By Michael Trapido
When ANC Youth League President Julius Malema addressed the National Press Club in Pretoria, following the heckling and booing of SACP delegates at Polokwane, he confirmed that this conduct was an invitation to war which the ANCYL was accepting.
Fair enough.
Those who had confused Malema’s reception by the SACP with that of a politician being rejected by an audience on account of his lifestyle and conduct towards their leaders were deemed - by me - to be unfortunately misguided, doomed never to lead a political party and unworthy of entering our rich culture of debate.
After all why would the delegates at a communist rally have a problem with a comrade who leads the calls for nationalisation and socialism but lives like a full blown capitalist?
Absurd - must be a personality problem or just total disrespect.
What's more Malema emerged from the recent ANCYL NEC sounding a dire warning to ANC leaders who dared to defy the league's policy positions which was primarily to follow a path of seeking support for the nationalising of mines and the establishment of a state mining company to control the country's mineral resources prior to the ANC's policy and elective conferences in 2012.
His rallying call being something along the lines of Madiba (President Nelson Mandela) having fought for freedom, our war is being waged over economic freedom without which the masses could never be truly free....or something like that.
Perhaps he was thinking along the lines of another famous Julius :
“Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s.”
After all if President Jacob Zuma could use references to Jesus (the quote is attributed to Christ) then why not bring in the other chap mentioned in the saying? Which means once you've given everything belonging to Zuma to the president the rest - surely - must belong to Julius Malema, not Ceaser because he's already had his share.
But don't discount the Jesus reference either because like Christ who turned water into wine Malema has turned a R20,000 a month salary into :
- Two multimillion-rand homes - both of which he bought for cash. (Sandown - R3,6-million + mansion in Polokwane in 2007 - R1m)
- The Sandown house has been described as luxurious, with three bedrooms, an office, a TV room, a lounge, a pool and a large garden.
- House Warming - YFM DJ Oskido provided music, guests treated to R700-a-bottle Johnnie Walker Gold Label whisky and Moët et Chandon French Champagne.
- Gucci suit, and Breitling watch worth about R250 000.
- Owns black Mercedes-Benz AMG, drives an Aston Martin and a red Range Rover Sport and went to lecture at Wits in brand-new white Range Rover.
(our thanks to IOL and Times Live)
Before we catch any of you sniggering we believe that he was guided by the Communist Manifesto and the new weekly "What your well dressed Socialist is wearing this Winter".
Notwithstanding Malema has made it his life's work to drive for economic equality. That all should be equal under the Sun (remember to use a sunblock factor of at least 50)and nobody favoured above anybody else.
That is why - please don't write in to thank me Mr Malema - I am calling for his assets to be nationalised and the proceeds to be distributed as part of our efforts on service delivery.
It's my birthday present to him.
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