I think mna Charge-in, that is a bad idea for any person to be a member of PAM and PAC and dont I ask me why, u know th reasons
On Thursday, September 20, 2012 11:19:54 AM UTC+2, Chargein Mabaso wrote: > > Comrades, > > Many people are wondering when the unholy marriage of convenience among > the Tripartite Alliance partners (ANC, COSATU and SACP) will come to an end > one day. After the Marikana developments, many political commentators > expected COSATU congress to resolve to either deliver divorce papers to the > ANC or at the least demand the change of leadership at the coming December > ANC Conference at Mangaung. They may now be wondering why it is not the > case. > > The truth is one. ANC is nothing without the Tripartite Alliance, > especially COSATU. ANC leaders knew this fact long ago when they decided to > form the Alliance. They know one thing that no serious-minded political can > rule South Africa without exercising political influence (hegemony) over > the unions, civic movements, professional bodies, NGOs, churches, etc. They > learn this fact from Soviet Hegemony, Gramsci's view on hegemony, US > dominance, etc. ANC understood very early the power of dual membership in a > political terrain. The same is true of Democratic Alliance (DA). As we > know, DA is a product of the alliance (unity) between the DP and NP, > possible Solidarity playing secretly the role of COSATU for the DA . The > two parties came to understand the power of unity / alliance of the > like-minded in the current terrain of struggle in our country. They called > for the realignment of all counterrevolutionary forces to contest power > against the reformist Tripartite Alliance. But, Pan Africanists, socialist > formations and BC forces are the exception to the rule. They do not believe > to the idea of unity or alliance politics. May be our attitude explains the > reason we marginalized in the new political dispensation. We all became > minority parties out of our own choice. > > Take an example of Julius Malema who is enjoying the support of mine > worker as we speak. He has been articulation our position on our behalf > because he sees the political vacuum left behind by the PAC in the New > Democracy. He is exploiting it, for good or bad reasons. Many people told > us time and again that voters do not want land and nationalization of the > commanding heights of our economy. They want only jobs but not land and > equitable distribution of wealth in this country. They said PAC must tone > down. Letlapa's project is intended to do just that. They said voters want > PAC to discard its Basic Documents. But, Marikana developments proved them > wrong. > > Ma-Afrika, Cde Letlapa and his cronies are working for our enemies and > rivals, consciously or unconsciously. They are conscious and unconscious > Charterists who are working day and night to silence PAC for good at the > time when it is needed mostly. Today, voters have no alternative to go to > because the work of the current PAC leaders. They want to bury the PAC > alive. Just imagine what will happen to PAC after the Butterworth Congress. > For the coming 5 - 10 years, there is possibility that PAC will remain > where it is or get worse. > > The question that many PAC members must ask themselves is: What is to be > done? The latest developments forces all Pan Africanists to stop folding > arms and wait for coming congresses. We must do whatever we can with what > we now have in our disposal. True revolutionaries cannot remain static. > They must be dynamic and position themselves strategically as developments > inform them. I know there those who will say they are active on the ground > and quote visits to Marikana and other programs. Without acting as a party > is self-defeating. Unless you are like Malema. If he loses at Mangaung, he > cannot waiting for five years for another ANC conference. If he does, he > will lose the momentum. He has no choice but to form another party. The > same is true of those PAC forces who working hard within PAC against > Letlapa. Those who will form parallel structure will banned from using PAC > logo and expelled by Letlapa faction like he did to us. Many comrades are > asking themselves one question: Then, what is to be done under these > difficulty conditions? We love PAC with all our hearts and minds. > > One PAC cadre phoned me some time ago wanting to know PAM position on dual > members. Does PAM allow either its members to be also PAC members or PAC > members to be PAM members at the same time bearing in mind the fact that > the policies of both parties are the same on paper? At that time, I > remember, I said no. After Butterworth congress I revisited my response and > said to myself PAM needs to address this burning issue bearing in mind > Clause 3 of 1959 PAC Constitution on Membership which reads as follows: > > " a) Any African who is of the age of 16 years or above and accepts > the principles, programme and discipline ofthe P.A.C shall be eligible for > membership, provided that: > > (i) He/She is not a member of any political organization whose > policy is inconsistent with that of the P.AC. > > (ii) The National Executive Committee shall from time to time > determine whether a certain organisation is inconsistent with the cause of > the P.A.C." > > This clause was erased from PAC Constitution after Thohoyando Congress. > Under the current conditions of PAC quarantine, this clause Sobukwe's inner > circle wrote in the PAC Constitution is needed. We must remember how we > launched PAM in 1989. PAC President, Zeph Mothopeng, instructed us to > launch PASO and PAM as internal wings of PAC in addition to AZANYU. He said > he was the only one who was allowed by the racist regime to stand on any > platform as a PAC member. We were not allowed. As a result, we disbanded > PAM after the unbanning of PAC. Zeph was smarter than the Boers. His plan > worked well as he did on June 16. He saw the need for PASO and PAM. > > Ma-Afrika, I am raising all these points in a hurry to say, under the > current conditions, what is your opinion of dual membership for PAC, PAM > and even NACTU ? Will such a move take the struggle forward and prove our > enemies, rivals and their agents wrong in their infiltration of the Pan > Africanist fold? I want your input in this regard, positively or > negatively. Let's be objective in our response, not subjective. I cannot > freely say the same for APC with their slogan "Amandla Ngawethu!. But, I > know there are Pan Africanists in their midst too. > > Izwe Lethu! > > Cde MCharge > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Sending your posting to [email protected] Unsubscribe by sending an email to [email protected] You can also visit http://groups.google.com/group/payco Visit our website at www.mayihlome.wordpress.com
