and increase, as repetition, and development as a unity of
opposites (the division of a unity into mutually exclusive opposites and
their reciprocal relation)
This dialectical world outlook teaches us primarily how to observe and
analyse the movement of opposites in different things and, on the basis of
such analysis, to indicate the methods for resolving contradictions. It is
therefore most important for us to understand the law of contradiction in
things in a concrete way. Repetition of inner party contradiction did not
necessarily result to development, growth and strengthening of the party but
qualitative degeneration and disintegration of the PAC. Hence the view that
the Party's weakness has been inability to address and handle party
contradictions, instead common leadership tendencies has been to exploit
internal party contradiction to consolidate and advance factional hegemony
while the other feuding faction will either counter-organise.
This should explain why PAC performed very badly during the 2014 May 7
National Elections, that is, leadership inability to resolve inner party
contradictions. This major weakness revolves around poor or bad conflict
management methods across all party structures Leaders and members, tend to
forget that conflict is a common phenomenon in organisations, and leaders
fail to adopt and apply a win-win method whose accumulative effect should
PAC emerging as a winner. Win-win method in conflict resolution involves an
attempt to work with the other members who hold divergent view(s) to find a
win-win solution to the problem in hand - the one that most satisfies the
concerns of both parties-members in the best interests of the PAC. The
win-win approach sees conflict resolution as an opportunity to come to a
mutually beneficial result for the PAC. It includes identifying the
underlying concerns of those disgruntled members (leaders) and finding an
alternative which meets each and all members' concerns. Advantages of
collaborating, Leads to solving the actual problem; Leads to a win-win
outcome; Reinforces mutual trust and respect; Builds a foundation for
effective collaboration in the future; Shared responsibility of the outcome.
Collaborating requires a commitment from all parties to look for a mutually
acceptable solution. Compromising looks for an expedient and mutually
acceptable solution which partially satisfies both parties. But prior May
2014 elections, those leading the PAC dismally failed to find a convergence
of ideas with the feuding groupings and also move further to mobilise PAC
members not forming part of these feuding factions.
The universality or absoluteness of contradiction has a twofold meaning. One
is that contradiction exists in the process of development of all things,
and the other is that in the process of development of each thing a movement
of opposites exists from beginning to end. Either the PAC's life is nearing
an end or PAC is being reborn from the prevalent inner party contradictions.
However the class character of those leading the PAC tells a story worth to
be observed as the PAC ideo-political orientation is being redefined, for
the 37,784 (0.21%) may be representative of PAC's political redefined, an
occurrence common in national liberation parties in Africa which tends to
pursues a non-socialist path (Or anti-socialist trajectory) post
independence! Following this probable conclusions, one questions, is it an
omission that 34 African mineworkers were massacred in 2012 but PAC till to
date has been quiet? Is it an omission once more that the same Platinum
African mineworkers had been on an industrial strike for more than 112 days
since late January/ early February 2014 but PAC till to date continues to be
silent? Is it an omission once more that in nearly 300 abducted Nigerian
Girls had been abducted but PAC remains and continues to be silent? The list
is endless of occurrences in the country, in Africa and Globally but PAC
remains silent!
Regards
Nkrumah
From: payco@googlegroups.com [mailto:payco@googlegroups.com]
Sent: 19 May 2014 09:37 AM
To: payco@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [PAYCO] Members
Cde Jabu Makhanya
I have to painstakingly cohere that there is nothing that will ever justify
not voting PAC by he who declares himself a member of the party. We cannot
cut off our nose to spite our face so to speak. PAC has always beckoned us
to uphold the principle in the wake of all confusion and rumblings. I have
been following discussions on social networks, most of the time silently,
and my level of respect has risen for comrades who despite their candid
misgivings about the PAC leadership did a thing most noble, encouraged for a
PAC vote and actually voted the PAC.
I implore all of us, as Comrade Sibeko raises an issue of serious
contention, that we should never encourage a behavior and notion where
members cannot be blamed for stabbing the PAC. What.are you kidding
me!? Thanks to Cde
