The problem is when a parent wants the whole country to run their families the way he is running his. It was shoking for an advocate to make such assertions in a national newspaper, pity he was allowed space to write such trash.But goign tthroughthe whole artivle, one can see what the learned advocate was trying to say, that JZ should have stopped COSAS from staging the march and that it see the ANC president enjoys it when people do "wrong" things in his name. The advocate knows quite well that he cannot prescribe to COSAS and any other political formattion on how they should do their activities, Zille was saying we must abondon the NDR.
In our quest to have voting age lowered, we are then confronted by such parenting, we do not agree with that view, any person can stand up and air their political views, irrespective of age. It is incumbent on us to challenge such views and ensue that we politicise the youth of the country as much as possible, otherwise we would be going the European route of youth apathy, if such views are to be taken serious. The advocate, might want to stick to what he knows best (if he really do), and leave parenting to others who are capable to do it. > We members of YCL hold the forum's mouthpiece as a revolutionary > instrument to enhance and consolidate debates in the current conjucture > and key to that principle is to entrench correct education for young > people of the rich history of our struggle and heritage. > > It is with pure dismay to have read in the Sunday Newspaper to be > confronted with the minimalist approach which suggestedin my view to > de-politicise the youth of our beloved country by saying"Political > opinions should be voiced after the age of 18" Page 22 City Press > Viewpoints and Analysis > > This kind of a view should not be unchallenged.This article further > continued to attack the integrity and the history of COSAS with has > produced candid comrades for our movement such as Frans Mohlala,Ephraim > Mogale,Stan Mathabathe and others in the country. > > The struggle that Students waged at that time cannot be separated from the > struggles that were waged against the Colonialism of a Special Kind as per > the horrible experiences of the Apartheid Government.Young people > continues to be confronted with the same challenges around Education > system modelled to favour only the capitalist chldren,lack of > resources,few textbooks to study,privitisation of education,hasty > implemented methods of education such as OBE,private schools and > exlusivity in provisioning of education. > > We view this article as the continued disrespect of the Intellect of young > people in their own rights.Resolutions were made to lower the age on > allowing young people to a Right to Vote to the age of 16,which in my view > is still relevant because Young people are the future and it is incumbent > of young people to shape the kind of governance will be relevant for their > interests. > > Theory becomes purposeless if it is not connected with revolutionary > practice,just as practice gropes in the dark if its path is not illumined > by revolutionary theory.The standpoint of practice is the primary basic > standpoint in the dialectical materialist theory of knowledge.COSAS in my > view by marching to the Consitutional Court put these historical > understandings into practice. > > How does the learned councillor measure the Relevancy and Appropriateness > of the view:I do give her political education fit for her age and > appreciate that she'll grow up to make her own political choices when she > is 18. > The point is the kind of Uniform we put in the previous regime was a > political decision,the kind of infrastructure for the marginalised was a > political decision impacting on young learners at both primary and > secondary level.Why is specific and special about the age 18? > COSAS organises young Students as soon as they enter senior phases of the > currents system and they do not organises and mobilises selectively at the > same phase. > > Why are learners given assignment and projects at both inter-mediate and > senior phases about political history in schools arounnd for example > topics relating to Sobukwe.Mandela.Sontoga etc.There are many lessons to > learn from these iconic Hero's and Heroines of our struggle no matter the > age group. > > Leaners must learn but the system of imparting education cannot be > conducted as a neutral phenomenon.Education have proved in our country > that it was used as an instrument to entrench Cololialism of as Special > Kind through the harsh experiences our country has learned in the past 35 > years of oppression in which our learned councillor is a product of. > The key question will be where does the daughter of our learned councillor > attend school at?The answer will be a private school with its dirty policy > of exclusivity,only rich capitalist who continues to milk our economy. > > The minimalist assertion that "The indictment is out of all parents for > allowing COSAS to still exist in its curent form" should not be left > un-challenged.This is near distortion of the same institution our > honorable councillor is sitting at as COSAS REMAINS OUR RICH HISTORY IN > STUDENT POLTICS OF OUR COUNTRY. > > Indeed Practise is higher than(Theoretical)knowledge,for it has not only > the dignity of universality,but also the of immediate actuality.COSAS were > responding to that revolutionary principle. > > It is not yet UHURU!!!!!!!!!! > > Mampane Norman > (POPCRU National Educator writing in his personal capacity) > 0720737959 > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- South Africas premier free email service - www.webmail.co.za ------------------------------------------------------------------ For super low premiums, click here http://www.webmail.co.za/dd.pwm --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are subscribed. 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