09/11/2015
Open letter to Young people or Who ever reads it first
When societies choose to depart themselves from the many injustices of today ,by hiding in silent ignorance, and creating a sanctuary within the lies of a oppressive and exploitive systems I get concerned.
When leaders choose to depart themselve from the many injustices of today ,by hiding in silent ignorance, and creating a sanctuary within the lies of a oppressive and exploitive systems I get frustrated
But when the young people choose to depart themselves
from the many injustices of today ,by hiding in silent ignorance, and creating a sanctuary within the lies of a oppressive and exploitive systems I am disgusted...
The chains of imperialism ,the chains of colonialism, the chains of oppression assumed broken and to have been displaced from my people have found expression within the enticing fruit of capitalism and the gigantic trees we've tried to rename while securing their survival instead of removing.
It is foolishness to sing the national anthem in pride, celebrating a rainbow nation narrative that thrives on a misguided "all is well and forgiven lets sing together narrative ,dont worry about the land ,you will get to have some of your language's sung in the stem" ,a rainbow nation narrative that thrives on the ignorance of inequality , and a rainbow nation narrative that perpetuates a facade of tolerance and reconciliation between the oppressed and the oppressor .When are we planning to perpetuate a reconciliation of privilege to poverty ? When are we planning to demand more than a song ? When are we going to break down the barriers of inequality? Our inability to phantom a direct responsibility in when these questions must be responded to and how is as antogonising as placing our hands over hearts as we shout uit blou van ons se hemel. Hearts still challenged and threatened by stems of elitist exploitative systems , oppression ,unequal access to education ,and scars of colonialism...
Reflections as we celebrate national pride need us to take in what we have accomplished since 1994... The list is pretty amazing. The arms deal, Bheki Cele, Dina P**e, Emfuleni local municipality and maladministration , Baleka Mbethe and Gold fields , John hlophe, Inkwana local municipality and 54 million unaccounted for ,Joe matt - Pettersson with tender fraud and the abuse of tax payers money, Kokstad local municipality with 39 million fraudulent deficits , Mbomela local municipality and a 47 million water corruption deal that lead to deaths of 8 children due to cholera , tender corruption in the Mbombela world cup soccer stadium , Nkandla and it's 246 million price hike , Obed Mlaba, Public works and the 90 billion expenditure its being investigated for ,Jack Celebi, Travelgate involving 40 members of parliament, Aurora Scandal with Zuma, Marikana and the massacre of disgruntled mine workers , police brutality, open toilets ,Xenophobia and vicious attacks on our fellow African brothers who once gave us a home when ours was ruled by hatred and suffering , text book deficits ,poor service delivery .A president that tells us his party is more important than the country ,a revolutionary woman's league memorable march for the presidents p***s at a time students were being brutalised by police for being vocal about being poor, four billion private jet negotiations, million rand parliamentary furniture deals, mockery of the free education demand ,the political prostitution and deployment of ANC allies to silence poor students in institutions of higher learning ... that is our history. History that speaks volumes to me as an angry South African , volumes louder than the sweat and blood spilt to fight for this democracy and sell us dreams , volumes louder than the joyous screams and joyful tears of a nation in long lines waiting to vote on the 27th of April 1994 , volumes louder than the nonsensical political campaigns promising change and progress.
Joseph Stiglitz writes and says " Meaningful participation in democratic processes requires informed participants. Secrecy reduces the information available to the citizenry, hobbling their ability to participate meaningfully... We often speak of government being accountable to the people. But if effective democratic oversight is to be achieved then the voters have to be informed"...
Youth of 2015 you've been informed ,you've been at the center of a converging history and present, you haven't just seen the information on media it's been your life story ,The question today is what are you doing with your information?? What is your part in a meaningful participation ? A search for direction ,justice and purpose must never welcome hatred but it needs us to be honest with the epathy of the truth of our conditions , no culture, no man, no political organisation, no speech, no lie should make us forget ...
What will you welcome today ,more silence ?
UIT DIE BLOU VAN WAMMAU
QINA MFUNDI QINA
FEESHAVENOTFALLEN
FREE EDUCATION IN OUR LIFETIME
Yours Sincerely
Xola Mehlomakulu
