At a police official's home one evening, Pancasila Youth members and Chinese residents discussed ways to defend themselves.
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It also worries the army, which sees itself as the guardian of pancasila.
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But he has recently been talking up the state ideology of pancasila, which regards all the country's recognised religions as equal.
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One intriguing measure of Medan's changeable character is the visible presence of the Pancasila Youth, a mass organization linked to the government.
Some, like Pemuda Pancasila, are well established and led by retired officers.
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The MPR also revoked a decree that made it compulsory for all students and public servants to study the state ideology of Pancasila.
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In 1985, a law was passed requiring all political parties to accept pancasila, a package of vague principles that Sukarno enunciated as the national ideology in 1945.
So too did Pancasila Youth, a shadowy pro-Golkar organization.
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