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If I Were the Devil in South Africa I’d….

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If I were the Devil in South Africa I’d whisper to Helen Zille and Jacob Zuma that they should never listen to the Public… but ironically yell loudly, “We are listening!” so that is all that they hear; I would convince the people that right and wrong are determined by a few who call themselves authorities and refer to their agenda as politically correct; I would convince people that character and community service are not considerations when choosing leaders and that all that matters is DA blue or ANC gold; … Read the full article…

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The Map of the World You Know is Radically Wrong

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What if the world you know, as represented on a map, was totally wrong? When it comes to importance, human psychology responds with, “Size matters.” What if gross misrepresentations made historical conquerors seem bigger… even to this day so that Africa was belittled by Western egos, affecting true status in the world. As a lover of the West Wing television series, one of the cleverest ever created, i tended to give them credit before being dismissive. One such occasion involved Peter’s Map.

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Test: What Political Party Represents Your Beliefs?

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The vast majority of South Africans i’ve met vote for political parties out of fear and prejudice. Very few know what their party of choice actually represents or whether they, as individuals, are liberals or conservatives. With the upcoming elections, News 24 has provided a questionnaire whose result will provide a guideline for them.  They state that “This quiz is based on a review of political party manifestos and has not been endorsed by any political party.” KNOW YOUR PARTY Note that this only considers the biggest 8 political forces … Read the full article…

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Democracy: Lambs for the ANC and DA War

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The war you are fighting isn’t the real one. You may not realise you’re in a war but every time you choose a political party over morality, justifying crimes according to which party you hate, you choose a side and become a citizen-soldier for the DA, ANC, EFF or another acronym. Giving up your own thought for another’s may be tragic but not so much as when you try to justify it without logic, becoming part of the insanity that is politics. The consequence of your action is the subversion … Read the full article…

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Where Crouches the DA, ANC and EFF?

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I enjoy the level-headed, liberal writings of RW Johnson. Today, he speaks about a troubled DA, Helen Zille in trouble, a decaying and corrupt ANC with increasing tribal complications, and the emergence of the EFF who will supplant the SACP. This is a fascinating read on the politics you didn’t want to know but have to know! Here are some excerpts: DAgang [For Zille] to thrust the donors forward as the villains of the piece is to break an unspoken compact, particularly since two of them (the Oppenheimers and Natie … Read the full article…

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Where to Register to Vote in Knysna

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If you need to apply for registration to vote in the upcoming elections, then you must do so on the 9th or 10th of November 2013 at your voting station in the voting district where you live. To find your voting station, visit http://maps.elections.org.za/vsfinder and type “Knysna” into the search bar. Then click on the area you live in. If you’re like me, for example, who lives in Ward 10 which is mostly Central Knysna, then you’d head to Knysna Primary School. Failing that, you can also apply for registration … Read the full article…

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Trading the drug tik for sex

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Pardon the swearing. Like most websites, I occasionally get some interesting or sexually suggestive search strings landing up on some of my websites. Such online, very human nature (for we are beauties and flaws), I normally take with a pinch of salt BUT, today, a search string appalled me because I fear it’s the Garden Route we’re becoming: “Girls wants to be fuck for tik in Oudtshoorn.” That someone thought that as a possible successful search for sex is damn maddening. I have a liberal attitude towards some drug users … Read the full article…

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The DA’s Free Ride is Ending

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Normally, i’d get bashed for mentioning anything remotely wrong with the DA but of late there’s been an interesting slide in local and national mindset. The DA’s free ride is ending which is good for democracy and keeps political parties more in check with honesty (well, i can hope it leads there). The ANC has very little hope at gaining honest respect whilst COPE is useless, AGANG unproven, Malema a disaster opportunist and the ACDP uncaring for all South Africans – religion is not moral if it divides) but what … Read the full article…

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