The last blow for me was when I opened my mailbox this past weekend. You will not believe how excited I was when I got a letter in my P.O. Box that had the word DISCOUNT written in prominent bold letters. Any good news in this recession will make a Black sister excited, especially if it is an opportunity to pay less than you would normally pay for a service.
There I was excited and taking my time to read the good news from SAPO, "Pay your annual box rental early and receive a discount. If you renew your box rental early, you will pay only R285.00." Under normal circumstances, this would amount to good news. But hang on a second, the post office normally charges R287.00 for a box rental. In essence, if you pay early, you stand to save R2.00. It was at this point that I felt my intelligence was being insulted, big time. I mean really now! I visualised myself rushing to the counters to take advantage of this advantage---for once our Post Office showing goodwill---I am not lying to you, I pictured myself getting good service from a teller with the most genuine smile, and hearing him/her (hopefully a he), say, "Mam, you will be pleased to know that because you have renewed your box on time, you qualify for a discount." Then I will be smiling and waiting to hear how much I have managed to save, "You are getting R2.00 back in your pocket!" Now I promise you, at this time, no matter how handsome and sexy this guy serving would be looking, I know I would start to see him looking like Robert Mugabe!
They must really think we are moegoes!
Don't even get me started with the Government that is scamming us everyday! I began suspecting that the agenda to scam us was gaining momentum and will not come to an end anytime soon when Schabir was getting sick almost every month. We all know where that ended and I do not want to stress myself by mentioning it again. But hey, they did that only because they think we are moegoes---I hope someone will agree with me here!
What about the unfolding story of the communists and unionists trying to takeover the mighty ANC of Albert Luthuli, Walter Sisulu, etc. The Polokwane Conference leadership seems to be surprised by this turn of events. Are they really surprised? Because, believe me, if they are, then at least I know I'm not the only moegoe. Am I the only person struggling to watch TV news, for fear of disgust, at the one man who seems to have all the answers to South Africa's political and social ills. I'm sure you know this man. The question I always ask myself is that if he has such brilliant ideas and answers, why has his party diminished to a party of 10? Soon it will be a one man party! Mr Blade Nzimande is always convinced that his is a brilliant idea---oh well, he wouldn't be a politician if he didn't now would he?
What about the bespectacled one? The one that likes posing as an expert in matters of the economy. The one that's always crying about inflation targeting being a wrong policy. If it's not that, it's the Reserve Bank that is not doing well to manage the SA currency, or this and that! Has he ever come forward with a brilliant proposal? I can't recall, sorry! But if he had, you and I would know! In fact the last time he sounded brilliant was before his technical guru, Dr Neva Makgetla, left to advise the former president. Now, all you will hear him saying nowadays is a re-iteration of whatever the young lion, Mr Julius Malema, will have said. Shu!
What about the Secretary General? Let me not go there, I'm already sounding like a disappointed Bafana Bafana coach after eight out of nine defeats.
All I am trying to point out is that, the ANC as we know it, is either in hibernation, or dead! The vacuum is just too obvious. It has been infiltrated so much such that it's no longer infiltration, but rather a hostile take-over by the far left.
The question is do we stick to the organisation that our fore-fathers and mothers built for the sake of loyalty, or do we use the still beautiful brains we have left to see the light and acknowledge the need to change course? How can we (the clever ones) infiltrate our beloved ANC? Do we stand a chance?
My worry with all that is happening around us is the short term memory that we tend to have as an African people! What do the following names have in common:
- Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire
- Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea
- Idi Amini of Uganda
- Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe
I'm thinking greed, corruption, oppression, massacre, genocide, blood diamonds, you name it! Who of these leaders was not filthy rich whilst in and after office? Do you think they wrote letters to their constituencies and informed them that they were going to do all the nasty things they did? Back in the day, no one saw it coming. That's what I've been gathering from the few history books I have read!
I have participated in my country's national election four times! The first three times, I was very emotinal about the whole thing! After all, I have an uncle (Sipho Hashe) who was one of the PEPCO 3 who was brutally killed by the apartheid government. Yes, Vuyo Makhubu who carried Hector Peterson to the clinic after he was short by the apartheid police,vanished into thin air, and so on and so on! The fourth time I had to vote was very difficult! When I decided to change course and vote differently from before, I was ridiculed and made to feel stupid. It was that exciting time when COPE provided an alternative for a disgruntled ANC voter. I made public (on Face Book nogal) my support for this new baby in the political zone! Shu!! Was I chastised when we gannered only a million votes after all the hoola baloo we made!
But make no mistake....I am proud I saw it coming! The ruling party needs to be made aware that it is no longer to be Votes Galore! If my vote is going to help you get 2 vehicles at the cost of R1,5m, allow you 3 months' accommodation at Cape Town's Table Bay hotel without you worrying about how much its costs, give your wife (whose only qualification is a Seamstress Certificate) an opportunity to win a tender worth more than R5m to check if all TV's are in a good working condition----yes----I will rather be publicly ridiculed for not voting for you even though you single handedly freed me from oppression!
Now if the way I think is typical of MOEGOE MINDSET...I'd rather be a moegoe! Or better still, you would rather call me a mampara? That's also perfect!
Now, I'm off on my way to attend a Mampara's festival.....LMAO ;-)
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