Hyperbole seems to be the norm in political rhetorics. In the United States, there’s President Donald Trump with his “tremendous” claims. In Indonesia, we have Prabowo with his theatrics. Most recently Prabowo told an audience that Indonesia would go extinct if he’s not elected. One can understand why Prabowo made such a claim. His main point of attack is the economic management of the incumbent. So it’s natural for Prabowo to segue to the consequences of what he sees as grave mismanagement. But claiming that extinction is imminent is rather outrageous.

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