia.
Youth in the integrity of increasing independence does not have to enter directly in the
government, but through improving the quality of learning and teaching, it can also come from
small things such as maintaining honesty in terms of examinations not to cheat. Through little
things like that in the future, Indonesia will be able to change the morale and character of the
Indonesian people themselves so that they can develop the progress and independence of the
Nation. The sovereignty of the Nation needs to be realized because this will make the
Indonesian Nation have a significant influence in the world. When the Indonesian Nation has
had an impact in the world, the Indonesian Nation can also be more reactive in contributing to
the Indonesian state, and even Indonesia's sovereignty will be maintained. The weakening of
the independence of the Nation not only in the education sector but also weakened in the
economic, social, and cultural areas.
The form of the weakening of the nation's independence from the education sector is
that we still focus on findings or breakthroughs from other countries even though in the field
of technology we are also able to create a particular product that is no less good than foreign
products. Weakening independence in the economic, such as the many Indonesian people who
are more consumptive or feel more modern when using goods from other countries. Therefore,
one way to improve the Indonesian economy is to love the products of the Indonesian people
themselves. The weakening of independence in the socio-cultural field is beginning to fade the
culture of the Indonesian people themselves so that many young generations feel better
imitating other national cultures than the nation itself.
The Causes of Non-Independent Indonesia
Indonesia, as a large agrarian and maritime island country, should be able to become
an independent nation, independent in all aspects of the field, especially the economy. But in
reality, even though Indonesia is rich in natural resources and human resources, it is still a
country that is dependent on imported products. Some of the reasons why Indonesia cannot be
independent include:
• Investment and capital issues.

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Indonesia still relies on capital from foreign investment to support its economic
activities. Domestic investment is only 30%, while 70% is foreign investment due to
high interest rates, so foreign investors prefer to spend their capital to be invested in
Indonesia.
• External debt reached more than USD 100 billion.
Every ministry has debt. Indonesia is the third largest foreign debt country in the world
after Brazil and Mexico. The accumulated debt has caused various economic problems
such as the value of the Rupiah, which has continued to decline. Indonesia's budget is
always in deficit. The leading causes are corruption, government behavior that is very
wasteful on the budget, and subsidies that are not on target.
• Rising world oil prices.
The increase in world oil prices is a result of the scarcity of crude oil. Poverty is caused
by the depletion of oil reserves and the obstruction of oil distribution. The increase in
oil prices caused the price of other essential goods to rise. As a result, people's
purchasing power has diminished, and there has been a decline in economic activity in
the community. Many of the State Budget is spent on energy subsidies, namely 20%.
• Industries in Indonesia mostly only assemble goods.
Even if there are large industries, the industry must be foreign-owned. The industry still
relies heavily on international economics, raw materials, and technology. Also though
Indonesia has enormous natural resources and human resources. But because we cannot
manage it properly, we must ask for foreign assistance. As a result, some of the profits
are brought abroad while Indonesia only gets income from taxes and wages.
• The nature of society that is consumerism
Indonesian people tend to be not proud of local products, and thirst for imported
products causes Indonesia to be increasingly tied to the supply of imported products.
• Quality of the community
Even though Indonesia's population is the 4th largest in the world, quality is still
inferior. So that Indonesia always lacks experts and must bring it from abroad. While
most Indonesian people who work abroad can only be helpers.
• Mastery of science and technology that is still very lacking
This is because there are very few experts in Indonesia. Even if they do, they prefer to
work abroad because their income is much higher. The lack of mastery of science and
technology makes Indonesia unable to manage its natural wealth.
Several causes underlie the weakening of the Indonesian economy. These factors
include:
• The decline in people's purchasing power is indeed often referred to as one of the bases
of the current sluggish economy. In economics, the reduction in people's purchasing
power will cause a demand curve (decreasing). This decline in the curve will make
prices tend to be stable so that in recent years, the inflation rate in Indonesia has
managed to be low. But the government sees this low inflation as a gap to increase

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prices regulated directly by the government such as electricity, water, and fuel which
are not significant but also have an impact on reducing people's purchasing power.
• Lack of Employment This is because the population will continue to increase every day.
Many of them have even entered a productive age. This growth is not accompanied by
extensive employment access. So that many of the people who are fertile but have not
got jobs and cause covert unemployment.
• Government policies that are not right as we see today, the government is still not too
aware of the strategies they have issued. Many of them are inappropriate. The rules that
have been published do not entirely make the business world adjust.
Investment is hampered due to the government's obligation, which is deemed
inappropriate; the entrepreneur will tend to hold back his investment. The holding of this
investment fund will cause the company to lack the cost to keep on running its business wheels.
In economic conditions that experience this sluggishness, companies need the results of their
investments so that their companies can continue to operate well. Indonesia can achieve
financial independence if improvements are made in various aspects. The allocation of the state
budget is right on target, such as reducing fuel subsidies and allocated for infrastructure
development or trying to be energy independent by utilizing abundant natural resources,
especially in villages. We can use natural materials for biofuels such as biogas and biodiesel to
reduce the need for fuel oil. Especially the allocation of funds for education because education
is the foundation to form a community that is insightful and characterized as well as to balance
our natural resources to be able to process them independently to be used by the Indonesian
people themselves.
National Independence Efforts
The nation's high competitiveness is the key to building national independence. High
competitiveness will make Indonesia ready to face the challenges of globalization and be able
to take advantage of current opportunities. The freedom of a nation is reflected, among others,
on the availability of quality human resources that are able to meet the demands of the needs
and progress of development, the independence of government apparatus and law enforcement
officials in carrying out their duties, increasingly active financing from domestic sources, and
the ability to meet their own needs principal. But until now, the attitude of dependence on the
people and the Indonesian nation is still quite high towards other nations. Consequently, the
Indonesian government, in various aspects, lacks a strong bargaining position so that it is not
uncommon to accept the wishes of donor countries even though it is economically
disadvantageous. Lack of independence also reflected in the attitude of the people who make
different products as a prima donna, the work ethic that still needs to be improved, and the
outcomes of the Indonesian people in some fields of agriculture have not been competitive
internationally.
The National Character Development Policy 2010-2025 contains the background of the
importance of national character building; basic framework for the development of national
character; direction, as well as stages and priorities; national character building strategy. The
National Character Development Policy is intended as a reference in designing, developing,
and implementing the National Action Plan (RAN) for the Development of National Character
which fosters active family participation; education units; community; government; young
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professional organization; community organizations empowering women, non-governmental
organizations including strategic groups such as structural elites, political elites, journalists,
cultural figures, religious leaders, traditional leaders, and community leaders.
The success of national character development is directed to become an inseparable
part of efforts to achieve the national development vision, namely to realize Indonesia as a
strong, competitive, noble, moral, tolerant, collaborative, patriotic, dynamic, cultured, and
science and technology-oriented based on Pancasila and inspired by faith and piety to God
Almighty. Given the importance and breadth of the scope of national character development in
the context of realizing a community that has the power of the One, fair and civilized humanity,
has the spirit of Indonesian unity, has a sense of people led by wisdom in representation and
social justice for all Indonesians, commitment is needed and support from state administrators,
the business world and industry, the public, mass media, and other stakeholders to develop
work programs and coordinate with relevant parties to create a strong synergy to create a better
Indonesia.
There are several ways that we can apply in the life of the country, so that Indonesia
becomes an independent person, namely:
• Minimizing cooperation with external parties. This method is expected to make
Indonesia not too dependent on foreign nations and more look into the country where
there is still a lot of potential both from HR and natural resources.
• Give maximum education for the people of Indonesia. This step is intended so that all
Indonesian people have more knowledge and abilities that can be useful to make an
innovation that can bring this country more advanced.
• Use domestic products. If the first phase has been implemented, then the government
is required to make regulations that limit foreign products and replace them with local
products, such as food products, clothing, and technology. In other words, domestic
products can be produced if the government supports the education sector and also
provides more opportunities for people to work.
• All industries and companies must be owned and managed by the central or regional
government. The aim is not to provide opportunities for external parties to expand their
power, as well as to advance the domestic economy.
• Provide autonomy to each region. Give freedom to the local government to be able to
manage and manage natural resources in their area so that they are more easily
controlled and supervised.
• Make strict regulations. Often some people want to enrich themselves by doing
corruption or so on. Give appropriate punishment so that they do not repeat the same
thing.
To make a change towards an independent Indonesia must start from the young
generation of this nation. Like a tree, if the tree has not been cared for from a young age or
straightened its trunk, then when it grows up the tree trunk will turn, and it will be difficult for
us to straighten it, even if there is a try to straighten it, it will break. However, if the tree trunk
is straightened from childhood, then after the mature tree trunk will be perpendicular as
expected. This also applies to children who when they are young, they are well educated and

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cared for, so when they grow up, they will not be affected by the times. Teaching the
independence of children will also be able to direct the child to responsibility for an act he
does.
Benefits of Indonesia Mandiri
The independence of a nation itself judges one of the parameters of the establishment of
developed countries. Freedom is a concept that is often associated with development. In this
concept, development programs are designed systematically so that individuals and
communities are subject to evolution. Although independence, as a development philosophy,
is also embraced by economically advanced countries, this concept is more closely related to
development carried out by developing countries. The idea of independence is a significant
factor in evolution. This concept does not only cover the notion of self-sufficiency in the field
of economics but also includes human factors personally, which contains elements of self-
discovery based on self-confidence. Independence is an attitude that prioritizes the ability of
oneself in overcoming various problems to achieve one goal, without closing themselves to the
multiple possibilities of mutually beneficial cooperation.
Building national independence means understanding the position of independence as
an effort to build a nation that is able to solve every problem in order to create a society that is
just, prosperous and dignified. Has this nation been independent? Has this nation created a just
and prosperous society? And has this nation had a dignity so that there are no other nations
who harass? So it is very important to build an independent nation amid relations with other
nations in various parts of the world and in this very influential era of globalization. In terms
of age since this country was independent, it should have been able to become a country that
is not too dependent on the mercy of other countries that were not affected by financial turmoil
in the economy and should also have pride in their own products as proof of their mastery of
knowledge knowledge and technology.
Manfaaat from the independence of the Indonesian nation is not dependent on Indonesia
from other countries. In international relations, there is no other state power that can interfere
with the voice that will be conveyed by the Indonesian people. The prosperity of the people
also increases along with the achievement of the independence of the Indonesian nation
because the existing natural resources can be utilized optimally to improve the level of the
Indonesian people both in the social and economic fields. The independence of the Indonesian
state can also change the views of other countries towards Indonesian countries where other
countries will appreciate Indonesia more. Welfare in a country's economy is certainly a
benchmark for developed countries. A prosperous country economy certainly also describes
the welfare of its citizens as a whole. How can a country that is said to have a very small area
like Singapore manage its resources as well as possible so that the income per capita of the
community is very high.
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