Entanglement of conflicting translations of our revolution and what the objective is.
People translating the freedom charter in accordance with their material conditions. Turning genuine commitments to "punch-line" sloganeering. Cry thy beloved revolution A theatrical illustration of George Orwell's book-Animal farm The working class must lead us to the promised land Gugu On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 4:09 PM, Dominic Tweedie <[email protected]>wrote: > > [image: Times banner] > > > *ANC 'fought for Malema lifestyle'* > > > *Sapa, The Times, Johannesburg, 26 February 2010 * > > The African National Congress had fought in the struggle for the sort of > lifestyle that youth league president Julius Malema enjoyed, an ANCYL > official said today. > > "He has a right, because these are the privileges and rights that we have > fought for," ANCYL Western Cape spokesman Ndoda Ngemntu told a media > briefing in Cape Town. > > "If the opportunity has come for one to prosper, why must we be jealous?" > > What people should do instead was to seek to emulate the example that > figures such as Malema had set for the future and the young people of South > Africa, Ngemntu said. > > Media have focused anew in recent weeks on Malema's assets, which include a > R814,000 Mercedes-Benz, an apparently genuine R250,000 Breitling watch, and > two homes worth a total of R4.6 million. > > "We are not saying there is anything wrong with people accumulating wealth, > because at the end of the day it is this African National Congress that > fought for the distribution of wealth. > > "It cannot be the situation we're in, [in which] only the few that > benefits, only those that are not members of the ANC. > > "If we are saying as the ANC we are creating a better life, members of the > ANC must benefit from the better life." > > He said it had been populist of Congress of SA Trade Union general > secretary Zwelinzima Vavi to "jump up" this week and declare his earnings > and assets. > > Those who declared assets should also say what their wives earned, because > some people used relatives as fronts for their own business interests. > > Provincial league chairman Siyazi Tyatyam said the way Vavi had addressed > the issue week was "very narrow". > > "Because lifestyle is not about the salary. But it's how you live as a > comrade. > > "If you claim yourself to be a communist, if you claim to be the leader of > the people... do you live with the people, are people able to engage and get > you... as and when they need you?" > > Tyatyam said the current controversy over Malema's assets was a concerted > attempt to silence the league. > > *From: http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article328412.ece* > > > -- > 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] . > -- Gugu Ndima +27 76 783 1516 -- 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] .
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