TODAY IS FREEDOM DAY
In my matric year, 16 years ago today, South Africa held it’s first democratic elections, which brought the ANC and Nelson Mandela into power. Since that day, some of you have spent each and every moment petrified, preaching that the end was near.
Nelson Mandela casts his vote in 1994
“When Nelson is no longer in power, we’ll be fucked.”
Then, from the day Thabo came into power, it was, “Oh dear, this Zuma guy is worrying me. if he comes into power we are well and truly fucked!”
But now that Zuma is in power and his biggest fault is his addiction to ass, it’s all about Malema and how he will “turn SA into another Zim.”
Oh please! Do you know how much has to be done before that can happen? Trust me, it’s a lot. One of the things that would have to be changed, to begin with, is the constitution. Trust me, you’ll have plenty of time to pack your bags and run for the hills.
“We’re not going to get the World cup,” is all you bitched the whole way through. And now that it’s here, you’re going for the, “it’s going to be a fuck up” vibe.
Shame on you. 16 years down the line, people are tired of your naysaying drivel. You’re painful and sad and should either leave, or change the subject.
Fill up your drink and enjoy the view.
I’m going for a quick dip in the ocean and then we can start the fire.
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16 Comments
Julian
27 Apr 2010
Amen
Lolly
27 Apr 2010
Exactly. Negativity is soooooo last season!
Sam
27 Apr 2010
Brilliant! So true! Most (and I mean 99%) remain positive of this beautiful country of ours. Why these few nay sayers keep on getting the headlines, God only knows… What about the people with positive outlook…
Well said Seth!
Kew
27 Apr 2010
Amen brother. Damn pessimists. I recently caught the Shosholoza Meyl from CT to JHB. Everyone that I spoke to said “No you can’t do that – the trains are too dangerous in SA” – Although no one I spoke to had actually caught the train. Well we “risked our life” and it was awesome, with not even a hint of danger. Why doesn’t everyone try say something positive every time they think something negative about SA. I’ll start: Thanks to Malema for giving us “you bloody agent”
P-lo
27 Apr 2010
very few spots in the world where every working day feels like a Friday, Cape Town rocks! I think the trouble is that there are too many traditional media houses publishing the same negative sentiment day in and day out. I can’t remember when last I sat through a full dish of CNN or Sky breaking news on the “tv”, utter crap. These days I just pull through the morning headlines from here, Italian espresso (over the gas stove) and away I go, all set for the day.
Cape Town’s Favourite Son
27 Apr 2010
You were in matric in 94?
Christ Rotherham, I should be calling you “Dad”.
Seth Rotherham
27 Apr 2010
And you, young Shaun (Cape Town’s Favourite Son), will be put over my knee in a second.
Durban’s Gossip Girl
27 Apr 2010
Men fight for freedom, then they begin to accumulate laws to take it away from themselves…let stay positive that it does not happen to us… high 5 for the speech made by zuma’s today… xoxo
Bear Thryllz
27 Apr 2010
Oh Dad! People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. They should throw parties. Happy Freedom Day ekse.
Justin S
27 Apr 2010
And here endeth the lesson. Amen!
Andrew
27 Apr 2010
What an epic article! It’s easy to get caught up in the negativity so we need things like this to snap us out of it.
katypea
27 Apr 2010
Word of caution: if you’ve actually lived through the horrors of Zimbabwe over the past 10 years and been through all the phases and seen all the signs, you might understand why some of us naysayers are saying the nays. We’ve seen it, we know what to look for, and sadly we can see the exact same pattern forming. We’re not saying it’s the end of the world, we’re just saying “be careful.” If you bury your heads in the sand, don’t surprised when you get taken from behind, that’s all we’re saying…
Tomas
27 Apr 2010
and with 2 local restaurants voted in the top 50 worldwide (places 12 & 31), no wonder i’m applying for SA citizenship (for real). Not leaving this place anytime soon.
MaCaNiX
28 Apr 2010
Come now guys… lets get realistic for a minute…
If Julius gets to the stage where HE is running the country we WILL MOST DEFINITELY be well & truly fucked…
Sarah
28 Apr 2010
@Katypea: If I have to hear the “Oh here comes another Zim” argument I am going to scream! As Seth says, we’ve been hearing it for 16 years and it is BORING. The truth is, South Africa is different. It always has been, and it always will be. For one, we don’t put all our eggs into one (tobacco) basket, which means that if one industry is ruined, the whole country won’t start freefalling. Secondly, we have a long, strategically placed coastline as opposed to landlocked Zim. Thirdly, our constitution is pretty spectacular by any first world country standards. I could go on,and on, and on, but I won’t – I’m off to bury my head in the sand at Clifton 4.
katypea
28 Apr 2010
@Sarah: Please go ahead and scream all you like. Scream as much as we did when we lost all we had, when we were tied up beaten, and robbed of everything we managed to save when Mugabe’s regime took our homes from us, when our animals horses had been beaten to death, had their limbs hacked off while still alive, or were just locked up, doused in petrol and torched. Scream like we did when we watched those close to us literally starve to death, endure torture and rape, and get beaten beyond all recognition. Consitutions can crumble in the wrong hands, racist hate speech can bring a nation to its knees, state-controlled media can control the state, and idiots like Malema are Mugabes in the making. Yes, anything can happen, good or bad; I’d rather be prepared for either scenario just in case. But if you must, enjoy Clifton 4th – you’ll fit right in.
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