Thanks Cde VC On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Dominic Tweedie <[email protected] > wrote:
> > Thanks for posting this but comrade Matankana, it is always helpful, and > it is polite to give "attribution", i.e. to say where it comes from. > > In this case, I think it was Politicsweb. > > > VC > > > > > On 23 November 2011 10:32, matankana mothapo > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Malema's misguided militancy >> Thembinkosi "Guerrilla" Zondi >> 22 November 2011 >> >> Thembinkosi Zondi says the claimed ANCYL constitutional amendments are a >> fiction >> >> *Misguided Militancy is Suicidal&Counterrevolutionary: Genuine Economic >> Freedom Fighters Unite!* >> >> Perhaps, I should firstly acknowledge that the issues that I am about to >> raise here were supposed to be dealt with in formal structures of the ANC >> YL. However given the fact that the political and organisational situation >> is abnormal as signalled by a desperate assertion that "gloves are off", my >> intervention could equally be viewed as abnormal. >> >> Having said the above I should state that this article's main argument is >> that misguided militancy, as displayed by what Lazola Damase correctly >> termed "petit bourgeois economic freedom fighters", is not only suicidal >> but it could also militate against a genuine second phase of the National >> Democratic Revolution. >> >> This phase is all about translating political freedom to bringing >> sustainable food on the table, decent jobs, free and efficient basic health >> care, crime free society and free (in terms of fees and freeing the >> curriculum content from ideological biasness) and compulsory education. In >> summary, this phase is (in) famously referred to as economic freedom in our >> lifetime. This is a very serious and relevant phase. >> >> What makes a genuine call for economic freedom in our lifetime to be more >> relevant is that while our ANC led government has achieved a lot but there >> are time-ticking bomb socio-economic challenges that needs to be addressed >> as a matter of urgency. For instance, 1 in 10 Africans are malnourished, 1 >> in four African children are undersized, around less than 45% of the total >> South African population lives on less than US$2 a day. >> >> Additionally, the *SA Stats Mid-Year 2010 Population Estimates* noted >> that out of approximately 49, 9 million people in South Africa, almost 18 >> million of these are between the ages of 14 and 35. The National Treasury >> document on Confronting Youth Unemployment also observed that that the >> unemployed youth are generally less skilled and inexperienced with >> virtually 80% having no formal or tertiary education, whilst two thirds >> never worked. >> >> Accordingly, the above stats make a call for a genuine economic freedom >> to be relevant. Hence genuine economic freedom fighters must unite to >> defend the long term goal of our struggle. The failure to rise up and fight >> against "petit bourgeois economic freedom fighters'" with a double agenda >> would make mockery of the very same second phase of the national democratic >> revolution that they ostensible claim to be advancing. >> >> It is important to mention that the second phase of the struggle is not a >> creation of the current leadership of the ANC YL. The reason behind this is >> that the careful reading of both the history and the theory of the South >> African revolution would indeed confirm that economic freedom has always >> been a long term objective of the struggle. However the national question >> and national reconciliation including the unfavourable global and domestic >> balance of forces meant that there must be a strategic compromise on the >> radical agenda. >> >> It is a serious political indictment to note that even the most >> theoretically clear comrades have fallen trap to this glaring misguided >> militancy that would not only erode the core values of the African National >> Congress (a leader of our revolution). By the way, it was the late Harry >> Gwala who, during the era of 1976 uprisings, correctly argued that while >> militancy of young people must be welcomed but misguided militancy is not >> only suicidal but it is also counterrevolutionary. >> >> Cde Joel Netshitenzhe almost said the same thing when he correctly >> reminded us of the old maxim that revolutionary sounding slogans can at >> times be counterrevolutionary. The basis for this warning from these two >> struggle icons is that any revolutionary agenda must be informed by a >> careful analysis of material conditions prevailing at the time and rules of >> engagement must be a guide. >> >> This means that any revolutionary action/s must not undermine the core >> values and principles of the African National Congress that has stood the >> test of times. These values and principles include: unity of tribes, >> respect for leadership, humility, self-respect, constructive criticism, >> democratic centralism, self-criticism, elected leadership, mandate and >> UNITY AND COHESION. >> >> It is these principles and core values that should guide any militancy >> and revolutionary action hence some comrades would talk about >> revolutionary-disciplined militancy. This type of militancy takes into >> cognisance the core values and principles of the mother body (ANC). In >> fact, misguided militancy and the manipulation of congress resolutions are >> not only counterrevolutionary and suicidal but it also undermines our core >> values and principles. >> >> For instance, the claim that the 24th National Congress of the ANC YL >> resolved that the YL is a vanguard of the working class and that >> Constitutional amendments included a clause preventing disciplinary >> outcomes of the ANC apply *mutatis mutandis *to suspended members of the >> ANC YL. Since I was sober as a judge, I can confirm the first issue was >> discussed and rejected and the second one did not even arise at the plenary. >> >> For argument sake, even if it did some of us would not have allowed >> excitement and our principled initial genuine support for Juju to cloud our >> objective understanding of rule 7.4 of the ANC Constitution which correctly >> provides that *"the Youth League will function as an autonomous body >> within the overall structure of the ANC, of which it will be an integral >> part, with its own Constitution, rules and regulations, provided that these >> SHALL >> NOT be in conflict with the Constitution and policies of the ANC".* >> >> Simply put, the ANC Constitutional is the supreme law under which all its >> Leagues must conduct its business including Constitutional amendments. This >> therefore means while enjoying a certain degree of autonomy but they are >> not independent from the ANC. For instance, this will mean that even the >> question of disbanding lower structures must be informed by established >> core values and principles. Hence it is out of order for higher structures >> of the Leagues to wake up from a ‘political power and otherwise hangover' >> and disband lowers structures that are fully functional and have both >> political and organisational growth like KwaZulu Natal. >> >> By way of conclusion, it is also part of misguided militancy at its best >> form to justify current deliberate acts of ill-discipline and defiance of >> our ANC on the basis of past mistakes committed on the rough road to >> Polokwane 2007. The failure by some former aspirant communists- who are >> now diehard Youth Leaguers- to read the forever changing material >> conditions going to Bloemfontein vindicates the view that indeed political >> consciousness does not bid farewell when it leaves you. Finally, genuine >> economic freedom fighters must unite and defend the ANC and what it stands >> for! >> >> *Thembinkosi "Guerrilla" Zondi, Moses Mabhida Region's KZ221 ward 3 ANC >> branch Secretary writing in his personal capacity. * >> >> -- >> 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. 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