I agree totally with u cadre. I attended the so Called COSAS congress during the week in Soweto. i was shocked!!!! No commssesion were held. No resolutionon the state of education were pronounced on. The only thing that took place there was jsut drinking and more drinking by school pupils and leaders nogal.
My view is that we must look at COSAS as a microcosm of the state of our movement generally and the youth and student formations in particular. Mahlathini's political conduct is a reflection of the lack of political education that we so loosely talk about. Mahlathini for me is a case study of a good culture, system, tradition and ethos gone wrong. For example the aphesis on academic education is put through strongly enough any more on these COSAS cadres. And hence these cadres miss out on a glorious opportunity for them to expend and straighten grasp and global and internal balance of forces. Another thing is that ANC and the ANC youth league has not taken the internal dynamics of COSAS serious for a very long time. COSAS has been left to run amok with what ideally is suppose to be a revolutionary students movement that speak clearly to the needs of students and education in general. Cadres Mahlathini is just but a drop in the ocean in as far as the rot that is taking place in the youth section of our movement is concern. (And when I say ROT I choose my words carefully). These are cadres who would rather drink whiskies with older and discuss list processes with older comrades rather than do their homework…they don’t go to school so they know nothing about the challenges faced by ordinary pupils. There’re is just to organize strikes on issues they know nothing about. They sing in ANC meeting and therefore misconstrued to political clarity. One of the anomalies we’re still faced with is our temptation to use these young people came congresses for use own selfish political ambitions. Therefore loosing any integrity when the time comes for us to reprimand them ( after all how can you expect to be listen to while you self lack revolutionary morality). We have created in the minds of cadres like Mahlathini that political maturity is a fly by night process and therefore can be attained with a drop of a pen. Thus we create a monster!!! The ANC needs to realize that COSAS is not just a prep school for ANC and ANCYL but a “school of excellence” of same sort. Where we carve out the BEST the movement has to offer. On a lighter note: As for Mahlathini I think don’t there’s nothing a good bath and political education retreat can’t fix. Hahahah ------------------------------------------- South Africas premier free email service - www.webmail.co.za ------------------------------------------------------------------ For super low premiums, click here http://home.webmail.co.za/dd.pwm --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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] . -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
