Greetings Loselo, Yellow communist happens to be my choice of title too.
The two issues that can be raised from the debate are 1: The issue of the capitalist state that has outsourced The state in the neo-liberal agenda of GEAR has sought to outsocurce the majority of functions which means that basic functions that can be performed are outsourced. This means that supply chain functions can cause conflict of interest situations where tenders are offered to people with the politacal connections. I am not saying this is the issue with Cde Malema.So its the system that is the problem, instead of an individual. 2: The wealth that political connection can assist in business deals This is a reality of life that the more connected you are the more power you wield. I am not suggesting that this is the reality with regard to the Cde. Those are just my yellow communist comments. We long for the days when we can be red communist again. I long for that day. On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:44:03 +0200 Loselo Segwe <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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