In the second debate earlier, there was an issue that I considered quite important. One of them was when Gibran asked Mahfud Md about Carbon Capture Storage or CCS. In short, it is a technology to reduce emissions. In addition, Gibran also asked Cak Imin about SGIE. Cak Imin even admitted that he didn’t know about it. SGIE stands for State of Global Islamic Economy, related to the Shariah economy.
These were trap questions aimed at making the opponents look foolish. However, the majority of the public is also unfamiliar with the terms CCS and SGIE. Asking questions without providing explanations is unfair, and in my opinion, a somewhat cunning tactic.
Instead, he could have asked Mahfud about how to reduce carbon emissions and so on, or asked Cak Imin about how to improve Indonesia’s ranking in the global Shariah economy. The public would surely understand what was being asked. It would be easier to translate into Indonesian with simpler and more understandable sentences.
But then again, it’s Gibran, wanting to appear great even though it’s embarrassing. If Mahfud Md had responded in the same way, he could have asked Gibran about regulations using a plethora of legal terms that would leave Gibran scratching his head. But Mahfud didn’t do that.
In the past, Jokowi also similarly asked Prabowo. About unicorns and TPID. I’m sure back then not many people knew what unicorns were, let alone TPID. Unicorn refers to a startup that receives a minimum investment of 1 billion dollars. TPID, on the other hand, stands for Regional Inflation Control Team.
These are trap questions that should not be allowed.
I suspect that Gibran is being taught by Jokowi about this. It’s very similar, isn’t it? Feel free to attack with sharp and provocative questions. But if you use abbreviations or terms that are rarely known by people, it’s not fair and the person asking appears to have malicious intentions.
But for Gibran, it’s not surprising. He even takes advantage of the ethically flawed decision of the Constitutional Court. Especially with this kind of questioning, he won’t hesitate to use it for his own benefit. This does not educate the public. If Gibran’s opponent uses the same tactics, using abbreviations and complex terms, won’t the public become confused?
Gibran wants to appear smart, but unfortunately, people think he is cunning. I just want to remind you that this is how the Prabowo-Gibran camp operates. Gibran wants to polish himself to appear smarter than others, but he does it by undermining his opponents with cheap questions.
SGIE is even trending and its content is filled with negative sentiments.
What do you think about this?
