Your “Girl in the Blue House” post is haunting.

Which brings me to guys like Bono for whom my feelings are bipolar: on some days I think he’s okay, he’s lookin good in his sunglasses(No really, I think he’s a tad handsome with his new haircut) and seems dedicated to his cause yet on other days, I think he isn’t busting his ass enough or barely at all to ensure AIDS medications are accesible to all africans, that all debt is canceled, and that contraceptive rather than abstinence programs were put in place(see the follow ups to the 2005 live 8 for instance). I can also understand the whole anger at him for declaring himself an ambassador to Africa. Rather than condemning him to hades, however, I think someone needs to kick him in the butt and make him realize that he has to work with African citizens rather than just politicians to make progressive things happen. Same goes for a guy like Bill gates, he certainly delievered AIDS medication and such,but his foundation was rather lackluster with other hospital services. Not to mention his support for the flailing, dependent green revolution. I mean, they were both at that vanity fair shoot in 2007 with Desmond Tutu, surely the good reverend could’ve taken them aside and given them a pep talk.

Sorry for my longwindedness , I’ve had all these thoughts in my head for a while and I wanted to write them out somewhere. Keep up the greatness.

Sincerely,
Jenny Maurer

No offence taken. Everybody has the right to their own opinion. Sorry if my english offends you, but I am actually Afrikaans. I must admit after yesterday (Zuma!!! story), even I am starting to worry about our country. I can just hope that after what happened yesterday, that the majority of our people will see the light and realise that he would be the TOTALLY wrong one for President (actually a disaster). If it does happen (which I pray it won’t) I can see very dark days for SA, but I love my country and can only hope that one day (hopefully soon) the people of SA would choose the right party to lead our country. I do share your fear for our children, we are all settled in jobs but the future for our children do look bleak (I am not really that naive not to realise it, and just like to “rev” people up sometimes, sorry about that, but that’s just me) My biggest fear at the moment is that we are going to be another Zimbabwe, especially after yesterday. But lets wait and see untill after the elections, I think the current Gov. lost a huge amount of support and hopefully we will be able to lift our heads a bit. Thanks Private Julius.

Thought a bit of context might help.

We have a very intelligent writer here – someone who is well travelled and seen loads. His story is just lovely isn’t it. But am I missing something here? Is this a pro-communism; anti-white race blog?? I have to ask because what I have been reading shocks me to death.

British laws (see “The African joke” thread) are accused by this writer as being racist, when quite cl;early they are present as a result of national security and also thanks to massive corruption within SAcan home affairs depts. I replied on that thread as well.

“Walking with crocodiles” thread – yet another oner sided story – making our esteemed writer look like a righteous youngg lad. How sweet.

yet nobody bats an eyelid at the fact that A is a communist and an enabler of the current mess SA is in today. Since when did people start praising communism? Free speech I guess! But if what AA helped create i.e. the New South Africa – is such a wonderful creation, you have to ask what he is doing at the other side of the planet – hopefully not spreading Marx’s message to North Americans. Or worse yet, teaching Mao’s doctrine.

I find it personally disgusting that all and sundry are eating these words up with youthful glee, not for a second understanding the dire straits we are in. South Africa is quite frankly an absolute mess today. But AA wouldnm’t know – he left long ago after seeing where his creation was headed. We have 50+ murders a day (for a comparatively small poulation) which is the 2nd worst rate in the world. GenocideWatch (an INDEPENDANT – NOT Apartheid run org) placed white commercial farmers on their watch list. Outr infrastructure is deteriorating big time. We have one of the worst HIV rates in the world. I could list so much more but I’d need a book. The saddest thing of all, is that when anything is criticized or challenged – you are accused of being an Apartheid supporter (see AA’s little sisters response to me above). Just because I find the levels of violence in my country abhorrent, and I go further by criticizing the government for allowing it – I am accused of being a white supremacist! can someone pls excplain that logic to me.

Patriotism isn’t clapping your hands at ecvery deed no matter what cost – true patriotism is criticizing and challenging where necessary.