Xolela Mangcu has written a scathing column in today’s Business Day asking: how did a once proud freedom movement become a party of death? Who, Mangcu wants to know, are those “dark forces” or the “third force” or the “anti-revolutionaries” that will have to be killed. Then he continues:
Let us then move on to consider the method of death. Will Vavi, Malema and their gang of warriors shoot the enemies in the head even as they plead for their lives? Or will they dismember them in full view of the world to teach others a lesson? Will they set them ablaze in the manner of Ernesto Nhamuave?
And will they laugh around the burning bodies while singing revolutionary songs? Or will they simply do what many leaders did during the 1980s, which was simply to issue orders to the foot soldiers. In those days the leaders could still go around sipping champagne at society gatherings, knowing full well that the killing machines were in full swing in the townships.
Like Liberia’s Charles Taylor, the leaders can now still go about their business knowing full well of the death and destruction. Occasionally the cellphone will ring and they will politely ask to be excused from the dinner table so they can get progress reports from the killing fields.
What a good question Xolela!
People to be killed are people like you Xolela Mangcu. People who misconceptualise “the kill for our leaders theme”. I don’t know for how many times, even the literal fool now understands the motive behind these statements, these statements should be publicly explained. Vavi and Malema did not literally imply physical killing of the enemies.
They meant phsycological killing of the enemies, who against changes within the Government and the ANC.
They meant people who are continuing to perpetrate tribalism within the ANC. Perhaps they think ANC belongs only to a certain tribe, well you are wrong.
Do you want more?
Lindelani,
You seems to suggest that Vavi and Malema are going to kill themselves (and you as well). Because they seem to think that the ANC belongs to them, the tribe of hooligans, who are prepared to kill for the ANC they seem to think they now exclucively own.
I hope you are right.
The psychological killing of the enemies? Is that somehow better? How is that achieved? By intimidation? Sleep deprivation? Torture? Ruining of their character. The previous government had a word for this, it was called soft Stratcom, and because of it anti-apartheid singer Rodger Lucey ended up on drugs. Is that what you have in mind?
Please explain how this is better?
As an aside, Khosi I think you and me will definitely be on their list. Welcome to the club brother. Were togther at last. Well lewe and sterwe for South Africa our land, won’t we Khosi.
They meant psychological killing….Bwahaahaahaaa….pull the other one
The ANC’s founding fathers – if I remember correctly – espoused non-violence. Now people are being incited to take up arms (metaphorically, psychologically, whatever) merely to defend one individual, namely Jacob Zuma. What’s changed? When did democracy become a synonym for mob rule?
Wessel,
I can categorically say that I am not on your side. People seem to defend TM is to dislike JZ. That is not true. Comrade Malema and Comrade Vavi are well aware of that.
Wait until JZ becomes president, I will also defend any position he takes in defence of Africans
Shoul read – - ‘People seem to think, to defend ‘
Ag nee man Khosi!
Am I not African? Last time you said so?
Wessel,
I said I am not on your side. Nothing to do with being African or not.
Khosi, then I suppose you will not support JZ when he takes a position that is not in defence of all africans. Moreover, if that is your reason for supporting TM, then your conception about what is a good position to take in defence of africans is surely misconceived (especially when his role – or lack thereof – in the Zim debacle is remembered).