Is Pancasila Still Relevant as The Ideology of State and Nation Today?

To comprehensively discuss the question "is Pancasila still relevant as the ideology of the state and nation today?" First of all, we must understand from various references the definition of ideology and Pancasila. We must know and understand precisely the definitions of ideology and Pancasila from various points of view so that we can conclude concretely the definitions of Pancasila and ideology which in the end we can answer the question "is Pancasila still relevant as a state ideology?"

In essence, humans are living beings, social beings, and political beings who always think to solve and overcome the problems that surround them. This complex human mind presents an idea to solve the problem. These ideas are also applied by humans in the context of political society, where these ideas are used to create a coveted society, procedures for forming the coveted society, and describe the problems faced by society and that is what is called ideology.

Etymologically Ideology means the science of ideas which was first coined by the French philosopher Anthony Destutt De Tracy in 1796. In terminology, ideology means a comprehensive and mutually consistent set of ideas so that a social group can understand the world (Charles Jones, 2003). 

According to political experts as written by Heywood (2013: 28) in his book politics, Ideology is a more or less coherent set of ideas that provides a basis for organized political action, whether this is intended to preserve, modify or overthrow the existing system of power relationships. 

All ideologies, therefore (1) offer an account of the existing order, usually in the form of a 'worldview', (2) provide a model of the desired future, a vision of the Good Society, and (3) outline how political change can and should be brought about. Meanwhile, Peter Joyce (2003: 40) in his book Politics defines ideology as a particular providing a vision of the society which they wish to create. 

According to Anthony Dawns, ideology is a verbal image of a good society, while according to the British philosopher Thomas Hobbes, ideology is defined as all ways to protect the power of government to survive. From the various understandings that have been put forward by the experts, we can conclude that ideology is a collection of ideas, ideas, values, and beliefs about the society that are systematic and comprehensive and involves human behaviour in various fields of life 

. Pancasila is etymologically or linguistically derived. The word from Sanskrit is panca which means 5 and sila which means principle, basis, and principle, which can be concluded grammatically that Pancasila means 5 basis. According to Rahayu (2018: 30), Pancasila is a view of life that must be used as a guide in carrying out movements in life, while according to Winarno (2017: 5-6), Pancasila is the main foundation of national character education. 

As a basis, Pancasila is a reference, and at the same time a goal in the development of the nation's character. From some of the definitions above, it can be concluded that Pancasila are 5 principles that serve as the basis of the state, the main foundation in living life and become the main basis in the view of life and the legal view of the Indonesian nation.

After understanding the definition of ideology and Pancasila, the question that will arise is "why has Pancasila become the ideology of our country?" We must answer this question with critical thinking based on philosophy about the principles of existence, truth, and values contained in the Pancasila. 

Based on the ontological approach, Pancasila has intrinsic and extrinsic properties. intrinsic properties that are philosophical, systematic and rational to conceptualize the reality of humans, countries, nations. It is extrinsic because it is used as a way of life. After all, in it there are values and teachings of life from various aspects that are considered true and believed by the Indonesian people.

The basic and ideological basis of a nation must be explored in the culture and civilization of the nation itself. Before being established as the ideology and basis of the Indonesian state, its values already existed in the customs and culture of the Indonesian people, for example the attitude of tolerance between Hindus and Buddhists during the Majapahit kingdom who lived side by side which illustrates the values of Pancasila.

Epistemologically Pancasila as the ideology and basis of the state is a truth. The existence of Pancasila so far describes the truth of Pancasila as an ideology, this is because throughout its journey Pancasila has undergone a process of verification and falsification by circumstances such as a new system of thought. and the ideology of the Indonesian nation state, this indicates Pancasila as an ideology that has been tested, empirical, and dynamic against changing times

. Axiologically (values) consider Pancasila as the ideology and basis of the Indonesian state. In the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, juridically, Pancasila has become a staatsfundamentalnorm or fundamental state norm which is the ideal of Indonesian law. Pancasila as a legal ideal has been contained in the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and is based on Pancasila as a legal ideal or source of all laws, this allows Pancasila to become the ideology and basis of the Indonesian state. This is reinforced because the ideals of law, the source of all laws, the basis of the state, and the state's ideology must not conflict so that it makes sense if Pancasila becomes the basis of the Indonesian nation-state.

It has been described in detail the reasons why Pancasila has become the ideology of the Indonesian nation, then" is Pancasila still relevant as the ideology of the Indonesian government today"? Of course, it is still relevant because there are 2 reasons why Pancasila is still a relevant ideology for the Indonesian country today which will be described as follows.

1. Pancasila is an open ideology

Pancasila is an open ideology, the purpose of an open ideology is that the values of the Pancasila ideology are actual, dynamic, anticipatory, and able to always be relevant to the times. The openness of Pancasila does not mean changing the contents of Pancasila itself but making explicit its insights concretely so that it has a sharper ability to solve actual and current problems (Kaelan: 116). It should also be remembered that, unlike closed ideologies, the contents of open ideologies are not absolute operational so that new generations can explore the ideological basis of the state and imply it according to their respective times or situations so that until whenever Pancasila is still relevant as a state ideology,

2. Pancasila has idealistic dimensions, normative dimensions. , realistic dimensions

As an open ideology, Pancasila has 3 dimensions that are interrelated with each other and can prove that Pancasila is a state ideology that is still relevant today.

1. Idealistic dimensions 

The idealistic dimension is the basic values contained in the 5 precepts of Pancasila such as divinity values, human values, unity values, populist values, and justice values. These 5 values will provide optimism and motivation to realize the ideals of the nation

2. Normative Dimension 

The values contained in Pancasila are a source of law that must be implemented into the constitution and applicable laws in our country, this is supported by the elaboration in the 1945 Constitution that Pancasila is a Staatsfundamentalnorm that must be implemented into operational steps with existing legal products.

2. Realistic Dimensions

The ideology of Pancasila is not an ideology that offers floating ideas but also the ideology of Pancasila is an ideology that can reflect the reality that exists in society. The essence of Pancasila having a realistic dimension is the openness of Pancasila to the reality of the times so that it has a dynamic nature to all forms of social change. The basic values of Pancasila can always be expressed and interpreted dynamically so that they can keep up with the times. This also makes Pancasila able to accept foreign cultures, this is because something is natural because humans are essentially always socialized so that acculturation often occurs, but the values of Pancasila are still in other words Pancasila can accept foreign cultures with a note that it is not contradictory to the 5 values of Pancasila. So Pancasila can always be relevant to various times because it has a realistic dimension that allows Pancasila to have a dynamic nature.

The conclusion is that Pancasila is a state ideology that is relevant at all times because it is an open ideology that allows each generation to explore the philosophy of Pancasila ideology and interpret it according to the existing situation and conditions. The dynamic nature of the Pancasila ideology is obtained because Pancasila has a realistic dimension that makes it dynamic towards social change so that this ideology can always be relevant in every generation.