kagablog

Why are the politicians, the press, the artists, the so-called-thinkers and ‘observers’ in this funny-sunny land of ours so numb-dumb to the harsh realities? Does NOBODY understand how the psyche of the post apartheid black youth in this country has been fed by a rampant lack of reparation and are responding with unbridled violence? The pre-election press has fed into the overwhelming popularity of Zuma by doing everything to denigrate him. Does this not send alarm bells ringing in the minds of those who are supposed to notice? Who have a voice of concern? Personally, I have never had a problem with Zuma, but I certainly have been disturbed at the way in which the media has fed his popularity. Is this ‘lack of seeing’ attributed to our mainstream societies’ complete refusal to accept the basic functionality of the psyche within the post apartheid ethos? Of course the psyche is not something new, but the intransigence within the mainstream media of accepting that the psyche is a concrete reality is close to becoming self destructive. The lack of willingness and inability of our police force to quash the rapes, the hijackings etc. has long since been sending alarm signals to any concerned South African. Yet it continues unabated. Yes, there is fantastic work being done by those within certain organisations to stem this tide of belligerence, if not within the police force itself, but I do not see that they are making any headway. The new education system with its fantastic new subject of Life Orientation is not succeeding in getting through to a culture of human rights. At a Life Orientation workshop earlier this year we were told that it was now up to the Educators to become the moral voice of the country - the churches had failed, the legal system had failed, the parents had failed. Given the sway of politicians and how easy it is to stir up a vastly uneducated and emotive youth for their own gains, how can the already overburdened Educator achieve anything? Surely this is a concern of ALL stake holders?

Now I ask you: What do you think releasing the Reitz Four is going to do to the youth in the townships? There is going to be at least 400,000 more youth feeling empowered to strengthen their sense of entitlement and continue their pillage of this country in spite of the high minded ideals of some fuzzy thinking minority. Sad, shocking, but true.

Somebody please tell me I am wrong.