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It is interesting to note that a member can drape more that one allegiance, simultaneously. On the one hand, Comrade Gwede asserts policies of the ANC, and as an expectation, repudiates any views that perpetuate, affirm and render the interests of workers to be at the apex of the struggle. Consequently, any attempts or talk of strike action is abhorred. On the other hand, he profoundly re-iterattes a contradictory positions, as a communist. As a communist, his principles and struggle lies with the workers, correctly. Again, as a Charterist, he accentuates a moderate cushion to appease the business class in the ANC,and the country also correctly. However, both positions cannot be correct, naturally. Who is fooling who? Is Gwede for both positions? Then he must be a hypocrite: somebody who pretends to have admirable principles, beliefs, or feelings but behaves otherwise. His true principles cannot traverse both realms. It can never be. Further, this brings, to the fore, the question of principle and loyalty. To whom is he loyal? He can never same different masters equally. Well, perhaps we are seeing the rear of a chameleon. Do communists within the SACP really think that it is possible to wine and dine with the rich, and continue to defend the interests of the workers, the poor, the marginalised with the same vigour and ferocity without being blemished by contamination. Imagine a king who is used to the splender of royalty being treated like a commoner. Imagine Gwede, a benefactor of the priviledges of the Office of the General-Secretary of the ANC forsaking all the glitter of power for workers. Can he surrender his inflated salary, and concede to earn "a living wage"? Very unlikely, indeed. Realist Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:30:59 -0700 From: [email protected] Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] Re: Gwede Mantashe a Disapointment to the Workers and the Poor To: [email protected] Hi All, The name is Nathi, i want to say i'm glad that I joined this group i have learnt a lot from your discussions and I continue to learn from you comrades. Keep it up. YCL member in waiting! --- On Thu, 6/4/09, Kanego, Clarence Thete <[email protected]> wrote: From: Kanego, Clarence Thete <[email protected]> Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] Re: Gwede Mantashe a Disapointment to the Workers and the Poor To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, June 4, 2009, 8:01 PM Your views on Cde Gwede are flawed and a disrespect to a real Communist and Cadre. The African National Congress is not the SACP nor COSATU so Cde Gwede cannot be expected to be the Chairperson of SACP in the capacity of the Secretary General of the ANC. I repeat myself on this matter, ask Cde Gwede in a meeting of the SACP about his view on the issue he will tell you what the SACP stand is on the matter of strikes. We will be fooled to expect Cde Gwede to echo the SACP stand in the capacity of ANC. This also reflects that we may be influential in terms of policy thrust of the ANC as the leading partner of the Tripartite Alliance, however we are not yet the strongest dominating force hence there are contradicting forces within this movement. On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 5:55 PM, NT Zwane <[email protected]> wrote: Cadres Revolutionary greetings. What is Cde Gwede doing It doesn't even sound well anymore if I call him a cadre or comrade. I thought he was a unionist and a communist now he really showed the workers where his loyalty is situated. The workers are not the ones who started or created this economic crisis, no as Alex Mashilo says this Capitalist Crisis. How can one of our own come with this Stalinist tendencies of silencing workers. Gwede Mantashe must apologise to the workers and to the members of the Party. Workers are engaged in a permannet revolution, Comrades should not abandon the working class at the convenience of the cruel, evil Capitalist as one of my cadres said when i engaged him on this matter. If Gwede Mantashe really respects SACP which is the vanguard of the working class and the workers themselves he must withdraw this uncalled for statement. I was really impressed by cde Blade and Vavi when they showed where their loyalty is situated. A true communist will never sell out the masses like what Gwede Mantashe is doing. He is feeling comfortable at Luthuli House and he has forgotten how badly and cruel the workers are being treated at the work place. How can one forget so fast I wonder if he still keeps the Marxist and Leninist classics in his office or house or now he is reading ADAM SMITH and HOW TO GET RICH QUICKER AND EASIER THROUGH EXPLOITATION OF WORKERS. Let us not comrades compromise the workers, ANC spoke of decent jobs before the election, and now when workers want to strike to protect this none decent jobs Mr Capitalist and former Communist Gwede Mantashe comes and insult them in their gathering it is really suprisng how a communist and a unionist can fastly forget the challenges that workers are facing day in day out at the work place. Amandla cadres this are just my views. This message and attachments are subject to a disclaimer. Please refer to www.it.up.ac.za/documentation/governance/disclaimer/ for full details. / Hierdie boodskap en aanhangsels is aan 'n vrywaringsklousule onderhewig. 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