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 Bulan Maret 2011 terasa sangat panas di kampus UIN Maliki Malang. Memang, sejak tahun 2008 hingga sekarang, tak ada  Pemilihan Raya Mahasiswa ( Pemira) yang tak ricuh. Tampaknya tahun ini menjadi catatan paling buruk perjalanan sejarah Pemira di kampus abu-abu ini. Pasalnya, pasca pembekuan BP2R oleh Wakil Rektor III, aksi terus saja berlangsung. Puncaknya, Jumat 18 Maret 2011, diadakan audiensi untuk menindaklanjuti pembekuan BP2R. Acara diawali dengan pembacaan surat keberatan PP atas keputusan PR3 hari sebelumnya. PP juga menyatakan dengan tegas bahwa mereka siap menyukseskan pemira UIN Maliki, dan menolak adanya politisasi konflik antar organisasi ekstra. Selanjutnya Mujaid Kumkelo memulai audiensi antar partai dan BP2R, dengan tujuan tegas menyelesaikan semua permasalahan yang telah terjadi beberapa hari terakhir ini. Ia menyatakan bahwa rektor akan mengeluarkan SK terkait pendampingan semua unsur dalam pemilu, semacam lembaga pengawas dan penindak undang-undang ...

One thing that is not correctly recognized by the inhabitants of the beloved archipelago in particular, and 80% of the world's population in general, is that colonialism was one of the greatest moral products of the 15th–19th century, created by the inhabitants of the Blue Continent, Europe. How could this be?   Reflections on the philosophy of critical thought state that truth must be deterministic and universal. Truth here is based on reason and morality, which means that the fundamental standards of knowledge, truth, reason, and morality in the world were intended to be uniform. Immanuel Kant, as the initiator of this understanding, wanted the whole world to be under the umbrella of the standards used in Europe. In practice, this is what led to colonialism, as a product of moral improvement, when it reached its peak.   Although we learned from history books in primary and secondary education that colonialism was merely a product of world exploitation, the m...

Many groups cheered, “Stop capitalism!!” in their demonstrations. It is something we commonly hear. But the real question is, what is our understanding of capitalism during this?   I myself only became truly aware of the terror that lurks behind a word we so often hear— capitalism —after attending a philosophy school.   In fact, capitalism has been closely integrated with each of us, flowing through our veins like blood, running alongside our thoughts from the moment we get out of bed until we return to our rooms at night. Really! There is no moment where we do not, even unconsciously, reflect on capitalism—even in our every breath.   Want proof?   Well, I’ll be honest. The first thing that crosses my mind when I wake up is: which toothpaste should I use to brush my teeth, and what kind of facial foam should I apply? Then, after a bath, what clothes will I wear for the day? What shoes? What bag? As if all this equipment is the most important thi...