Revolutionary greetings comrades
I have read and re-read the article by comrade Masondo. And I want to say that in principle and in shape I absolutely agree with it. You see comrades our politics in South Africa need a lot of people who can help society to see beyond unguided loyalty and its related incentives. One prominent scholar once said “*if ours is to liberate we ought to help our people to always distinguish the discrepancies between rhetoric and actual practices*”. What comrade Masondo is raising in not new or foreign, for example comrade Vavi rightfully said that the state is generally led by corrupt hyenas and Cosatu never issued statements condemning or distancing his statement, becoz in essence it represent working class view and anger towards a lack of change for the better. Personally I do believe that the apologetic statement by YCL weakness our militancy towards uprooting corrupt tendencies (*and the use of our organization for money making*), becoz if we are serious about uprooting corruption in South Africa, particularly in the body politics we ought to link a corrupt act with a natural body (person). The other issue to always remember is that even within the left and even within SACP and YCL we are equally capable of being corrupt, selling-out on working poor and can be equally vulnerable to corrupt tendencies. So we always ought to crash the evil head of corruption wherever we see it. And if we are serious on our historic mission to change society for a better pattern and process as it relates to means of production we ought to ask ourselves whether we are in the right path. To me the issue is not about a preventing public attack or pat on ANC/republic president (or anyone) and maintaining pseudo-unity based on unprincipled grounds. If claims are founded they ought to be an issue of public scrutiny. Ours is to analyze and interpret events as we see them, not on how the alliance view or deals with it. In future I just hope the state of the alliance won’t be used to defend wrong tendencies. Revolutionary regards Aphiwe Bewana On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 12:25 PM, thabo mathiba <[email protected]>wrote: > Indeed supported by many but only those in the pitch benefit,there is > a tension in the alliance yes,we cant dispute that,but is keeping > quite and pretend nothing all in the name of not wanting to deepen > it?its like a woman who is dependant on her man but in an abuse > relationship does depending on her man justify her troubles and > sorrows?thats what Nec of Ylcsa want us to be,support nepotism. > > On 9/7/10, Vusi Makamu <[email protected]> wrote: > > The article by cde David speaks directly of what we are against for as > > the communist,there is nothing anti-communist about the article and the > > statement by the NEC OF YCL seek to decide us while the article of > > Masondo addresses our concern .our struggle for economic empowerment was > > not to benefit the few who are political connect but the benefit the > > most marginlised and the poor. > > comrade David thanks for being bold and ur article proves as to why you > > have been elected chairperson of ycl . > > > >>>> Petrus Mhlari <[email protected]> 2010/09/06 05:33 PM >>> > > > > Very Bold in did of cde Masondo,however the yCL thought it necessary to > > distance themselves to the statement which i think is unfourtunate,Views > > expressed by cde Masondo is a perception shared by many in the country > > most of whom are poor > > Some of this narrow Bee is not impressive as it goes to the connected > > nothing about the poor that we all wish to be representing one would > > have expected the Ycl to state their position in that regard/propose how > > they think. > > > > From:[email protected]<from%[email protected]> > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Trevor Kekana > > Sent: 06 September 2010 03:33 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [YCLSA Discussion] Article by David Masondo, YCL National > > Chairperson > > > > > > Cde. VC > > > > Cde. David Masondo is a very bold leader who calls things by their > > correct name. He does not dilly-dally around a principle. This matter > > does not require internal debates - but frank talk. > > > > I am shocked that some in the YCL are so terrified that they want to > > single-out the National Chairperson in this manner. How many times has > > either the Secretary or Chairperson written or spoken on issues that are > > in the public domain (and of public interest and concern) without such > > statements being issued? What is the difference now? Why should the YCL > > pussyfoot around a clear matter case like this? > > > > This deal would never have gone to this current batch had it not been > > for their ties with the president. Cde. Masondo must be engaged > > constructively by comrades without being fed to the pride in the den by > > his own comrades. These views resonate with the masses of our people. > > > > > > Regards > > Trevor Kekana > > > > From:[email protected]<from%[email protected]> > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dominic Tweedie > > Sent: 06 September 2010 03:03 PM > > To: YCLSA EOM Forum > > Subject: [YCLSA Discussion] Article by David Masondo, YCL National > > Chairperson > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Statement by the YCL National Office Bearers, 5 September 2010 > > > > > > Article by David Masondo, YCL National Chairperson > > > > > > The YCLSA National Office Bearers wishes to distance themselves and the > > organisation from the views expressed by the YCLSA National Chairperson, > > Comrade David Masondo, in yesterday’s edition of the City Press (title > > and page). > > > > This is an extra ordinary decision by the YCLSA to denounce the action > > of one of our leaders in public, but since this has been done in public, > > we had no choice but to take this action in the interest of > > organisational cohesion and unity. > > > > The YCLSA has in the recent past expressed our discomfort in the manner > > in which the Arcelor Mittal BEE deal has been structured, and our > > general principled approach towards the role of politicians or their > > immediate families and business interests, and our opposition towards > > corruption and narrow BEE. 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