Racism, bad attitudes and Zuma’s inauguration
It seems that the racism card gets played every time a sticky situation comes up. It’s always the scapegoat. Why don’t people engage in intelligent debates and conversations instead of resorting to conclusions about race? I think people often generalise and blame racism due to the lack of a better argument. Racism is just so tired and old school.
Apartheid is something of the past – it happened, get over it. Blacks feel done in and the whites’ feathers were ruffled when their comfy lives were affected by change. There is so much potential in this country, if only people would start working in unity opposed to working against each other – We are all in the same team, we all want the same things. The situation can obviously not change overnight but by addressing the right issues we can, over a period of time, have a more balanced population where everyone gets a place in the sun. What I desire is for all people to get the same treatment as we are all deserving, one is not better than the other.
If you are still a racist after all these years I suggest you get your passport ready and book a ticket out of here as we don’t need people like you in this country. We want people that are positive, that can adjust to change and that are prepared to fight to make this country a better place.
It is Zuma’s inauguration tomorrow; he is our new president whether it carries our stamp of approval or not. We can give in to pessimism and be miserable or we can accept it and support him. By supporting him we are supporting our country, by fighting him we are bringing division. A country divided cannot achieve success. We are at a good place right now; with democracy in action and our new president on his best behaviour (the DA is eyeballing him bigtime) I have hope for a better future. And hope is damn good for the soul.
I agree with everything you are saying – however I dont think you can just ask people blindly accept things as the are an not ‘fight it’ as you put it.
Almost everything about Zuma makes my skin turn, this dont mean that I am dividing my country, this is my opinion and one I am entitled to posses.
I will accept him as president and show him the respect the office deserves – however like any other public figure who is there to SERVE US AFTER ALL I will criticize him when he does things that i dont not agree with – and if he makes a decision that I think is worth ‘fighting him on’ I will. In my opinion criticism of leaders is what makes them stronger, things will only improve in Africa when its citizens and leaders realise this.
Hi Daniel
Thanks for your comment. I would never expect anyone to just accept things blindly, there should always be a level of accountability on any leader’s part and that’s where the people come in. There is definitely a place for criticism as long as it’s positive – we need to build up instead of break down.
We are all entitled to our opinion but there is a difference between having an opinion that gets dished out with a dose of respect and a negative opinion that gets accompanied by cheap name calling.
Thanks for fighting the good fight with us!
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