What do you mean chief? I am failing to understand who is the enemy of working class in this context.
> > the enemies of the working class and the poor will always use whatever > opportunity they get to draw us back, moreover when political maturity has > detoariated among those that projects themselves as "the revolutionaries" > and legitimate leaders of the poor. > > > >> Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:28:11 +0200 >> Subject: Re: [YCLSA Discussion] Fwd: [CWU Media Release] CWU RESPONSE ON >> SINGING OF A SONG ‘DUBULA AMABHUNU BY ANCYL PRESIDENT JULIUS MALEMA >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> >> Well said, I think this statement will us even those within our Ranks >> who >> were happy to see Cde JM getting lambasted for this. Thanks to the >> union, >> this bring the noise into its final rest. In fact, it is the DA and COPE >> that questioned our revolutionary songs before, now the FF and >> AfriForum. >> Let us not allow the reactionaries to dilute our honest understanding of >> these songs. But with due respect cadres what is the meaning of 'DIE >> STEM' >> >> The Struggle of Revolution is endless!!! >> >> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> > From: matankana mothapo <[email protected]> >> > Date: Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 10:34 AM >> > Subject: [CWU Media Release] CWU RESPONSE ON SINGING OF A SONG ‘DUBULA >> > AMABHUNU BY ANCYL PRESIDENT JULIUS MALEMA >> > To: [email protected] >> > >> > >> > *CWU RESPONSE ON SINGING OF A SONG ‘DUBULA AMABHUNU BY ANCYL PRESIDENT >> > JULIUS MALEMA* >> > >> > >> > >> > *17 March 2010* >> > >> > >> > >> > The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is disturbed by the ongoing >> > opportunism and grandstanding by the irritant group - AfriForum and >> > certain >> > reactionary white elements as a result of a revolutionary song sung by >> > African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) President Cde Julius >> > Malema, >> > during a student Rally at the University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein >> > campus. >> > >> > >> > >> > The equation of the song ‘*Dubula amaBhunu’* into hate speech or >> > incitation >> > of racial violence is the worse form of political blackmail. For us >> > struggle >> > songs form part of our heritage and tell a tale of what our kitchen >> > mothers >> > and garden boy fathers went through under apartheid. Revolutionary >> songs >> > continue to keep the fire going in the community struggles of Balfour, >> > Diepsloot and students in lecture halls fighting for free education >> and >> > abolishment of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction at University of >> Free >> > State. >> > >> > >> > >> > Liberation songs continue to be sung and inspire our people in the >> many >> > ongoing class struggles to deepen our struggle for a better life for >> all, >> > radical and faster delivery of services, and are sung in many of our >> > commemorative and celebratory occasions in honour of our struggle >> heroes >> > and >> > those who paid the supreme price for us to be free. >> > >> > >> > >> > These songs like *‘Uthi sixolele kanjani, amaBhunu abulala uChris >> Hani’, >> > ‘uMshin Wam’, ‘Ilenja uBotha, kanye nalenja uMalan’*, are part of the >> > collective memory of our struggle, part of the collective culture of >> that >> > struggle, and they continue to play an important mobilisational tool >> role >> > in >> > the ongoing worker and community struggles. Those who are opposed to >> the >> > song should be reminded of the profound statement by the late >> President of >> > the ANC Cde Oliver Tambo ‘*a country that forgets its history is >> doomed to >> > repeat it*’. >> > >> > >> > >> > As CWU, we call on AfriForum and other like-minded disgruntled >> individuals >> > to drop their hate speech charge on the song by ANC YL President >> Malema. >> > The >> > focus and debate should be centred on whether ‘*Die Stem*’ is still >> > relevant >> > to be part of our National Anthem given its originality and the role >> it >> > played for allegiance during the apartheid days. >> > >> > >> > >> > Contact: >> > >> > >> > >> > *Matankana Mothapo* >> > >> > *Communication Workers Union* >> > >> > *National Spokesperson – 082 759 0900* >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "CWU Media >> > Releases" group. >> > Visit this group at >> > http://groups-beta.google.com/group/cwu-media-releasesfor statement >> > archives, pages and file downloads. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected] >> > Visit the CWU web site at http://www.cwu.org.za/cms/ >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Kind regards >> > >> > Vincent Masoga >> > 073 513 7705 >> > 083 406 9619 >> > facebook.com/Masoga. >> > >> > -- >> > You are subscribed. 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