Komunikasi Digital yang Beretika di Tengah Polarisasi Politik di Indonesia: Kajian Etika Kristen
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https://doi.org/10.55626/jti.v5i2.246Keywords:
polarisasi politik, komunikasi digital, etika Kristen, media sosial, IndonesiaAbstract
Polarisasi politik di Indonesia semakin menguat seiring dengan peran media sosial sebagai ruang utama ekspresi politik dan pertukaran wacana publik. Fenomena ini memperlihatkan dominasi retorika emosional, provokatif, dan konfrontatif yang diperkuat oleh algoritma digital, sehingga mengikis kepercayaan publik, menghambat dialog konstruktif, dan melemahkan kohesi sosial. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis penerapan prinsip-prinsip etika Kristen kasih, kejujuran, keadilan, dan integritas dalam komunikasi digital di tengah polarisasi politik Indonesia. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode studi kepustakaan, melalui analisis tematik yang meliputi identifikasi konsep polarisasi politik digital, interpretasi teologis atas prinsip etika Kristen, dan sintesis kritis antara kajian komunikasi politik, algoritma media sosial, serta teologi praktis. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa minimnya penerapan etika Kristen dalam wacana digital mengakibatkan krisis kesaksian iman dan memperparah retorika konflik. Artikel ini menegaskan urgensi panduan etis berbasis nilai Kristiani yang tidak hanya membatasi ujaran kebencian dan hoaks, tetapi juga membentuk habitus kebajikan komunikatif seperti kejujuran, kerendahan hati, dan belas kasih. Kontribusi penelitian ini terletak pada upaya membangun kerangka etika komunikasi digital yang kontekstual bagi komunitas Kristen Indonesia dalam menghadapi tantangan polarisasi politik.
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