Comrades I have not been accessing this payco group for some time because of the mammoth task facing us. I was referred to this article below by comrades in the Eastern Cape. As I am writting this e-mail, I have not read it. After reading it, I will respond to cde Mashao accordingly. I know how to deal with unprincipled, spineless, political prostitutes like Mashao.
Victory is Certain! Down with Enemies of the PAC and the African People! Izwe Lethu! I-Afrika! On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 10:38 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > More and more I dread the real possibility of a PAC decimated from the > political landscape by machinations of the opposition, and in many > respects by own cause. In the current political epoch, I wonder how many > of our people, members, supporters and veterans would lose all hope in the > capacity of the PAC to turn page in their life-time and thus join the > emerging political establishments. > > Of particular concern, becomes how these developments would eat on the > generation of the Pan Africanist Congress, that comes from the ranks of > the Pan Africanist Student Congress (PASO), ourselves. This generation is > the torch-bearer of change and power-seizure for the PAC. In the midst of > the current confusions, I wonder if these great cadres, would not forget > that they are great and actually carry with them tested success against > the coming generation of the ANC. Record has it, and I think the status > remains, that we have dominated in all institutions of learning. I ask > myself whether these brother cadres of mine, would examine the wisdom of > joining a party which would soon be led by a generation we have walloped > all through. As tears sag in my eyes, tears of consumption, I struggle to > convince myself that my cadres would make this analysis, and ask these > questions. In the haste of frustration with the state of the PAC, which > has been like this for long, they may make a decision to move. > > It is this posible move and attrition that worries me. Unlike some of our > comrades with thick skin and tough bones on the subject, I am very weak at > the prospects of losing institutional assets, my cadres with whom we > should prepare to govern Azania. Even those comrades that tend to envision > a different way of doing things against my way, I dont want them to leave. > Many atimes, people find it convenient to say, let them go, because this > is an effortless escape route from the task of leadership. > > I write as I do, to plead with our cadres that they should not move. I say > this well aware of the state of the PAC which is much more than President > Letlapa and his NEC. And because the situation precedes the NEC in office > today, I will not challenge them to explain these historical > malperformances because their account will be as good as mine. > There is need for urgency in resolving continuity challenges that face the > PAC. For the PAC to continue operating as a going concern certain radical > things need to happen, a lot of which centre on leadership, and have > always been, at least this was Presdint Letlapa 's view as well before he > got elected at Qwaqwa hence his offer then to become President only for a > year. Granted he still maintains this position, I am one with him on it. > > Soon we will, and we must, erase the question marks we place on ourselves, > on whether we are ready to lead. This capacity, which I know is there, and > have seen it being tested, is a product of the PAC i.e we were trained and > exposed by the PAC to possess the stature and attributes that we have. And > this nurturing was so that when the time comes we should lead. I am afraid > that time has come. > Even as this time has come, we must engage, with the utmost respect, > President Letlapa to see for himself that the time has indeed come. This > time which talks not to age swopping, but to generation in its broadest > sense, need to be articulated. It is a dictate of the material conditions. > I m not mindless of the contribution comrade Letlapa made to the struggle, > much as I am mindful of the new, altered, challenges that require a > phenomenal break with tradition and approach. > > I maintain, more so now, that from amongst ourselves must emerge a > visionary leader who moves against the wave as revolutionaries do. For > those that may discern an overemphasis on leadership I am happy to repost > an article on this platform I had sent regarding the imperative of > leadership, and how this phenomenon determines all else. > > So, in our small corners, wherever we are, let us plead with comrades that > contemplate a move not to do so. At the point when the PAC is able to move > with cohesion, all genuine members who may have left with the socalled APC > of Mr Godi who allegedly along with Messrs Plaatjie and Mabaso authored a > document on how the PAC should align with the ANC in return for material > gain, and the recycled PAM of Mr Plaatjie who was himself the engine (SG) > of the PAC presiding over historically disatrous Umtata and Soweto > congresses, will come home, and I do wish, and will take effort when the > time is right, to get our memebers back in the fold. > > It will be pretty soon when the PAC is returned to its glory days as the > trendsetter. So please, dont move as yet !! > > Many Thanks > > Matome Mashao > > > ------------------------------------------- > South Africas premier free email service - www.webmail.co.za > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > For super low premiums, click here http://home.webmail.co.za/dd.pwm > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Groups "Pan Africanist Youth Congress of Azania" group. To post to this group, send email to payco@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/payco Visit our website at www.geocities.com/paycoonline //panafricanist.blogspot.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
