Not my best, but gets the point across.
http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/gillianschutte/2014/03/27/middle-class-narratives-and-the-disconnect-with-the-poor/
Walter:
I'm trying to wrap my head around your point. It may be clear to you Gillian, but not to us; other than white people=bad, all others=good.
But to put the above into proper perspective it needs to be dissected. The fact of the matter is that poor black people (the poor, as Sandile has suggested you've avoided labeling), are victims of other black people: their government. White people (the middle class that you're alluding to) are doing all they can to elevate them by employing them, contributing to their lot by taxes and charity.
You are quick to look at the world through the eyes of the impoverished, but point blank refuse to see the New South Africa in all it's glory through those who are powerlessly watching the train smash go through it's slow motion African cycle which they all - consciously or subconsciously - see as nothing more than a repeat of the rest of African post-Uhuru calamities. The 'middle-class' are tired of being voiceless and politically impotent in the face of the ANC's antics, cock-ups and abuse, but are yet lambasted by the likes of yourself for simply not having enough empathy. They do, believe it or not. Even the likes of those you quote are merely voicing their frustration, albeit misdirected. And you can't blame them. They've had a gut-full of both being blamed for something they're powerless to amend, and fearful of their future.
Have some empathy for them, for a change. They're doing all they can.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Vote EFF people!
Well that's what this illiterate moron suggests we white folk do.
G-man:
There is nothing so quite precise, historically long and filled with grudges as the African memory of by-gone eras. Strange, when you consider they hadn't even placed their language into written form until only recently (or to be more exact, we did it for them).
The problem with the writer and his EFF henchman is that they believe wealth is somehow just lying around. Waiting to be picked up, or at worst, to be casually leveraged from some inanimate object that bears no relationship to wealth, without investment. Wealth is rather more complex. It is largely intellectual and knowledge based. You then have to apply your knowledge and experience in order to turn said turd into spun gold. This takes enormous logistical application and can be sustainable if maintained. Merely passing a running engine on to some uneducated, drooling Affirmative Actionite will do nothing but add to the amount of voyeurs to the spectacle.
I give you exhibit A: South Africa today and how badly maintained and mismanaged it is from the infrastructure, to general governmental administration. I wouldn't trust any of these Luddites with a can of oil and a wheelbarrow with a squeaky wheel.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Whites will NEVER do enough
I wrote to a responder of a posting and hit two birds with the one stone.
http://www.news24.com/MyNews24/Systemic-decayproudly-brought-to-you-by-the-ANC-20140315
G-man:
Whites HAVE changed their attitude to blacks. A long time ago. But you and your hate filled brothers and sisters are either too dumb or too racist to notice the difference. Whites pay the VAST majority of the taxes that the ANC squander with their abuse, mismanagement, outright theft and cadre deployment. The whites in SA are doing their part, it's the rest of the pipple that aren't doing enough to accept the hand of friendship and support that's been extended to them the past 20 years.
But the writer's opinion is wrong. The solution is NOT to attempt to convince the masses that their vote should be cast for the DA (frosty days and hell spring to mind), but for him, his family and in fact ALL Westerners (read, white people) to leave South Africa for pastures new and Africans to their own devices. You need to understand that whites are simply not welcome in SA anymore. Never have been in fact. So, the best you can do for them is to fly the coop, become part of the chicken run and swell the population of Perth, Pittsburg, Paris or Portsmouth, just as long as it's not an African pit. I did this in '96 when I saw the writing on the wall.
And when the excrement hit's the electricity-less fan, just send a couple of care-packages via the Red Cross, if you feel the need. I won't. I had a gut-full of listening to them yammering on about how badly done by they were, when I did my best to employ and uplift. Just got sick of their eternal ungratefulness.
http://www.news24.com/MyNews24/Systemic-decayproudly-brought-to-you-by-the-ANC-20140315
G-man:
Whites HAVE changed their attitude to blacks. A long time ago. But you and your hate filled brothers and sisters are either too dumb or too racist to notice the difference. Whites pay the VAST majority of the taxes that the ANC squander with their abuse, mismanagement, outright theft and cadre deployment. The whites in SA are doing their part, it's the rest of the pipple that aren't doing enough to accept the hand of friendship and support that's been extended to them the past 20 years.
But the writer's opinion is wrong. The solution is NOT to attempt to convince the masses that their vote should be cast for the DA (frosty days and hell spring to mind), but for him, his family and in fact ALL Westerners (read, white people) to leave South Africa for pastures new and Africans to their own devices. You need to understand that whites are simply not welcome in SA anymore. Never have been in fact. So, the best you can do for them is to fly the coop, become part of the chicken run and swell the population of Perth, Pittsburg, Paris or Portsmouth, just as long as it's not an African pit. I did this in '96 when I saw the writing on the wall.
And when the excrement hit's the electricity-less fan, just send a couple of care-packages via the Red Cross, if you feel the need. I won't. I had a gut-full of listening to them yammering on about how badly done by they were, when I did my best to employ and uplift. Just got sick of their eternal ungratefulness.
Saturday, March 15, 2014
More victims
They're such feeble people at times. And with this they'll continue to wonder why they're shunned.
Doubt this will be posted.
http://voicesofafrica.co.za/i-too-am-oxford-othered-university/
G-man:
Really? And this passes as some sort of racism, or you find it uncomfortable? People who are foreign receive all sorts of polite queries (which is what these examples are) and the odd ignorant presumption. It's nothing to do with colour, race or creed, but everything to do with mistaken engagement. But this says so much about Africans and their preferred victim status. It shows such a weakness of cultural character that you have to build a website asserting your sensitivities and managing to garner so much support and eager messengers. Have you no shame?
What you should be doing is educating people on your home land. Setting an example, changing perceptions by being unmoved by petty ignorance. Why do you have to disassociate yourself from people, and make them feel so uncomfortable when you could be forgiving of such tiny slights? It's disgusting really. I'd be mortified if I was an African who didn't see himself as a victim of white people at every turn. Grow up already! It's become quite pathetic.
Someone named Mapula has responded. I have answered him.
G-man:
Mapula. In every single example of ignorance above, it is patently obvious that these were the questions, responses and queries of initial encounters. These people holding the placards had some decisions to make. Quick ones. And they chose the wrong one.
The CORRECT response would have been to remain aloof, show a wry smile and then proceed to correct the misconception with an educated response. In this way they would have had the chance NOT to shame the person they encountered, but to both enlighten them and CHANGE the perceptions we all have of Africans (in particular). The broad perception of Africans is not incorrect if you take into account that so very few make a positive impression. You cannot and will not change broad stereotypes by reacting negatively, attempting to shame and blame, and accuse all and sundry of being racist (by implication if need be).
And what makes you lot so special? You don't think other cultures and races feel somewhat inferior and overwhelmed? The Koreans do at times, yet they combat this by playing up their virtues. And it works. What sort of cultural mien do you have, if your default position to any criticism (usually perceived) is to attack the messenger? When will you play the game as others play it? What are your virtues for that matter?
Africans need to take a long hard look at themselves. It's your biggest fault. Work at changing yourself and foreign perception will adapt accordingly. We're all frankly sick of your moaning and begging frankly. We don't need to understand you. We've all been there already.
And more:
G-man:
Quite right Hopeful.
You can always count on Africans to draw their weapon, take careful aim, and then gleefully take part in some self foot-shooting. Case in point is this fruitless and counter-productive exercise in blaming-and-shaming.
For one moment let's look at the fall-out from this exercise. How will the people who attempted to engage (albeit clumsily) with these Africans feel about having their ignorance displayed for all to chortle over? Do these Africans not think that they will think twice before ever kicking off a conversation with an African in future? Or how about even getting to know Africans? Let's just chalk this down as 'score one' for insulating yourself from 'outsiders'.
And how about everyone else who may have thought about befriending an African? Do you not think they may take a wide berth lest they have some imagined slight, or a question taken out of context placed on a cardboard sheet and posted on a derogatory, shame-filled web site?
In other words these Africans have successfully separated themselves instead of merging with their peers, and all because they'd prefer shaking up their victim status. It's the default position of the bruise-easy weaker cultures.
Doubt this will be posted.
http://voicesofafrica.co.za/i-too-am-oxford-othered-university/
G-man:
Really? And this passes as some sort of racism, or you find it uncomfortable? People who are foreign receive all sorts of polite queries (which is what these examples are) and the odd ignorant presumption. It's nothing to do with colour, race or creed, but everything to do with mistaken engagement. But this says so much about Africans and their preferred victim status. It shows such a weakness of cultural character that you have to build a website asserting your sensitivities and managing to garner so much support and eager messengers. Have you no shame?
What you should be doing is educating people on your home land. Setting an example, changing perceptions by being unmoved by petty ignorance. Why do you have to disassociate yourself from people, and make them feel so uncomfortable when you could be forgiving of such tiny slights? It's disgusting really. I'd be mortified if I was an African who didn't see himself as a victim of white people at every turn. Grow up already! It's become quite pathetic.
Someone named Mapula has responded. I have answered him.
G-man:
Mapula. In every single example of ignorance above, it is patently obvious that these were the questions, responses and queries of initial encounters. These people holding the placards had some decisions to make. Quick ones. And they chose the wrong one.
The CORRECT response would have been to remain aloof, show a wry smile and then proceed to correct the misconception with an educated response. In this way they would have had the chance NOT to shame the person they encountered, but to both enlighten them and CHANGE the perceptions we all have of Africans (in particular). The broad perception of Africans is not incorrect if you take into account that so very few make a positive impression. You cannot and will not change broad stereotypes by reacting negatively, attempting to shame and blame, and accuse all and sundry of being racist (by implication if need be).
And what makes you lot so special? You don't think other cultures and races feel somewhat inferior and overwhelmed? The Koreans do at times, yet they combat this by playing up their virtues. And it works. What sort of cultural mien do you have, if your default position to any criticism (usually perceived) is to attack the messenger? When will you play the game as others play it? What are your virtues for that matter?
Africans need to take a long hard look at themselves. It's your biggest fault. Work at changing yourself and foreign perception will adapt accordingly. We're all frankly sick of your moaning and begging frankly. We don't need to understand you. We've all been there already.
And more:
G-man:
Quite right Hopeful.
You can always count on Africans to draw their weapon, take careful aim, and then gleefully take part in some self foot-shooting. Case in point is this fruitless and counter-productive exercise in blaming-and-shaming.
For one moment let's look at the fall-out from this exercise. How will the people who attempted to engage (albeit clumsily) with these Africans feel about having their ignorance displayed for all to chortle over? Do these Africans not think that they will think twice before ever kicking off a conversation with an African in future? Or how about even getting to know Africans? Let's just chalk this down as 'score one' for insulating yourself from 'outsiders'.
And how about everyone else who may have thought about befriending an African? Do you not think they may take a wide berth lest they have some imagined slight, or a question taken out of context placed on a cardboard sheet and posted on a derogatory, shame-filled web site?
In other words these Africans have successfully separated themselves instead of merging with their peers, and all because they'd prefer shaking up their victim status. It's the default position of the bruise-easy weaker cultures.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
NuSAns indignance
Always the easy targets. Misguided, misinformed and gutless are these people.
http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/thornegodinho/2014/03/05/transforming-our-white-academic-spaces/
Walter:
These initiations are designed (I use that description guardedly) to degrade the initiated. It therefor stands to reason that the Heil salute insulted them. And as disgusting as this may be to all of us, no actual black person or anyone else for that matter was harmed in any way by this immature display.
But what do you want to transform the university from, and into what? You lot crying out for everyone to get behind transformation, usually fail to give us a precise description of what the transformed entity will look like once it's been stripped of it's 'whiteness'. A bit like Barack Obama's '08 nomination where he rallied the goggle-eyed faithful with the battle-cry 'Change'. No one stopped to ask what this change would consist of, and what exactly it was he hoped to change. It was all guesswork and airy-fairy platitudes.
But if only you and your supporters would have the guts (real guts, as opposed to patronising the majority against the mores of a minority) to take the ANC's ditty to task. You know the one: Shoot the Boer!
Now that has resulted in REAL casualties, unlike this pretend bruise-easy, indignance that is so easily feigned.
But if it's Change or Transformation you're looking for, why don't you ask the ANC and all their mother-hens to transform themselves into competent and skillful managers and administrators? They can tackle honesty and integrity once they've mastered those basic skills. Leave the silly school boys alone.
http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/thornegodinho/2014/03/05/transforming-our-white-academic-spaces/
Walter:
These initiations are designed (I use that description guardedly) to degrade the initiated. It therefor stands to reason that the Heil salute insulted them. And as disgusting as this may be to all of us, no actual black person or anyone else for that matter was harmed in any way by this immature display.
But what do you want to transform the university from, and into what? You lot crying out for everyone to get behind transformation, usually fail to give us a precise description of what the transformed entity will look like once it's been stripped of it's 'whiteness'. A bit like Barack Obama's '08 nomination where he rallied the goggle-eyed faithful with the battle-cry 'Change'. No one stopped to ask what this change would consist of, and what exactly it was he hoped to change. It was all guesswork and airy-fairy platitudes.
But if only you and your supporters would have the guts (real guts, as opposed to patronising the majority against the mores of a minority) to take the ANC's ditty to task. You know the one: Shoot the Boer!
Now that has resulted in REAL casualties, unlike this pretend bruise-easy, indignance that is so easily feigned.
But if it's Change or Transformation you're looking for, why don't you ask the ANC and all their mother-hens to transform themselves into competent and skillful managers and administrators? They can tackle honesty and integrity once they've mastered those basic skills. Leave the silly school boys alone.
Saturday, February 22, 2014
The Dewani attacks begin
I'm truly sad to see South Africans dismissing judicial process so easily, and having their opinions swayed by emotion and rhetoric, not facts.
http://mg.co.za/article/2014-02-22-dewani-continues-fight-against-extradition
G-man:
The following is a reply after receiving a mouthful from various quarters and no counter argument worth spitting at.
G-man:
http://mg.co.za/article/2014-02-22-dewani-continues-fight-against-extradition
G-man:
It's disgusting. This poor man having to beg for his life twice. Once at the hands of your common-or-garden variety SA thugs, and now against the SAn judicial thugs who are no doubt under political and media pressure to hang him, and hang him high. He's paying for the sins of all the criminals who have sullied the name of SA, by being accused by a convicted lying, murdering piece of scum.
South Africans should be ashamed of themselves for believing the murderer. But you're so desperate to convince the world that it's outsiders' fault why you're so violent. You'd all apparently be peaceful if your criminals weren't tempted! Pull the other one. We who once lived there know better.
The following is a reply after receiving a mouthful from various quarters and no counter argument worth spitting at.
G-man:
I read through all these replies and attempted to scrape any semblance of a case against the man from between all the ad hominem attacks and I couldn't find any.
The British decision to agree to have him return to SA was a political one, not a judicial one. And if you were in Dewani's place, after going through what he went through, losing his wife, being accused by EVERYONE in the country for a crime you didn't commit, and that includes judges (Shlippery Hlophe), politicians, the general public and the SA media who are all baying for his blood in a country where connected politicians get certain legal favours and avoid facing any repercussions for their doings, would you be any hurry to get there?
The entire case against Dewani rests on the the words of a convicted and admitted killer, and a few text messages. The text messages are turning up nothing. And the killer got a reduced sentence for 'spilling the beans'. In my world, where a man is presumed innocent before facing trial, he is someone who shouldn't even be brought before a court, much less go through this sham of a trial.
SAns never fail to shock the world. But this time you may pay very dearly if this comes out wrong for you. You're image as a tourist destination will be forever tarnished, and your rocky economy may never fully recover. SO think carefully before you begin to cast stones (or burning tyres, as is your wont).
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Paper thin these people
You can't make this up. Look at the comments. These people are delusional. Manufacturing racism out of thin air is quite an art.
http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/grethekoen/2014/02/18/welcome-to-club-racist/
G:
Calm down here folks. This ladies bravery in the face of despicable racism needs to be placed into some sort of perspective in the NuSA. A quick glance at her experiences:
1. An uneducated old timer on his last legs with bad taste in TV shows states that people need educated (the horrors!) He also used a funny accent.This happened on Valentine's Day at a resort where people of colour seem comfortable enough to visit.
2. A FEW YEARS AGO a friend of a friend relayed another racial incident that no doubt plagues the deep and leafy confines of white business districts. It went along the lines of 'Nice to see a white face for a change'. I'm stunned at the viciousness.
3. A NUMBER of Christmases ago you received a text from an idiot. It was a distasteful joke. He should have been horsewhipped more for the lack of humour than the fact that it harmed no one. But be assured, my bruise easy lilly white paper thin skin was torn at the mention.
So that's it. Three alleged incidents. No one harmed. I'm more astonished how desperate people are to convince others they're not racist, and that they too are part of the victim class. The hunt for REAL evidence of white racism that supposedly permeates South African society continues.
You know what I'm looking for. Evidence of real white racism, not this tuppence worth. All this does is stroke the egos of the like-minded victim wannabees, and hammer the wedge between racial divide a little deeper.
http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/grethekoen/2014/02/18/welcome-to-club-racist/
G:
Calm down here folks. This ladies bravery in the face of despicable racism needs to be placed into some sort of perspective in the NuSA. A quick glance at her experiences:
1. An uneducated old timer on his last legs with bad taste in TV shows states that people need educated (the horrors!) He also used a funny accent.This happened on Valentine's Day at a resort where people of colour seem comfortable enough to visit.
2. A FEW YEARS AGO a friend of a friend relayed another racial incident that no doubt plagues the deep and leafy confines of white business districts. It went along the lines of 'Nice to see a white face for a change'. I'm stunned at the viciousness.
3. A NUMBER of Christmases ago you received a text from an idiot. It was a distasteful joke. He should have been horsewhipped more for the lack of humour than the fact that it harmed no one. But be assured, my bruise easy lilly white paper thin skin was torn at the mention.
So that's it. Three alleged incidents. No one harmed. I'm more astonished how desperate people are to convince others they're not racist, and that they too are part of the victim class. The hunt for REAL evidence of white racism that supposedly permeates South African society continues.
You know what I'm looking for. Evidence of real white racism, not this tuppence worth. All this does is stroke the egos of the like-minded victim wannabees, and hammer the wedge between racial divide a little deeper.
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