cadres and credos of our revolutionary movements. I'm one of cdes who are politically insulted by this political hobo calling its self a "SASCO MEMBER" which does not even know what sasco stand for, the political purpose behind sasco, the principles and objectives of sasco. It is true and is not a secret that David failed all students of his term. The only thing that he could do was to suspend the sasco Joburg regional executive after their progressive press statement, were all branches of sasco in Joburg region made it clear that they support cde President J.Z. towards polokwane.
Some of us, we know people like this power monger call it self sasco member want respect from us and they wont get it. maybe you thought that if you could call your self sasco member we'll respect you. don't behave like MDC president also. > Ma commander > > I also challenge this counter-revolutionary to mention branch of any MDM formation he/SHE belongs to, before we engage him/her. > > The revolutionery train will not be de-railed,forward to 85% victory for the ANC, > > WORKING TOGETHER WE CAN DO MORE" > > AMANDLA > > MOSES KA MOYO > SACP JHB CENTRAL > Sent via my BlackBerry Device from Vodacom - let your email find you! > > -----Original Message----- > From: siphakanyiswa khanyile <[email protected]> > > Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:17:53 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] Re: Call me counter-revolutionary! > > > To : Sasco member > > What is your point anonymous cde, the majority chose to support Msholozi because they understand clearly what is happening within our movement and > the alliance. Cde's what is happening with sasco , now we have another anonymous , why are u affraid to reveal your identity. I warn other cadres > in this forum to be carefull of even wasting time responding to unkown persons that seem to invade our fruitfull forum. > > With due respect , please identify yourself so that we can recommend you for some political education that the ANC have developed through and with > the court going leader ''so u mean''. > > My ANC > > Cde Sphaka > > > > > ________________________________ > From: sasco member <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:52:23 PM > Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] Call me counter-revolutionary! > > > 'Call me counter-revolutionary' > 21/01/2009 08:37 - (SA) > Want to know more? > Answerit can help. > Prince Mashele > Following on the heels of the judgment recently delivered by the Supreme Court of Appeal, it would not be surprising for readers to expect this column to at least say something about a man who is threatened by a string > of criminal charges. > But such is exactly the mistake committed by the man's own political party: reducing the whole party to one man! When the man runs into trouble > with the law, the party also gets entangled. The wisdom being: this man or > nothing! > It is precisely this mistake committed by the political party in question > that our nation should do everything to avoid: reducing South Africa to one man! When there is a man battling with this or that court case, South > Africans should rather talk about more important matters that affect the real future of our country; a future that stretches beyond the > "importance" of one man. > Accordingly, this column concerns itself with a more important question: how can we engender a culture of productivity and hard work in our society? But what makes this question important? > Hard work > Two weeks ago, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) released data that must > worry those whose minds have room for important matters. Stats SA informs > us that, in November last year, manufacturing in our country fell by 4.4 percent. In the third quarter of the year, it shrunk by 6..9% - a decline > we had not seen in 17 years, leading to a loss of about 19 000 jobs. That this decline in manufacturing has something to do with the global economic environment is indeed undeniable, but this correct > acknowledgement should not make us feel justified to hide behind our fingers. We must admit the part we have and continue to play in this. In his satirical play, A Man of the People, Chinua Achebe uses the main character, Odili Samalu, to express a profound observation. Odili narrates: > I could not help thinking also of the quick transformations that were such > a feature of our country, and in particular of the changes of attitude in > my own self. I had gone to the University with the clear intention of coming out again after three years as a full member of the privileged class whose symbol was the car. > In Odili's mind, a car clearly rang louder than making a contribution to his society. He dreamed of producing nothing, but buying a car! Having bought the car and having finally joined the "privileged" class, Odili must have whispered to himself: "I have now reached in my dreamland!" Then > life became a monotonous cycle: perfunctorily going to work, earning a salary to refuel the car and driving to pubs - near and far - for drinks with friends and a variety of new girlfriends. > Even if, in Odili's country, manufacturing were to decline by 6.9 percent > in one quarter - as it has been the case in our own country - he wouldn't > care at all; as long as his car moves. Nor would Odili be worried that every third item on the shelves of his local retailers are made in China or outside his country. For him, nothing beats his big German sedan. At best, Odili thinks constantly of a man who is facing a string of criminal > charges: "this man must lead my country!" > As our manufacturing products keep on declining, are we not to be concerned that ours is a country soon to be handicapped by an Odili syndrome? In Problems of Knowledge and Freedom, Noam Chomsky reminds us: "Radical transformation of any society is unthinkable without the participation of those engaged in creative and productive work." Indeed, Chomsky would be extremely troubled to learn that Odili neither reads a book nor produces a commodity.. > In recent times, songs and choruses have been sung about the so-called "Black Diamond", the black middle class. But few in society have the guts > to ask what exactly does this class produce. Where are the factories that > have sprung up as a result of this class? In other words, how different are member of this class from Odili; the fictional fellow who neither reads a book nor produces a single commodity? > Squandering wealth > Sadly, in The Wretched of the Earth, Frantz Fanon tells a heartbreaking story of post independence African states, which we must consider each time the "Black Diamond" spring to mind. Although writing in 1962, Fanon makes an observation that would make you think that he had today's South Africa in mind: "This get-rich-quick middle class shows itself incapable of great ideas or of inventiveness." Indeed, this also applies to members > of the white middle class who, too, love their German sedans. > Infuriated by the same observation painfully made by Fanon, Walter Rodney > has no kind words for the middle class in post-colonial Africa. In his book, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, Rodney criticises the African middle class for "squander[ing] the wealth created by the peasants and workers by purchasing cars, whisky, and perfume." What a conscience troubling criticism! > While he may not be as harsh as Walter Rodney, Tito Mboweni seems equally > concerned about our middle class. He has repeatedly complained that South > Africans generally do not save; they spend their money as if tomorrow is the apocalyptic end of the world! > Could it be that the South African middle class, too, "squander the wealth > created by the peasants and workers by purchasing cars, whisky, and perfume"? > The problem with our country is that critical issues such as these are generally considered boring, politically irrelevant or taboo. Those who raise such issues, especially if they dare talk about race, do so at the risk of being pelted with all sorts of insults. If they are lucky, they are called counter-revolutionaries! Thus, it would not come as a surprise > if the author of this very column also suffers the same fate. Alas! But when are we going to mature? When are we going to make what matters the content of our national politics? Until when are we going to allow the > man facing a string of criminal charges to dominate our political agenda? > Are we not worried that the world might laugh at us? How is having, or not > having, him going to change the economic plight of the poor? > And what are we going to do, collectively and individually, to save South > Africa from a dangerous Odili syndrome? Well, one hopes this is not a lone > cry in the wilderness! > Mashele is Head of Crime, Justice and Politics Programme at the Institute > for Security Studies. 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