Ok, here it goes. Nothing. F*all. So why the hell is "Obamania" rampant in South Africa?
On the day Obama got inaugurated as president of the USA, some South Africans went on a jolly little trip celebrating it. Why? Is it because... he is black???? Is it because he is going to save Zimbabwe from Mugabe? Or is it that he will deposit a $1000 into every person's account in the world? I don't understand.
Is it because Obama is black? Yes, I'm asking it. Why did black South Africans make such a big fuss about it... on TV and today a guy at a liquor store. I thought South Africans were supposed to be color blind. In my eyes he is just another human being and was qualified politically and therefore elected as president of the UNITED STATES (not South Africa). Why is it ok to shout black power from the top of their lungs but it is not ok to shout white power (you could land in jail for that)... I think 1 rule for all should suffice.
As I mentioned today some guy tried to talk politics to me in a liquor store - as annoying as that is I wanted to hear just how stupid he is and I was not disappointed. Anyway first he went on about COPE being useless and that they won't ever make a difference in the life of the ANC and then it came... he tried to tell me just how great it is that Obama got elected as president. Obviously by this time I was ready to slap him around for being an idiot, but I indulged his ignorance - then I asked "So, what is Obama going to do for you, a South African?" Mr Idiot then answered that Obama will help Zimbabwe (thanks for telling me what he is going to do for you a South African)... Ok, now, why would Bob Mugabe listen to Obama - especially if he tries to tell him the same thing Mbeki and Kgalema, the AU and other heads of state tried to tell him. Does Mr Idiot think that just because the president of the US is black and has a nice afternoon tea with Bob and asks him to give up "BOB's ZIMBABWE" that Bob will do it??? Now if Obama said the US will invade Zim, like Irak and other countries, I would be impressed... but talking to Bob... ok... yeah BOB IS SENILE.
I know that thousands of South Africans are stupid enough to believe that Obama will line their pockets with some spare cash he has in the White House - since they believed it from the ANC not just once... BUT TWICE. Gotta admire people for believing crap.
Now on the whole ANC glory... you can kiss my ass. The ANC has done F*all for poor South Africans in the last... oh 10 years... so, I think that some South Africans would have noticed. I think that between the DA and COPE we are going to see the ANC losing lots of ground. Eat dust corrupt ANC government.
What have we seen since the ANC came into power: some good things in the beginning. Now it is just annoying to see AA in job adverts - it is time to let go... 10 years was more than enough. Then there was the nice little gravy train for Tony Yengeni. Winnie had a boy killed and got away with it. Zuma is acting like a whore... how many wives does he have anyway... and lets not forget the shower scene oh and the legal proceedings against him. Thank you also for the weak rand! Xenophobia. Should I go on????
Now on multiple wives... isn't it illegal to marry more than 1 person for whites? Then why is it acceptable for blacks? Same country - same law. Prosecute everyone with more than 1 marital partner.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Stop the gravy train
You know what really grinds my beans? Politics.TO be more precise, South African politics. All I wanted for Christmas was a year with no Zuma, no xenophobia, no mudslinging, just peace and quiet.
SA politics is just so pathetic. The ANC is upset about the new COPE party, nobody else is. Suddenly people have to swear their undying love to a party to keep their jobs.
In my opinion, COPE and the DA should make a deal... I'm positive that the elections will see a lot of people voting for these two parties and it will only make sense if they work together. I'm just saying... 2 heads have always been better than 1 - and more votes, well, that could change the leadership for us.
The question is, just how deep are tribal loyalties? Will some people realise that empty promises will never be enough, or will they once again just vote for a party that did good in the past but in more recent years got quite good at riding a leaking gravy train, covering up incompetence and general nepotism?
SA has come a long way, but another change is needed to get this country to where it could be. Unfortunately I doubt that the current government is up for the challenge.
SA politics is just so pathetic. The ANC is upset about the new COPE party, nobody else is. Suddenly people have to swear their undying love to a party to keep their jobs.
In my opinion, COPE and the DA should make a deal... I'm positive that the elections will see a lot of people voting for these two parties and it will only make sense if they work together. I'm just saying... 2 heads have always been better than 1 - and more votes, well, that could change the leadership for us.
The question is, just how deep are tribal loyalties? Will some people realise that empty promises will never be enough, or will they once again just vote for a party that did good in the past but in more recent years got quite good at riding a leaking gravy train, covering up incompetence and general nepotism?
SA has come a long way, but another change is needed to get this country to where it could be. Unfortunately I doubt that the current government is up for the challenge.
Monday, January 12, 2009
I really sometimes doubt that SA is still the place to be
I read a lot of stuff online. I see what is happening around me and then I wonder, is it really worth it? Staying in SA with its unstable politics... and people.
Just yesterday an isolated event described on an IOL article (that passed under my eyes) yet another racist remark against citizens of South Africa and I realised that forgiveness is not a word that everybody understands. Some people will always carry hate in their hearts and then pass this on to the next generation.
Now I want to see if these two police officers that made themselves guilty of racism will be punished just as harshly as a white person would that does the same thing.
After watching Hotel Rwanda last week... well, imagine the gory images I now have in my head. Being carved by a panga or burnt alive...
I think my biggest fear is that South Africa will have more blood in the soil. It is so unnecessary.
Just yesterday an isolated event described on an IOL article (that passed under my eyes) yet another racist remark against citizens of South Africa and I realised that forgiveness is not a word that everybody understands. Some people will always carry hate in their hearts and then pass this on to the next generation.
Now I want to see if these two police officers that made themselves guilty of racism will be punished just as harshly as a white person would that does the same thing.
After watching Hotel Rwanda last week... well, imagine the gory images I now have in my head. Being carved by a panga or burnt alive...
I think my biggest fear is that South Africa will have more blood in the soil. It is so unnecessary.
You just can't get away from racism
I quote an article from IOL
'All white dogs in SA will be killed'
The Freedom Front Plus is laying charges with the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) against two Odendaalsrus police officers for allegedly calling a farmer a "white dog".
In a letter to the SAHRC on Monday, FF Plus spokesperson Pieter Groenewald referred to a recent Bloemfontein newspaper report alleging Constables Mokwena and Mafabatho of the Odendaalsrus police station had called a farmer a "white dog" and said "all white dogs in South Africa will be killed".
"You would surely agree that such actions, especially by members of the police, cannot be tolerated and is definitely hate speech," he said.
It seemed the reference to white people as white dogs was becoming more and more prevalent, especially in the police service.
"It cannot be tolerated and decisive action is required. This hate speech is unconstitutional, and a contravention of section 16 of the Constitution, Act 108 of 1996.
"The Freedom Front Plus therefore lays an official complaint in this regard and requests that you investigate the case speedily," Groenewald said.
In a statement later, Groenewald said the FF Plus also intended to ask Safety and Security Minister Nathi Mthethwa to immediately suspend the two constables.
"These actions of police members attest to naked racism and hate speech. Actions such as these incite racial hatred between black and white people which will in future boil over into open conflict if drastic action is not taken."
The farmer concerned had officially laid charges against the two constables last week for illegally pointing a firearm, crimen injuria and illegal trespassing, he said.
The Christian Democratic Alliance (CDA) has also expressed concern over the allegations saying the matter needed to be fully investigated.
"We will follow how the complaint laid by the FF Plus is handled with interest," said CDA spokesperson for safety and security Kevin Southgate.
"Actions where race hate is stoked are unacceptable, especially when coming from people in positions of power," Southgate said. - Sapa
'All white dogs in SA will be killed'
The Freedom Front Plus is laying charges with the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) against two Odendaalsrus police officers for allegedly calling a farmer a "white dog".
In a letter to the SAHRC on Monday, FF Plus spokesperson Pieter Groenewald referred to a recent Bloemfontein newspaper report alleging Constables Mokwena and Mafabatho of the Odendaalsrus police station had called a farmer a "white dog" and said "all white dogs in South Africa will be killed".
"You would surely agree that such actions, especially by members of the police, cannot be tolerated and is definitely hate speech," he said.
It seemed the reference to white people as white dogs was becoming more and more prevalent, especially in the police service.
"It cannot be tolerated and decisive action is required. This hate speech is unconstitutional, and a contravention of section 16 of the Constitution, Act 108 of 1996.
"The Freedom Front Plus therefore lays an official complaint in this regard and requests that you investigate the case speedily," Groenewald said.
In a statement later, Groenewald said the FF Plus also intended to ask Safety and Security Minister Nathi Mthethwa to immediately suspend the two constables.
"These actions of police members attest to naked racism and hate speech. Actions such as these incite racial hatred between black and white people which will in future boil over into open conflict if drastic action is not taken."
The farmer concerned had officially laid charges against the two constables last week for illegally pointing a firearm, crimen injuria and illegal trespassing, he said.
The Christian Democratic Alliance (CDA) has also expressed concern over the allegations saying the matter needed to be fully investigated.
"We will follow how the complaint laid by the FF Plus is handled with interest," said CDA spokesperson for safety and security Kevin Southgate.
"Actions where race hate is stoked are unacceptable, especially when coming from people in positions of power," Southgate said. - Sapa
Putting GAME to the test
I bought a camera for my folks on Saturday that was on special at GAME this weekend. After I bought it I went to Pick n Pay... and lo-and-behold... there it was R100 cheaper.
So I phoned GAME and explained it... since they have the find it cheaper in 21 days... and we beat it...
It worked... I gor back the difference in cash. TO top it off the Game one already came with a R100 photo printing voucher!
So I phoned GAME and explained it... since they have the find it cheaper in 21 days... and we beat it...
It worked... I gor back the difference in cash. TO top it off the Game one already came with a R100 photo printing voucher!
Friday, January 9, 2009
Hotel Rwanda
I know, this movie has been out for ages, but I only saw it this week. I was really hesitant to rent the DVD and watch it as I don't cope well with violent movies.
Anyway, back to the movie.
Hotel Rwanda is based upon the story of Paul, a Hutu, that saved the lives of +- a 1 000 people by letting them stay in the luxury hotel (owned by Sabena airlines) he managed. He bribed the Hutu militia and rogue extremist Hutus into sparing the people in the hotel many times.
The world basically folded its hands and let the genocide happen. Europeans were evacuated and the UN left little more than a dozen after 10 UN soldiers were killed.
The genocide in Rwanda lasted 3 months in 1994, but an estimated 1 000 000 Tutsis and Hutus were killed during this time. Hutus that didn't want to participate in the genocide were killed or forced to kill neighbours and loved ones.
A favourite weapon of the extremists, a panga... Just how sick are you to get that close to a person to kill them with a "big knife"? Just how sick?
Background info on why this happened:
Rwanda has 2 groups the Hutus and the Tutsis. The Hutu are darker and "look more africa" whereas the Tutsis are lighter with smaller noses. When the Belgians got Rwanda from Germany (after the WW) they put the Tutsis in charge even though they are the minority. Rwanda got their independence from Belgium... and the Hutus took control.
Hatred for the Tutsis festered in the hearts of some Hutus and eventually it burst open like a volcano... and a mass genocide of the "cockroach Tutsis".
The sad thing about this was that once the violence started it spread like gangreen. Neighbours, friends and family were killed... mixed Hutu / Tutsi families broken up.
The Tutsis:
I read that the Tutsis may have been from Somalia, but that they have been in Rwanda so long that they spoke the same language as the Hutus and had the same customs etc too. It is also said that during the genocide the extremists threw the bodies of their victims into the river, hoping that it would carry them back to Somalia.
HOTEL RWANDA made me think of the xenophobic attacks in South Africa last year... unnecessary violence and hatred of other human beings.
May something like this never happen on the African continent again.
Anyway, back to the movie.
Hotel Rwanda is based upon the story of Paul, a Hutu, that saved the lives of +- a 1 000 people by letting them stay in the luxury hotel (owned by Sabena airlines) he managed. He bribed the Hutu militia and rogue extremist Hutus into sparing the people in the hotel many times.
The world basically folded its hands and let the genocide happen. Europeans were evacuated and the UN left little more than a dozen after 10 UN soldiers were killed.
The genocide in Rwanda lasted 3 months in 1994, but an estimated 1 000 000 Tutsis and Hutus were killed during this time. Hutus that didn't want to participate in the genocide were killed or forced to kill neighbours and loved ones.
A favourite weapon of the extremists, a panga... Just how sick are you to get that close to a person to kill them with a "big knife"? Just how sick?
Background info on why this happened:
Rwanda has 2 groups the Hutus and the Tutsis. The Hutu are darker and "look more africa" whereas the Tutsis are lighter with smaller noses. When the Belgians got Rwanda from Germany (after the WW) they put the Tutsis in charge even though they are the minority. Rwanda got their independence from Belgium... and the Hutus took control.
Hatred for the Tutsis festered in the hearts of some Hutus and eventually it burst open like a volcano... and a mass genocide of the "cockroach Tutsis".
The sad thing about this was that once the violence started it spread like gangreen. Neighbours, friends and family were killed... mixed Hutu / Tutsi families broken up.
The Tutsis:
I read that the Tutsis may have been from Somalia, but that they have been in Rwanda so long that they spoke the same language as the Hutus and had the same customs etc too. It is also said that during the genocide the extremists threw the bodies of their victims into the river, hoping that it would carry them back to Somalia.
HOTEL RWANDA made me think of the xenophobic attacks in South Africa last year... unnecessary violence and hatred of other human beings.
May something like this never happen on the African continent again.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Petrol prices, food prices and all that jazz
Sometimes I really wish that we just go back to being cave people that don't need to travel to work, therefore have to have a car, use petrol, take the car for services, etc...
At least the petrol price is coming down soon - which will make a small difference.
I just wish things in Zimbabwe get better soon.
At least the petrol price is coming down soon - which will make a small difference.
I just wish things in Zimbabwe get better soon.
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