Last Sunday I arrived home just in time for the Julius interview on Carte Blanche. I’ve always been fascinated by this individual if I’m being honest. I even wrote about how Zimbabwe needed a Julius Malema. Some disagreed with me however many in my opinion never actually read the entire blog to fully understand where I was actually going with this. Irrespective of your own opinion of the man, we have to agree that he seems to engage us in a discussion of some sort – whether the topic is controversial or not. Sadly, more often than not it is often unnecessarily controversial. My biggest issue with the man is neither his wealth nor how he acquired it, although I agree that we have to look into that at some point in the near future. The main issue has more to do with the fact that a Julius Malema even exists in the new South Africa. His following indicates that he represents a large group of people disenfranchised by the system or simply put; they haven’t experienced the benefits of Madiba’s Rainbow Nation. This particular issue gravely concerns me especially with movements like Occupy Wall Street looming in the background. I believe instead of focusing on other issues relating to Juju’s personal life, we should instead focus on some of the issues he has raised thus far. We should be asking ourselves questions like:
- What issues do Julius and his followers have?
- What can the relevant South African leaders do to address those concerns in real terms?
In my opinion it would be a grave mistake to simply dismiss Julius and his followers. We wouldn’t want the gap between those who have and those who haven’t to widen any further than it has already. Until we learn to sit down and finally address some of economic and social issues Julius shares, there will always be a Julius Malema – just a different name with a somewhat different agenda.
By the way – the uncut version of the interview is found here
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Baynham Goredema (@bayhaus)
20/11/2011
Thanks for that link to Carte Blanche interview, he gets better with each outing, and he is sharper. My question is Who really paints him as a clown and why?
FreedomTrapped
21/11/2011
maybe…. just maybe, the guy is like a rebel priest or bishop in Christianity questioning the church’s beliefs on the origins of man (The creation theory), the existence of ‘heaven’ and ‘hell’ and the second coming etc all on a single Sunday Service pamberi pe chita chese.
Come on guys we all know its not gonna happen any time soon unless someone is just trying to draw attention to themself for some personal reason. Its not defeatist or perssimistic either. kind of reminds me of that old serenity prayer
“Lord, Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and the wisdom to know the difference.”
This kind of Malema courage seems mischievous and frankly unnecessary. However, it is refreshing in a humourous kind of way to hear somebody put out such a blurp once in a while, even in church. That way the Elders will be CONSTANTLY reminded that the congregants are not altogether blinded by Faith. All Malema needs to be told is that Rome was not built in a day. Like he rightly says, Madiba and co. have laid the political foundations for what the likes of Malema desire. Now Malema should join others to build the walls and maybe his children and grand children will put up the roof. De-colonisation is a generational thing, isnt it? You cant expect to have it all back in your own lifetime, just like it took them generations of coesive and sometimes brutal force to steal our land and a lot of our ‘minds’ from us.
just me thinking…..
Julius Malem
07/03/2012
Julius Malema could have been a leader in south africa but he keeps on messing -up