Comrade Fundi
I am extremely inspired by your articulation and capability to lay down and break an issue to basic elements that enables simple comprehension. You should consider a career in teaching the tools of analysis for I believe that you managed to avoid the fundamentals of pedagogics, your analysis are very sober. I am also very exited by your diplomacy, you selectively make reference to a gentlemanly ANCYL leadership that reigned and thus had a lots of counterrevolutionary decisions being made; amongst others you mentioned GEAR and the sidelining of other Codes. Yet you evaded to mention the name behind that leadership that had so many out of order things transpiring under its nose. Mbalula reinstated an energy to enquire and challenge process, he never accepted things as they are given; he led and represented the youth. JM is only taking over the bayton and running with it to keep up with the momentum, whether we like it or not JM is providing relevant leadership that is in tandem with the current political landscape.. > Comrade Sgidi > > I am appealing to you to calm down. I can see that you have > been hurt by the statement allegedly made by Malema. I do > not want to venerate that statement to anything, but that > could be his perception. And I'm sure you know the problem > with perceptions. One perception I held is that there was a > lot of interference in JZ's case. Judge Nicholson also > thought so, but other perceptions are not really grounded > in fact e.g. we all know a number of people who are not > Xhosa people who were proponents, advocates and > beneficiaries of the '96 Class Project e.g. Netshitenze, > Mokaba, Makhaye, Ndebele, Tshwete, Shilowa, Lekota, > Mboweni, Manuel, Kasrils, Luhabe, Serobe, Erwin etc. The > point is people located themselves there not on the basis > of ethnicity, but on the basis of the benefits of patronage > that has largely been acknowledged as 'stomach politics' > > Back to you comrade, I think you can see that Julius > responds to these issues as someone who is "at war". I > think you can see that the movement is under attack and > from both insiders in the movement as well as outsiders. On > top of that the low-level skirmishes with the media seem to > have become an all-out war. Basically, the ANC only has > friends in COSATU, SACP, SANCO and the Churches. I am aware > of other opportunistic elements like Mnguni (SANCO)and Tutu > (Anglican Church) who are wishy-washy ANC supporters/ > members. Clearly the campaign to defend the revolution and > extend the gains for the working class, the poor, women and > youth is on and there are diabolic forces that are > hell-bent on eradicating the few gains ad barring the > extension of these gains. These people are the same people > who told us in the 96-2007 period that the Freedom Charter > is an 'idealistic' document and not suitable for > application in this period. Nowadays they are brandishing > it everywhere as if it is a scripture. This merely speaks > to their duplicity. Malema, therefore, is 'at > war' against these forces and I think, UN Conventions on > war notwithstanding, most combatants belive that "all's > fair in love and war". Within this context can you see your > way clear to calming down and getting back to a focus of > deepening the revolution and abandoning this divisive way > of looking at Malema? You must remember that the leadership > of the ANCYL has always been just as you see Malema, > Mbalula, Mokaba (who was later co-opted in the post 94 > period). What happened when we had 'gentlemanly' leaders? > Ramaphosa and Tokyo were deployed to business. GEAR became > the 'policy of government finish and klaar'. Popular, > elected comrades were sidelined in the state. Comrades who > questioned policies were labeled 'ultra-left' in the > 'Briefing Notes'. Other comrades threatened other comrades > in media statements and via telephones. Madiba and Zuma > were insulted in the NEC and in the media. Hospitals were > allowed to become wastelands. School children's food was > stolen by beneficiaries of the'96 Class Project. This is > when the tide of public and vitriolic wrangling became the > norm in our movement. Comradely trust was eroded at this > time. Comrades had the Scorpions and other law enforcement > agencies unleashed on other comrades for daring to mess > with the '96 Class Project. When all else fails, comrades > decide to get together and agree to destroy the ANC. > > Whilst I agree that the Constitution we adopted is one of > the best in the world. It protects our freedom of > association as well as theirs, I still can't help but be > extremely aggrieved that this is the path they are taking > after we lived for more than 12 years with the unpopular > GEAR policy and the rest of the terrible things and never > for once thought we should form a party that will rival the > ANC. This whole time we sought to fight within the > structures of the Alliance without damaging the only beacon > of hope for a better life for all our people in South > Africa. Can we really afford to engage in factional debates > on this forum at this time? I do not want to respond to > Zama, because it shows that s/he is not aware of the > context in which education unfolds in this country, not > aware of the inequality of our education system. For as > long as schools have been in place, there has been > inequality, the schools taught us to respect inequality, to > compete with each other, to disrespect certain classes of > people. Schools are part of the machinery with which the > dominant classes retain a hold. Schools in colonial > countries have never attempted to build socio-economic > equality, to create critical thinkers, to engender > universal respect even to affirm marginalised and > downtrodden peoples. They were there to maintain the status > quo. The YCL call for the inclusion of the "tools of > analysis" in the curriculum is, therefore, quite critical; > but we must find people who can teach it. Most of our > educators have been trained in fundamental pedagogics, > which means they are also programmed to think in a > particular way and they may need to unlearn those right > wing modes of thinking. > > Comrades, let's move away from internecine battles. We need > to be able to restore order and discipline within our > ranks. This period calls for that. This does not mean that > we shut down debate, but that in those debates we genuinely > try to find each other not to annihilate each other. > > Amandla! > > > > On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:05:24 -0700 (PDT) > Sgidi Mosala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Why am not surprise about you blind loyalty which is >> reflective in your reaction to my point. >> >> I still find it appropiate to call a stupid a stupid. >> Julias Malema was voted by us including myself to lead >> the ANCYL with dignity and to maintain its intergrity, >> not to rubbish its?excellent historical role with his >> uninformed diatribe. >> >> Only blind loyalist of?Julias Malema have responded to my >> concern. >> >> We cannot?afford?to have a blind eye to the damage this >> dom boy is doing to the credibility of our movement, >> standing by him is a?betrayal of those who died to keep >> this movement credible with high moral ground. >> >> I just wish to establish what the take of cde on the >> tribal statement made by ANCYL?President.?If we really >> shares his unintelligent views about Xhosas having >> benefitted?during the Presidency of Thabo Mbeki, them say >> so. >> ? >> The statement he made about Xhosas and his all of sudden >> prediction of a looming civil war is a cause for concern >> for true communist. >> >> I have no regret in calling Julias Malema a stupid, he >> will remain one for life.?sadly?I regert why I voted for >> him in Mangaung and proceded to endorse his election in >> Nasrec. >> >> I call on cde to engage my observation that Julias is a >> tribalist, stupid and politically clueless moron.? >> >> I will not be dettered by your blind loyalty to this >> politcal liability, who is causing us potential votes >> everytime he open his?useless mouth. >> >> I don't care what?you call me, a coup leader?or what, but >> I am confident that the motion of no confidence in him >> will pass. >> >> I am angry comrades that many capable young minds are >> getting poisoned by Julias Malema. He is suppose to be >> envied by all young people, but i bet you only those who >> join the?NDR for convienency not politcal conviction will >> defend this politcal embarrassment called Julias Malema. >> >> I also find it strange that Cdes have a problem when I >> share my political thinking about Julias Malema in a >> forum of the organisation. Where should I raise this >> concerns, should I go to the media like the Provincial >> Secretary of the ANCYL in North West - Cde Victor Keshwa. >> >> >> Maybe we are expected to?sheepos that just follow the >> sheppard, no! no! no! I refuse to be led by stupids, I am >> to intteligent to be subjected to this humiliation by >> Julias Malema. >> >> I hope this time comrades will deliberate on what he >> foolishily said during the 64th Anniversary in >> Mpumalanga. Lets deeepen the debate,not stiffle them. >> >> I repeat Julias Malema is an embarrassment to the former >> presidents of the ANCYL and I am cock sure that Cde >> Mzala; Mokaba; Mjombosi; Tambo;?Hani and many more >> luminaries who died for this freedom are angry with us, >> for keeping quite as if this stupid boy is destroying the >> ANC. >> >> I am sure that Cde Seme; Plaatjie; Makgatho; Luthuli and >> many?heroes who passed away are meeting to seek answer to >> this muteness on this boy unbecoming behaviour. >> >> Pls lets talk loud and out when things are getting wrong >> to the detriment of?our organisation credibility as a >> movement of maral high standing. >> >> >> >> > > > Fundi Nzimande > Mphephethwa Projects cc > (011) 646 6403 > Fx:(011) 646 6413 > 083 729 0212 > > > _______________________________________________________________________________________ > “EAST RAND SECURITY EXPO NOW ON” > > > http://www.swiftsms.co.za/swiftT/track.asp?e=*em*&cid=113&u=8&tid=2011 > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- South Africas premier free email service - www.webmail.co.za ------------------------------------------------------------------ For super low premiums, click here http://www.webmail.co.za/dd.pwm --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are subscribed. 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