I have been reading with contempt, disgust, pain and embarrassment how deteriorated comrades have become, well critical debates have triggered factionalism and personification of politics and I felt ashamed to be from the same organization as most of you who have missed a clear point of engaging with principles. Though I will forever pride in the teachings of the like zabo Tshonyane, OR and Bra-Joe, I do not support ither of your views to prositute each other without given pure ideological content in this whole debate, I might have missed a point but for anyone who claims to be a resolute leader of the working class, should find it senseless to allude or suggest that we nationalize Malema's watch, meaning to him the debate of Nationalization is nothing but a joke, however content is no more a fact for many of you.
I am also disappointed by comrade Kupa or the YL in Gauteng if that is the official position, well in my region we have not discussed that Bull S****, Secondly Kupa finds space to parachute masterial positions within the debate and allude with insults that comrade Mbaks is contesting an un-dated congress, A reminder only members, structures of the ANC in good standing will pronounce in terms of its leadership when the relevant time come, what is more fundamentally a joke with these comrades they have already pronounced with the ANC 2012 conference, while the YL in regions is currently struggling to go to its own conferences, pending also is provincial conferences and of which Kupa's province is due to go to conference in no time and this may not be obvious cause some may have interest too and may not come back, thirdly the National Conference of the YL is before the national conference pf the ANC and it is not given that Malema will still be the President of the YL by then, (not unless the same Mangaung scenario is prepared). Lastly I do not find any reason for character assassination, there are many relevant debates and issues that we can focus on rather than the witch hunt amongst cadres... Equally is Malema responsible for this public out break... when given a chance to clarify all this, for him to seek and lobby support from us ordinary members of the YL and the entire MDM structures... Most important...Like pre-Polokwane the ANC and broadly its membership made a blunder focusing on an individual towards the our conference and this has ultimatly made him a Godly member of the ANC and for him to be individualistically apologetic with what we have resoluted upon. Look what had he have to say on the issue of Labor Brokering. So I plead to fellow cadres that we find proper means of discussing some of these issues and avoid bringing Liabilities in the movement to lead us and for us to forever protect them when they have actually made a blander in all spheres ________________________________ From: Loselo Segwe <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: David van Wyk <[email protected]>; [email protected]; Nareadi Molabe <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, February 22, 2010 12:44:03 PM Subject: Re: [YCLSA Discussion] Malema's millions Cdes. Reading articles and listening to the debates on the electronic media as well as through engagements with Comrades, I failed to hear anyone saying Cdes. should not be wealthy and entrepreneurial. The issues at stake is whether, as a society, we want allow an entrenchment of the current practice where (not only Malema and yellow communist), build their wealth on the basis of parasitic relationship with the state? The second issue is the ethical correctness (whether Western - Imperial definition or whatever definition) of ethics. We all know, or choose to ignore the fact that some of our Cdes. have access to these tenders, not through their entrepreneurial skills or any technical skill, but through their political connections and heavy-handedness with which they pressurise municipal officials to bend the rules in favour of their facilitating companies (they are facilitating due to the fact that they do no perform the actual work) but rather outsource the tender performance delivery to third parties who either deliver sub-standard work or their lead-times are what inspires service delivery protests around the country. Cdes, all South Africans are entitled to entrepreneurial aspirations, including our politicians. The only limitation I know of is where one might, by association with the state tender processes, be viewed or perceived to have conflict of interest. Julius appears, on the surface, to be far from tender processes and resultant decision making. The reality of the matter is that political position in South Africa determines business influence. There are many instances where such has happened and is happening. It cannot be defended or justified. Thirdly, my view is that we all need to encourage and incubate entrepreneurial spirit amongst Comrades, for two or more reasons, one is to grow our economy through new enterprise, innovation, skills development and job creation. Another critical reason why we should encourage and instill entrepreneurial spirit, also related to the first, is to wean Cdes from State Deployment Dependency Syndrome (SDDS). This syndrome poses a very dangerous threat to our revolution. Many of our cadres of our broader movement have just given up in respect to self-reliance, relevant skills acquisition, required work ethics and respect for due processes. Instead cadres are queuing for deployment, if it does not come as soon as required or expected, cadres start discrediting incumbents, destabilising service delivery institutions and finally discrediting our political systems, which have been inspired by the ideal for equality, equity and justice. I believe, therefore, that ignoring real issues such as our revolutionary ethics and morality, the need to transform the economy (crass material acquisition and state parasitism are not synonymous with economic transformation), our collective social responsibilities as leaders and followers, the core objectives of the revolution and the need for transparent and effective governance, we are all sacrificing our revolution at the alter of pseudo entrepreneurship and half-hearted economic transformation. Cecil John Rhodes and others were pure thieves and mercenaries, they cannot therefore be used for moral campus or as points of reference. They plundered, brought misery and wars to our lands, they robbed the poor, and plainly they served imperialist interests with distinctions. For to use them as reference points is illogical and irresponsible. Debating issues in this manner surely is infantile and closes out alternative views and thinking. Let us not just protect our own comrades and defend practices which are clearly sowing discontent amongst our people. True revolutionaries engage, debate and open spaces for dialogues. They respect and learn from divergent views, enrich their understanding of the revolution, synthesize different view-points and respond accurately to the challenges facing and likely to impede the revolution. My yellow communist thoughts. Loselo On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 11:20 AM, MOSES ABDULLAH PHIRI <[email protected]> wrote: Discussion > >Comrades. > >I enjoy much the discussions that are much thrown to this forum. > >Robustly discussed, sometimes they are very fresh and raw, true or >unsubstantiated. Some are propaganda engineered or engagement intended. > >The Malame Millions is a good story, but have thought once or so how did Cecil >John Rhodes, Oppenheimer have made their Millions in Africa: either hook or >crook. > >Malema and others who are in our leadership must not die poor when we have the >wealth under our feet. > >Whom do yo think better to have such wealth besides him? >Why do you work up every morning to toil without the intention of not having >wealth? > >Come on Comrades, give me something sound to debate politically. The freedom >charter explains what was the struggle intended for. If you do not beleive in >the colours of the ANC flag please lets educate ourselves > >Cheers and regards. > >Abdullah Phiri > > >-- >You are subscribed. 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