The Border Guarding Army Between Indonesia And Timor Leste In Border Society Metaphor

Abstract

The post-referendum in East Timor in May 1999 was won by pro-independence groups to change the country’s history. After the referendum, there were mass killings between pro-Indonesian and pro-independence citizens. Since that time, the people of the border between the two countries who are still of one ethnicity (one descent) have lived insincerely under tight security. This situation hinders the spontaneity of humanity and hinders their social relations. This research uses an ethnographic method. This method of asking researchers not only collects data but experiences data. The data was collected through in-depth interviews with selected informants purposively. Data validation was carried out by using triangulation techniques between resource persons and Focus Group Discussion. The theory used is the Conceptual Metaphor. Metaphors are signs that have the structure X = Y. Research findings show that metaphors are used to analogize soldiers with animals such as bijael meto (bull) umeke (snake), kabiti (scorpion), asu (dog). Unique findings, all animals that become a means in the metaphor is a figure of animals that have wild, dangerous, painful, and deadly nature. The whole metaphoric character of the animal above analogizes the border guard soldiers as a threat, especially to people who violate national borders.