If you are part of a resistance to oppression you will understand how visionary her statement is. It is the same as saying, Socialism or Death. It is the same as saying, we will fight Goliath with a sling and a bow. The violence you see is a result of brutality, greed, theft, poverty. Those conditions continue today under a dispensation that is loved by the western capitalists because it guarantees them continued access to our wealth. But the poor are still trapped in poverty and violence where they turn on each other. Killing one another just like that. It is still going on. It will continue well after Mama Winnie. It is not because of her.
She was a fighter in a war against oppression. She was not a saint, neither am I - and I am sure, neither are you.
I often quote her when I make the point that the corrupt politicians must be brought to justice in South Africa. Like her, I am not advocating that lawless mobs go out and necklace people - but that we respond with anger where we must, and with severe punishment where we must.
She was not directly responsible for any of this and for her part, she sought amnesty like many others who directly poinsened shot tortured others. You should find pictures of Stephen Bantu Biko's torture and post it for us as well. Will you do that? His killers were all granted amnesty and they directly murdered him.
If you are part of a resistance to oppression you will understand how visionary her statement is. It is the same as saying, Socialism or Death. It is the same as saying, we will fight Goliath with a sling and a bow. The violence you see is a result of brutality, greed, theft, poverty. Those conditions continue today under a dispensation that is loved by the western capitalists because it guarantees them continued access to our wealth. But the poor are still trapped in poverty and violence where they turn on each other. Killing one another just like that. It is still going on. It will continue well after Mama Winnie. It is not because of her.
She was a fighter in a war against oppression. She was not a saint, neither am I - and I am sure, neither are you.
I often quote her when I make the point that the corrupt politicians must be brought to justice in South Africa. Like her, I am not advocating that lawless mobs go out and necklace people - but that we respond with anger where we must, and with severe punishment where we must.
She was not directly responsible for any of this and for her part, she sought amnesty like many others who directly poinsened shot tortured others. You should find pictures of Stephen Bantu Biko's torture and post it for us as well. Will you do that? His killers were all granted amnesty and they directly murdered him.