CONTROVERSIAL BEHAVIOR OF POLITICAL ELITES IN INDONESIA DURING THE COVID-19

The Covid-19 pandemic, which has accounted for remarkable casualties in Indonesia, did not seem to make political elites more empathetic. study aims reveal how the mythology of behind criticism Instagram accounts @GejayanMemanggil. To fulfill this goal, we employed Roland Barthes' semiotic analysis nine contents This revealed five major results. First, elite is represented as 'ancilus' oligarchic interests during pandemic. Second, and oligarchs have superior positions control society health workers. Third, elites' policies focus on economic recovery than people’s safety. Fourth, @GejayanMemanggil account narrates who no sensitivity towards hardship because they exploit their facilities public officials. Finally, show that do empathize with suffering people