to end and a revolutionary organisation > Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:05:36 +0200 > Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] Re: Anti-poverty protests in SA ? > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected]; [email protected] > > > There is no foreign hand behind the protests. South Africa along with > Brazil and Botswana is one of the most unequal societies in the world. > The majority of the people are working class, poor and black and they > are tired of the neo-liberal economic mess the country is in because > they are the ones expected to accept poverty, degradation and > exploitation while the new non-racial ruling class continues to live > the high life. Neo liberal capitalism is unable to resolve the > pressing questions facing South Africa, be it poverty, unemployment, > disease, housing etc. What South Africa lacks is good working class > leadership. > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 10:52 AM, Loselo Segwe<[email protected]> wrote: > > Cdes > > > > My firm believe and informed by my exposure on the ground is that we are now > > or have entered a terrain of class struggle which was preceded by National > > liberation struggle. Untipoverty campaigns are signs of uneasiness from the > > people. This being motivated by the fact that whilst people are told to wait > > for service delivery and job creation - which is supposed to empower and > > liberate people from poverty and incomeless conditions, they are at the same > > time almost watching helplessly whilst others are getting more richer and > > enjoying opulance life styles just across the street or even worse next > > door. > > Without sounding judgemental, our local sphere of government is also letting > > all of us down. Affirmative Action to me meant empowering our own people > > with the neccessary skills, education and exposure over a period of time in > > other for us to better serve our people, affirm them and support them to > > realise their life aspirations. Now what is happening some municipalities is > > just taking affirmative action beyond its worth. Cadres with no education, > > skills and training and in most instances with no support, are deployed in > > councils - sometime to serve certain cabals or to block others more suitable > > for the position (who might not neccessarily agree with us). > > > > Our revolution is under siege as from municipality to municipality we hear > > of strikes, demonstrations and picketing. These are signs that the route > > taken is not sustainable, we need a total review and instill certain > > revolutionary morals and ethics in order to move forward. The Cuban > > revolution has been sustained by a high level of discipline, morality and > > good revolutionary ethics. > > > > Just the other day I happen to chat to one of the Cuban Doctors deployed in > > our country, what struck me was his clear understanding of why he was in > > South Africa, why for instance he chose his career, why Cuban government > > took policy decisions it took and why he must do his best to serve and serve > > with honour. > > > > So lets all work towards instilling a sense of pride, dignity and honour in > > those deployed to serve. Lets eradicate the greed that is now characterising > > some of our deployed cadres, the self-serving attitudes, the arrogance and > > laziness as well as entitlement attitudes. > > > > Lets do it for our movement cdes!!!! > > > > On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 5:29 PM, Sikhumbuzo Thomo > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> RC > >> > >> Well what l can say is that we are have a series of class struggles during > >> this bargaining period nothing out of the ordinary. > >> > >> Comrade ST > >> > >> On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 5:31 PM, Rajesh Roy <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> Hello comrades, i live in India, we hear about the so-called antipoverty > >>> protests going on now in SA.. is there a foreign hand behind these > >>> protests? > >>> it seems like there is some well-planned conspiracy behind these > >>> protests.. > >>> > >>> Rajesh Cherian. > >>> > >>> ________________________________ > >>> Yahoo! recommends that you upgrade to the new and safer Internet Explorer > >>> 8 > >>> > >> > >> > >> >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Loselo Segwe > > > > Mobile: +27766383723 > > > > >
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