Finally I decided to take someone specials advice and bog in my spare time; I’m probably one of those that have too much to say and was passed off into having my say on a blog.....
I have many topics swirling in my head, and to find the right one that sparks it all off would have to fall in the hands of Dear Juju, what a ‘controversial’ figure he is, though he admits he has no idea what controversy is...
Recently Carte Blanche decided to show an interview with him, and if you missed it, you would have seen a brilliant performance from Juju, with a touch of class and dare I say emotion. He presented himself very well and though few people will see it he has valid points that he raises.
We all seem to say that Juju’s ideas are so radical that he probably does not know what the hell his talking about, well it could not be further from the truth. Juju in my opinion (which does not count for much) is that Juju does have a cause and seen that the regular channels of voicing them are shooting him down his taking them on and his not holding back.
For example, that his analogy of the amendment clause in the constitution, he wants to expropriate land (take land in the name of the government with no compensation) and in order to do it, the constitution needs to be changed. His argument is that if the constitution was never to be changed why have that law in the first place.
His asking the question about Nationalization as well and while the ANC deny that it’s on the agenda, while a conference is taking place it well is on the agenda. Malema boldly asks “who do u want to trust those that tell the truth or those that blatantly lie to your face “ his been screaming about nationalization for a while and always states that it is an ANC agenda. Juju has just jumped the Gun, while the ANC wants to slow things down and try to keep the economy intact before unleashing these big agenda’s but the poor have waited long enough, they want reform and they want it now.
When asked what the fight is for, Julius simply says and without hesitation, Economic Freedom. We all hear of his antics in the news but never hear the cause... well in simply terms Julius is calling out the ANC and demanding that they take action and put public interest first, the ANC, however is trying everything in their power to halt Julius. Why you ask, well, the ANC realises the changes that South Africa needs to go under in order to get to the stage that we believe we at right now. Confused ........, ok let’s try this, we all believe we the rainbow nation, we all believe that we have the best constitution in the world, we believe that we have overcome a difficult past and we on course...... Basically we believe in fairytales... The truth could not be further, we are still racist, sexist and ageist. We just don’t show it in the open anymore, Nelson Mandela was wise and foresaw this a long time ago, he knew that in order for the people of South Africa to heal, and all people, we needed to set the ground rules first on what every human being should be afforded, he also knew that the rich of the country would have a role to play and that through the years and through negotiation redistribution of wealth would someday come. What lacked in the plan was the fact that not all men are made of ‘MANDELA’, as soon as his presidency was over the long term goals were forgotten , Julius tried to revive them by pushing for President Zuma, and when President Zuma now in Julius’s eyes has forgotten the long term plan, it’s time to evoke serious change. Can one blame him for trying to keep the original goals in sight? This is the start of a long term battle for the ANC and the country.
Julius fights for the people and has to face the famous question of been rich yet advocating for the poor, I love the way he candidly replies, ‘Joe Slovo, Gill Marcus, they all fought for the black in the struggle, they went home to their suburbs and slept, do I have to be poor to fight for the poor’
No matter which way you look at it, Julius has pulled on a string that the ANC has forgotten to sew together, they have risen to power and find themselves left wanting and the same people who empowered them are asking big questions which the ANC seems to try so hard to sweep under the carpet.
It’s time for change in South Africa, we can doubt the way Julius has expressed his concerns, and we can laugh at the fact that sometimes he makes ridiculous accusations, but what we must not forget is the fact that we are not a nation as healed as we think we are, we are a nation divided by a standard of living gap. Irrespective of whether you fought in the struggle or not, there is a new struggle, a struggle for the livelihood of those poor people who have even less than you do, for the people who believed in a better life and 17 years later they might be at the end of their lives and they still don’t see it. It’s the hope that Nelson Mandela brought that is been crushed by the government of today. It’s time for change, and although it may not be a pretty change it’s a change that must happen for new challenges to arise.
So on a final note, Juju you can tone it done a bit and look more sophisticated at times when you are available to the public, if your cause is as noble as it sounds you don’t need the antics, you need a voice... To the fellow public, think before you read everything; look further than what is presented to you. I don’t agree or disagree with Juju, but I do know that we have huge social issues that the government needs to work on....
Till next time
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