The silence of many who call themselves refugees of the systems on the posts and many analysis and condemnation of the royal Mswati autocracy is appalling. It indicates that those people are just 'economic refugees' who condone the abuse of culture. They have embraced and succumbed to the system. They have made it a norm that the entry into SA will be playing a victim of the very same system. The Cps now a then produces and bring armoury against the system but the silence is deafening from the others. On Sep 5, 2015 8:13 AM, "VC" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > [image: Morning Star.png] > > > > > > *Communists Urge Boycott of King Mswati’s Rape Fest* > > > > > > *Ben Chacko, The Morning Star, London, 5 September 2015* > > > > Swazi communists called yesterday for all progressives to boycott King > Mswati III’s “annual rape fest.” > > > > The Umhlanga or Reed Dance takes place each year in Swaziland and sees > virgins dance for the king, who often picks one to add to his collection of > wives — currently numbering 15. > > > > But this “repulsive display of patriarchy” is just the tip of the iceberg, > Communist Party of Swaziland general secretary Kenneth Kunene charged, > slamming the “porn and rape fest” as indulging the “dirty appetites of > Mswati and his brothers.” > > > > “Each year scores of girls disappear from this event never to be hard of > again. There is evidence that the Reed Dance is one of the channels for > human trafficking, run by a syndicate at the heart of the royal family.” > > > > Tens of thousands of young girls are forced to take part in the dance each > year, which has become a tourist attraction because the monarchy claims it > symbolises traditional culture. > > > > Households are forced to pay 100 lilangheni (£4.80) to participate — not a > small sum in a country where 70 per cent live below the poverty line — and > if they do not send their girls in a bid to protect them, they must pay a > fine of 800 lilangheni (£38.50) or donate a cow to the king. > > > > Attention has been focused on the dance since more than 60 girls died in a > traffic accident on their way to attend, hurled off the open back of a > flatbed lorry that careered into another vehicle. > > > > Girls taking part are “exposed to sexual abuse, including rape. Many are > killed in road accidents or die from exhaustion and fatigue … some drown in > rivers,” the party warned. > > > > “It is complete chaos. It is a porn and rape fest for men in the ruling > elite. It is a cash source for Mswati and it is one more thing that > impoverishes our people,” Mr Kunene declared. > > > > “That is why we are calling for a boycott of the Reed Dance. We must > persuade tourists who are fooled by regime propaganda about colourful > African traditions to stay away. > > > > “The event is one of the biggest celebrations of mass abuse and violence > against women in the world.” > > > > > > *From: > http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-af1f-Communists-urge-boycott-of-King-Mswatis-rape-fest#.Vep3HBGqqko > <http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-af1f-Communists-urge-boycott-of-King-Mswatis-rape-fest#.Vep3HBGqqko>* > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 12205 (20150904) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > -- > -- > 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] . > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- 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] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
