Unfortunately i don’t see the cookie as crumbling. I think it just was left in the oven too long and its dried out.....and some people like burnt biscuits. COPE was formed out of a conflict within the ANC. Although this was a conflict of ideology, it was fought through personalities. As a result cope couldn’t cope with the infighting and many have left such as Allan Boesak and those who did no get the leadership positionthey wanted However there are a very large number of wealthy mainly black business people who would like to see cope succeed and there is a lot of money to make it happen. SA always has had space for a third major party and i don’t see a problem with that. If the ANC can’t take advantage of its new found direction and popularism post-polkwane then not only will it show a failure of us too address change but will also drive voters away. The ANC is the largest party and is also the strongest and most organised. But for the DA and COPE to get votes all they have to do is sit back and wait for a scandal or mistake by the ANC and let the newspapers do the talking. Lets fight for a left ANC national newspaper and fight to end the COnfusion of our PEople.
On Nov 3, 7:26 pm, sibusiso Mchunu <[email protected]> wrote: > me too, i can not help myself, but COPE is like those people who believe > that for them to show love to another person they must constantly be > fighting so that keep each other in check, such relationships are always a > recipe for failer as without a fight they feel empty with no joy. COPE is > like that i agree they are still keeping the momentum of fighting, let us > allow them to fight until they kill themselves. > > even Reverends cant preach peace in a divided house of COPE. how long will > other Pastors follow? as the Gospel according to COPE is very difficult to > preach, if it there (ideology). > > On 11/3/09, mj mafahla <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > truly speaking, i find it hard not to laugh at these people. i have > > always said COPE is full of "in-fighters" that do not want to be ruled by > > other people. their entire relationship was started on a fight and they have > > been fighting ever since. i guess its hard to say i told u so to a group of > > people u held so close to your heart at some point cde. but i guess thats > > how the cookie crumbles. and believe you me cde, this cookie is crumbling. > > me personally, i dont blame Boesak for doing what he did...........fighting > > that is....... after all, when in Rome, you do what the Romans do, until you > > can't take it any more > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Sent:* Tue, November 3, 2009 4:09:13 PM > > *Subject:* [YCLSA Discussion] Re: Allan Boesak resigns from Cope > > > Comrades, Please do not laugh at this person or this organisation. we > > recall all their statements when they were excited about forming the new > > "Tuck Shop" refered to as COPE. It is very sad when the history of reality > > prove to people that there is nothing better than the movement led by the > > ANC. My advice to Allan Boesak is that he must concentrate on the church > > building and preaching the word of God and never part > > participate directly in politics (it is not his calling neither sports nor > > hobby) The ANC is the only political home for the people of South Africa. > > This afford us more opportunity to build strong ANC in Western Cape. > > > I have today informed the leadership of Cope that I am ending my > > membership of the party and that I have tendered my resignation as a > > member of the provincial legislature with immediate effect," Boesak said > > in a statement. His letter of resignation was sent to the speaker of the > > house today, said Boesak. From the very beginning the party structures, > > such as they were, were characterised by faction fighting, strife, pitched > > battles for political supremacy and duplicity...At this point the party > > structures continue to be in disarray.Boesak "expressly" said he did not > > want a leadership position in Cope when he joined it in December 2008. "It > > was only after the severest pressures that I conceded to assist the party > > in the elections. Deep resentment was caused within the party "by the > > irregularities with the list process and the interim leadership situation > > persisted and made normal work almost impossible," said Boesak. This is an > > apparent reference to reports of in-fighting between Mvume Dandala - > > elected as Cope's presidential candidate -and party leader Terror Lekota. > > Boesak said many "good, hard workers" in the party had been suspended > > because they dared to criticise the leadership. "It seems that the mud is > > rising. I have no desire to subject my family, myself or my calling to > > serve our people to these sorts of indignities and destructive > > politicking. Cope spokesman Phillip Dexter brushed aside Boesak's > > criticism, saying it was never going to be easy to launch a new political > > party. We've received his resignation with regret. He joined the party > > when we launched... so obviously people had high hopes for his > > involvement. The kind of challenges he pointed out... are ordinary > > challenges when you are dealing with a new organisation. We wish him the > > best in his future endeavours," Dexter told Boesak's resignation is not > > the first to hit the party that saw the light late last year under the > > leadership of ex-African National Congress veterans Lekota, Mluleki George > > and Mbhazima Shilowa. The trio were all vocal supporters of ex-president > > Thabo Mbeki, who was ousted by the ruling party's national executive > > committee. Two senior Cope leaders, Simon Grindrod and Lynda Odendaal, > > resigned in recent months,expressing disappointment with the way the party > > was being managed. Cope is the third-biggest party in Parliament and has > > been increasingly working together with the official opposition, the > > Democratic Alliance. Boesak promised to "continue with my work in the > > civil society, in the church and as extraordinary professor at the > > Univesirty of Stellenbotch. He said working for the integrity of this > > democracy of the people of South Africa is what I have always been called > > to do, adding that he would return to work for the "globalisation project" > > with churches in South Africa and Germany. Here, as before, I can work > > with dignity and purpose." In the meantime, he would continue to pray for > > Cope. My prayer is that Cope will find that hope and vision again and so > > fulfill the promise it had made to the people of South Africa now almost > > one year ago. Boesak, who was convicted of fraud in 1999 but later > > pardoned, recently released his autobiography, "Running with Horses: > > Reflections of an Accidental Politician", in which he maintains his > > innocence in the fraud case. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > South Africa's premier free email service -www.webmail.co.za > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > For super low premiums, click herehttp://home.webmail.co.za/dd.pwm- Hide > > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] . 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