tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767900244012444098.post9145491040335437260..comments2017-06-26T08:39:39.201+01:00Comments on Paul Whelan: Understanding what Julius Malema means for South AfricaPaul Whelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07178066615538627116noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767900244012444098.post-81170367341668497222014-01-05T11:51:30.604+00:002014-01-05T11:51:30.604+00:00It appears if there are a plenty people craving fo...It appears if there are a plenty people craving for a civil war, by taking/expropriating anything they wish without compensation. Well, if this is what they want, this is what they will get.Papalimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12040994167483813331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767900244012444098.post-68111178537650362742013-10-14T18:36:08.286+01:002013-10-14T18:36:08.286+01:00This revolution is not malema's..we are clear ...This revolution is not malema's..we are clear us poor people of this Country ,we want our land back , we are tired of capitalism and am glad malema share my sentiments. Am angry at the system when I look at the poor black people and look at rich whites . Your comments make me sick and my wound cut deeper .ANC is white party protecting their interests at our expense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767900244012444098.post-42937577952676855242013-09-20T12:10:12.371+01:002013-09-20T12:10:12.371+01:00We must understand people malema is not fighting a...We must understand people malema is not fighting against whites,what malema stand for is the freedom of economy to all south africans more axpecialy to black people because we are the majority of this country.and we are the most safaring in this land of our grendparents parents.Nationalization,taking the land without compernsation is the most powerful weaporn that we should carry to fight the poverty to the people of their landAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767900244012444098.post-79221184692933874592013-08-08T07:09:38.728+01:002013-08-08T07:09:38.728+01:00I can not understand why should other people blame...I can not understand why should other people blame EFF for proposing the nationalisetion of the mines and institutions like banks,and also the redistributing of Land back to its rightfull owners.blacks does not own any piece of land outside Africa,we can not even allowed to own a big institution outside Africa.what we want is not in europe,what we want is not in america,but what we want is here in South Africa.Waxingwenyananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767900244012444098.post-85298207878451113572013-08-07T07:55:29.893+01:002013-08-07T07:55:29.893+01:00Anonymous - All I would say is that it is not call...Anonymous - All I would say is that it is not called for, or even necessary, that you should give up everything, kind though that is. There should be justice for all and we must work towards that as an ideal. I do not believe we get there by overthrowing everything and starting again. Let us move together from where we are, here.Paul Whelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07178066615538627116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767900244012444098.post-66749477401818028802013-08-07T07:21:42.510+01:002013-08-07T07:21:42.510+01:00I understand where you are all coming from. As a m...I understand where you are all coming from. As a middle class black South African its very stressfull fo me to watch my fellow blacks suffering like this in this land of milk and honey but honey for the rich only. Sharing is not a sin. I m prepared to loose evrything though I'm not rich for the sake of the majoritu SAfrican benefitting. Majority of us blacks support what Malema stands for. I'm prepared to sacrifice evrything for the majrity poor people benefiting. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767900244012444098.post-49234650619500988042013-07-27T11:43:17.186+01:002013-07-27T11:43:17.186+01:00Anonymous, You are right and it is of course a mor...Anonymous, You are right and it is of course a moral issue. But it is also an 'ideological' issue in the sense that one has to weigh the different solutions that are proposed and decide which may work or not. Ours is not in my view a 'proper democracy', as you say. But finding the right solution to that problem is the task.Paul Whelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07178066615538627116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767900244012444098.post-24699455721938860572013-07-25T19:02:24.855+01:002013-07-25T19:02:24.855+01:00I think it all depend on which side you are speaki...I think it all depend on which side you are speaking to , if you are black South African exploited by monopoly capital or have no land you will understand that SA democracy mean nothing to us . It is not an ideological but a moral issue, our people are cramped in squatter camps with no basic services, they get killed for demanding a living wage,considering all this things one would conclude that our is not a proper democracy,solution is necessary to correct the ills of oppression.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767900244012444098.post-43507241760904459282012-08-26T11:29:41.400+01:002012-08-26T11:29:41.400+01:00I believe Malema's aim is quite simple - the a...I believe Malema's aim is quite simple - the acquisition of lucre.<br /><br />The man has no moral or ideological reference and will use whatever populist tool is at hand to serve his self-enriching ends.<br /><br />Broadly speaking, he is your typical African tyrant in the making.<br /><br />Bruce CooperBruce Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136147822271913835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6767900244012444098.post-81864665053553256962012-08-20T09:05:18.465+01:002012-08-20T09:05:18.465+01:00Paul, I don't think, from what I have read of ...Paul, I don't think, from what I have read of Malema's utterances, that he knows which ideological position he really represents - I believe that you are right about him preaching a 'communism' of sorts, while living the bling life of a capitalist. As far as the Lonmin episode is concerned, however, I would not prematurely condemn the miners (supported by Malema for his own anti-Zuma ends), but wait until the circumstances surrounding the strike have been exposed, because I have a nasty suspicion that the miners have a good case about Lonmin exploiting their labour. If it is true that their pay averaged R4000 a month, they have a legitimate claim, namely that one cannot exist on that.Bertnoreply@blogger.com