Actualization of Pancasila in Countering the Moral Degradation of the Millennial Generation

Abstract

Indonesia is a country that has various kinds of culture, customs, norms, ethnicity, religion and all of them highly uphold the moral of Pancasila. However, with the very strong influence of the times and globalization, it will also affect the characteristics of the Indonesian people, especially the younger generation who are often referred to as the millennial generation. Globalization will also have an influence on the Indonesian millennial generation in their daily lives, such as ethics, dress culture, hairstyles, ways of behaving, speaking, manners, and the most dangerous thing is that it will have an impact on the moral degradation of the millennial generation as the successors of the Indonesian nation. This research focuses on the actualization of Pancasila in preventing the moral degradation of the millennial generation. The research method in this study uses a qualitative approach and uses a descriptive method. For this reason, the actualization of Pancasila in preventing the moral degradation of the millennial generation is very necessary through character education. Character education will be a potential forum in the process of planting and maintaining Pancasila morals for millennials so that character values based on Pancasila remain embedded and continue to be the identity of the Indonesian nation. In addition to character education, the actualization of Pancasila values can also be done by fostering self-awareness, self-regulation, self-accustoming, and self-evaluation coupled with the practice of Pancasila values which are applied in everyday life.