In response to the higher education ministers sickening comments about “White Lies” being behind the Nkandla theft reported on by “Black Public Protector”, My humble submission:
As a white male South African, and I mention the male part only because at the young age of 18, I, along with countless others, was sentenced to two years in the SADF, No choice!, and for two years I earned “nothing”, but more importantly, I was involved in a war against my very own country and its people and most importantly, against my will.
During this really crap time of my live, where my government owned me, I remember one specific highlight. I was of legal age and “colour” to vote in the 1983 referendum, and am to date proud that I did “vote”. I voted “yes” to moving our nation forward and away from its discriminatory past “apartheid” ways.
The result of that referendum was a fantastic 66% in favour of change. It was that percentage of white South Africans that were prepared to vote with their heads, hearts and fears on their sleeves. As for the rest, I am positive that many more “fear filled “ones were however relieved by the result.
I am proud of the fact that so many people that were/are collectively branded racist were/are in actual fact the people that freed this country from apartheid, NOT the ANC.
The majority of white people where against apartheid, and they took the first chance offered them to make a stand. So hearing the despicable and clearly ignorant, “possibly” racist people like the right! Dishonourable Blade Nzimande, Meshack Radebe, and the broadening ANC ministry, in their current panicked behaviour, are disgusting, disappointing and downright dishonest.
In sad Summary, “White South Africans, by and large, are proud of and prepared to vote for what’s right, as opposed to, again by and large, Black South Africans not being prepared to vote for what’s white”.
STOP THE ROT IN A HURRY; THIS MAY WELL BE OUR LAST AND ONLY CHANCE!