So its a gesture????indeed our strength as a people is tested during the tough times.
On 9/21/11, Dominic Tweedie <[email protected]> wrote: > > [image: The Times] > > > We don't support fame-seeking Julius > > > Hector Moyane, Letters, The Times, Johannesburg, 21 September 2011 > > Lots of people seem puzzled that Julius Malema received substantial support > from the SACP, Cosatu and ANC regarding his hate speech court ruling by > Judge Colin Lamont. > > What must be made clear is that the song is a product of a popular > liberation struggle led by the ANC. As a result, the history of the ANC can > under no circumstances be narrated in full without reference to its > liberation songs. That would be a travesty of justice and abortion of > history. > > That explains why the entire liberation movement came out with guns blazing > in defence of the song. Heroes of our struggle - like Chris Hani, Oliver > Tambo, Walter Sisulu, Govan Mbeki and many others - sang that song. > > Lodging an appeal against Judge Lamont's ruling is resistance against an > attempt to edit out our history, and that does not amount to blanket support > for Malema's wayward conduct. > > The people's song was opportunistically hauled to the courts thanks to loose > cannon Malema, whose penchant for fame has caused the ANC tribulation. > Challenging the ruling is done only to preserve what we consider a part of > our heritage, nothing more, nothing less. > > Malema and his troops must not misconstrue this gesture. > > Hector Moyane, > Siyabuswa > > > > > > > -- > 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] . > -- Sent from my mobile device Yours Sincerly Senzo Ncongolo 0718714796 “The cardinal responsibility of leadership is to identify the dominant contradiction at each point of the historical process and to work out a central line to resolve it.” Mao -- 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] .
