Nobody is in control, nobody obeys the authorities. People don't care whether what they do disturbs other people. Even the traffic has become more chaotic. Things used to be controlled from the top down. People never learned to impose their own internal controls.
Nobody knows the limits anymore.
If all goes well, the coming year will see the country's first free election since the 1950s, leading to an electoral assembly that will name a new president, with the flourishing new political freedom reported by a free press. The main political figures who have emerged this year have generally embraced this process and are committed to a democratic future. At the same time, Indonesia appears to be facing one of the most dangerous years in its history, more unstable and more volatile than it has been in decades. The economy is shrinking faster than it ever has, giving rise to anger and outbursts of violence. Crime is rising, along with a general sense of lawlessness and fear.