Desi Anwar
Senior journalist Desi Anwar can be contacted at desianwar.com and dailyavocado.net

THESE days too many people are talking at the same time, telling half-baked truths, making empty promises, pretending to be someone they’re not. I suppose it is election season—a time for campaigning, speechifying and pontificating. Not just in Indonesia but also in Europe and recently in Iran.

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