Comments on: Eating humble pie on Jacob Zuma http://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/eating-humble-pie-on-jacob-zuma/ This blog deals with political and social issues in South Africa, mostly from the perspective of Constitutional Law. Written by Pierre de Vos Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:20:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Wilbert Sibangu Mhlanga http://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/eating-humble-pie-on-jacob-zuma/#comment-1164 Wilbert Sibangu Mhlanga Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:39:02 +0000 http://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/?p=425#comment-1164 Mankind by nature adores Intergrity . But what is this all about. Do victims loose their intergrity because man of intergrity have used no intergrity to compromise one's image. Secondly, people from different caltures are they qualified to say that African polygamy is unacceptable. JZs extra marital relations have nothing to do with intergrity. Measure applied to determine that are subjective. It is like telling Jacob from the old testament that he was promiscuous. In my opinion, politicians are percieved to be man and women of intergrity. While in reality they are the most devious people of our times. I remamber a former premier of Mpumalanga who once conceeded that politicians sometimes lie. He paid dearly with his job. Later to be labeled Mr LIES. Suficing to say that 'Man of Intergrity' is just simplistic. We should ask ourselves, what makes them look bad? Mankind by nature adores Intergrity . But what is this all about.
Do victims loose their intergrity because man of intergrity have used no intergrity to compromise one’s image.
Secondly, people from different caltures are they qualified to say that African polygamy is unacceptable.

JZs extra marital relations have nothing to do with intergrity. Measure applied to determine that are subjective. It is like telling Jacob from the old testament that he was promiscuous.
In my opinion, politicians are percieved to be man and women of intergrity. While in reality they are the most devious people of our times.
I remamber a former premier of Mpumalanga who once conceeded that politicians sometimes lie.
He paid dearly with his job. Later to be labeled Mr LIES.
Suficing to say that ‘Man of Intergrity’ is just simplistic. We should ask ourselves, what makes them look bad?

]]> By: Linda http://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/eating-humble-pie-on-jacob-zuma/#comment-810 Linda Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:10:30 +0000 http://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/?p=425#comment-810 It seems that you are suggesting that people don't like Zuma because he has had no formal education, is a 'peasant' etc. And that if we dealt with our class sensibilities we would be able to accept him as president. While this objection to Zuma because of class may be true of some people, my (and I am sure many others') objections / dislike have everything to do with the allegations of rape and corruption, his attitude to women, etc and nothing to do with class prejudice and snobbery. We need a person of integrity as president, someone we can trust, not someone who is tainted with such allegations. It still makes my blood boil when I recall that he was head of the moral regeneration movement (can't remember exactly what is was called ...). Could you possibly clarify you comments about the need 'to brush up on our class sensitivities'? It seems that you are suggesting that people don’t like Zuma because he has had no formal education, is a ‘peasant’ etc. And that if we dealt with our class sensibilities we would be able to accept him as president. While this objection to Zuma because of class may be true of some people, my (and I am sure many others’) objections / dislike have everything to do with the allegations of rape and corruption, his attitude to women, etc and nothing to do with class prejudice and snobbery. We need a person of integrity as president, someone we can trust, not someone who is tainted with such allegations. It still makes my blood boil when I recall that he was head of the moral regeneration movement (can’t remember exactly what is was called …). Could you possibly clarify you comments about the need ‘to brush up on our class sensitivities’?

]]> By: Clara http://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/eating-humble-pie-on-jacob-zuma/#comment-804 Clara Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:05:57 +0000 http://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/?p=425#comment-804 Aw, don't be too hard on yourself, Pierre. Six months is practically a lifetime in politics. Anyway, miracles do still happen once in a while. Aw, don’t be too hard on yourself, Pierre. Six months is practically a lifetime in politics. Anyway, miracles do still happen once in a while.

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