>Comrades I think the statement of the YCL is out of order, maybe cde's run in shortage of idea's.
Forum comrades, please comment! > > > > > > Ban soapies: YCL > > > > > > CEDRIC MBOYISA, The Citizen, 12 June 2009 > > > > From: http://www.citizen.co.za/index/article.aspx?pDesc=98080,1,22 > > > > JOHANNESBURG - If Young Communist League (YCL) spokesman Castro Ngobese > has his way, soapies will be banned from South African television > screens - just when President Jacob Zuma's daughter, Gugulethu, has > landed a role in the SABC soap Isidingo. > > > > "To begin with, soapies suck," Ngobese said yesterday. > > > > "Without being populist or aspiring to be a populist, soapies must go," > he said. > > > > He argued that soapies, which are very popular throughout the country, > are used by the rich to advance a capitalist agenda. > > > > "Marxism teaches us that soapies are programmes created for the elite > for their own enjoyment and amusement. > > > > "Their main core function is that of reinforcing in the entertainment > sphere a capitalist logic and morals which are necessary for the > reproduction of a dog-eat-dog society," he added. > > > > The Beeld newspaper yesterday reported that Gugulethu Zuma will soon > star in Isidingo. > > > > Zuma, 24, is the daughter of the President and his former wife, Home > Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. > > She secured a role in the drama after three auditions and is scheduled > to hit the nation's TV screens on July 1 as Lesedi Moloi, a character > who returns to South Africa after having lived abroad for five years. > > > > Zuma told Beeld that she was not really interested in politics. > > > > The daily flighting of soapie dramas such as Scandal,Generations and > Rhythm City was meant to "defocus" the working class and the poor youth > from the primary struggle - the class struggle, he said. > > > > "The reality is that most of our people cannot relate to this soapie > circus; only a selected filthy rich (sic) can be co-opted to this > opulent lifestyle as depicted in soapies," he said. > > > > Asked by The Citizen whether he watched soapies, Ngobese said he did, > but only in order to be able defend his anti-soapie stance. > > > > He called on the youth to disapprove of soapies by drawing on the > "radicalism and militancy unleashed by the generation of 1976". > > > > "Our revolution will not triumph if public institutions like the SABC > are advancing programmes that are inconsistent with our revolutionary > programme and they succumb to the whims and dictates of the ruling > class," he said.\ > > > > [email protected] > <http://www.citizen.co.za/index/%0d%0a%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20mail > to:%[email protected]> > > > > > > What you say ( > http://www.citizen.co.za/index/article.aspx?pDesc=98080,1,22) > > > > Just another coon wanting to blow his mouth of at something he does not > understand. > > Koos > 6/12/2009 9:23:46 AM > > > > It is high time Youth of SA should begin to behave in a highly sober > minded and analyse what their so called self proclaimed leaders says on > daily basis. Who the hell is Ngobese? to tell people that the soapies > staffs are used by the rich to advance capitalism, that is ridiculous. > How many brothers of ours who are getting paid through those programmes? > Youth should wake up now is the time, anything that does not give either > the ANCYL OR YCL a direct benefit it will ba called names. Is it because > in one political debate organized by the Mpho Tsedu a son to the chief > editor of citypress Mathata Tsedu against Hlomla before the elections > their tsedu was taken from the work go through debate, is this the > reason why soapies should be banned? Come Ngobese why understanding that > people are from different schools of thought, it indicate clearly that > you are from a school of doomed more especially on Maxism. Dont > continuously read document upside down, in fact you are an > embarrassment. > > Simon > 6/12/2009 9:02:05 AM > > > > Well seems like the YCL should be rather termed the Young Confused > League, because despite all their masquarades and misplaced > understanding of communism, it has not worked anywhere in the world and > history can show that. Countries like china after years of failure moved > to capitalism and now are the Global giant, Russia as well amongst > others, so Castro get your facts right and contribute progressively to > this Country. You are really pathetic!!!!! > > JOKONIYA > 6/12/2009 8:56:18 AM > > > > The leaders i respect are those that embrace diversity and freedom for > people to choose. Its sad that everyday someone has anti-ism issue to > air out there. That's not radicalism but misplaced and misinterpretation > of a failed maxism. > > Tshepo > 6/12/2009 8:09:38 AM > > > > Castro Ngobese, it is time the youth league grows up. You and your lot > sounds like a soapie, going on and on and on and on and on and > on........... Rather get some education and improve your comrades' > lives!!!!!! After you have grown up, call yourself the ADULT LEAGUE > > Ziggy > 6/12/2009 7:29:21 AM > > > > YCL with its Castro are living in their own world twisted by misguided > Marxist ideologies which have failed dismally. I think Castro reads too > much of Marxist nonsense and tries disparately to apply it in this > modern world which has discarded communism. Who(YCL & Castro)think they > are to decide what should happen with TV programmes? Marxist ideology? > > James > 6/12/2009 7:20:25 AM > > > > I wouldn't mind if they ban soapies. Although my reasons are very > different from this militant nonsense. > > My life is already a soapie! I don't need TV to show me greed, hatred, > fighting and bad relationships. > > Rather give me something that expands the mind. National Geo. Discovery. > > I don't get this soapie mania. During the elections people even voted > based on soapie star affiliations! How sad is that? They are people like > everybody else. They even go to the loo just like me and you! > > Anti-Soapie > 6/12/2009 7:19:32 AM > > > > To comment, go to > http://www.citizen.co.za/index/article.aspx?pDesc=98080,1,22 > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
