[The following article totally stunned me. It was on that kick-ass cartoonists website – and this is a young guy – who was probably too young to know much about S.Africa prior to the ANC. You would have thought, growing up with ANC indoctrination since his youth, that this young guy would see only that which the ANC TELLS HIM TO SEE. But it shows that some of our young people think for themselves. They won’t agree with many things I say, but they can also see other things in perspective. In this case, he reminds us that there was a S.Africa BEFORE THE ANC. And BEFORE the ANC… you did not have much of the crime, corruption, AIDS, etc which exists now.

He mentions seeing the gays sucking on each other’s faces. When I was returning from my visit to PW Botha, on the plane were two white lesbians on the seat in front of me. Well… those lesbians were doing almost everything except going so far as having sex on the seat in front of me. I wish these people would keep their “show of affection” to themselves. I’m willing to tolerate gays and lesbians myself, but I do not regard it as an equal or natural thing like men and women. I’m willing to live and let live – but there are some places where I think the line should be drawn too. To Africa’s credit, in much of Africa (except S.Africa), gays are virtually unknown. In that sense, black African culture is more natural than modern liberal culture.

Both Robert Mugabe and Jacob Zuma have said some things about gays – and to a degree I am sympathetic to what they say. Being gay is not a CRIME – but it is also not normal – and I think we currently take it too far.

Frankly, I agree with the rugby comments too. So what was particularly WRONG if Afrikaners liked rugby and most of the rugby players were Afrikaners and they went out and KICKED ASS and played great rugby in other countries? How can that be a crime?

I think this young guy, like others, misses the days when this country was a country of ACHIEVEMENTS. Instead we sit with a Govt of Failures, run for the benefit of Failures and which fails even in the areas where it says it wants to improve things – like health, like education, etc. I think some of us are actually ASHAMED (I know I am) of living under such a Govt. I, frankly am ashamed to have to sit here and point out, daily, how our Govt cannot solve the problem of crime – a problem which Govts had under control since the time of the Romans and even long before then. In short… our Govt is an EMBARRASSMENT to those of us who have standards. We have higher standards than our Govt. We probably have higher morals and live more respectable lives than our leaders do.

He is correct to remember that in 1652, civilisation and progress came to this country – and no matter how the ANC rewrites history in its image – even they will never be able to hide that prior to them, for centuries, there was PROGRESS.

As for me… do I care for the current flag? To be honest… to me its meaningless rubbish. And ditto for Robert Mugabe’s flag. These flags have no meaning for me, because these Govts have no meaning for me. I regard these Govts as having declared a secret war on white people – and so I have no regard for them. If their secret intention is to shove us down and drive us out – I see no reason to respect them. Instead, I see them as my enemies, who declared war on us, and who cannot keep the deals they signed with our leaders.

I think however, judging by the daily news headlines in this country in recent years… one cannot help but walk around and feel NOTHING BUT SHAME at the shenanigans of our leaders and especially of the ANC. Dozens of ANC Members of Parliament manage to get away with corruption (Travelgate). The ANC hierarchy’s own contempt for the very laws they uphold is shocking.

The cartoonist below is not an extremist like I am…. but he makes some good points – and they are interesting points from a young and fresh mind. Also, on the bottom of his article is a place for comments where others have countered him. I will supply the link. Jan]

Flying the old flag.
Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

South Africans should fly the old flag. The old flag represents everything that the current unoriginal and abhorrent Rastafarian imprint doesn™t. The old flag restores the confidence of a conservative nation that once held high its sense of morals and dignity and respect for its fellow citizens – except for when blacks were concerned. And coloureds; they were – and still are – inbetween, though, which does tend to complicate matters slightly. Indians are easy; they have a dark skin, which means that they can be thrown into the same pile as blacks. But, by and large, the old flag flew for all South Africans.

The old flag should be flown again, to proudly emblematize and exemplify the great and magical country that South Africa once was, inclusive of all its cultural assemblages (with the minor exception of blacks, coloureds, and indians). I am immersed in feelings of joy and happiness, when I attend an international rugby match, and observe the old flag being gloriously waved for the millions of spectators around the world, to witness on their television screens. There is nothing quite like seeing the orange, white, and blue (with the sexy threesome going on in the middle).

I am reminded of the black and white days, when the Springboks toured in Australia, followed by those damn self righteous Australian supporters flying (152)˜Go home, you racists!™ banners from the stands. They simply didn™t understand, nor wanted to. I mean, what was so wrong with an all white, predominantly afrikaaner, rugby squad flying out of the African continent to encounter another rugby squad of equal cultural status? Besides, those anti aborigine previously former British prison inmates don™t have a leg to stand on.

I reckon the old flag should be flown again. And I reckon that it should be flown in neighbourhoods around this beautiful country (except for those filthy black townships – why can™t they get it right to live like civilised white residents in average middle-of-the-road humble suburbs like Constantia or Sandton, for example), as a further progressive and proactive indication of our national unity. People who tell me that the old œpuke orange and blue flag betokens massive (hidden) governmental corruption and racial segregation, should remember that the current Bob Marley accompaniment symbolises AK-47s, AIDS preventative showering, democratic floor crossing, homosexual marriages, chicken bones buried under the sand at every beach, and Vodacom™s shitty meerkat advertisements.

I say, bring back the old flag, for all (appreciative) South Africans. The old flag reminds me of a time when those bedraggled moffies weren™t allowed to be seen in public places, like restaurants, where they now constantly suck one another™s faces, while I™m desperately attempting to enjoy my viciously slaughtered veal (the little tyke was born to be killed and eaten, anyway). The old flag didn™t denote homophobia, let it be known; the old flag merely wanted to sustain the geriatric teachings of the only true religion, Christianity, so long as it was erect and being blown.

Fly the old flag again. Becuse it upholds what was once considered to be moral. It upholds what was once considered to be honourable. It upholds what was once considered to be a colonial harmony. And it™s common knowledge that South Africa had none of these incredible attributes prior to 6 April 1652.

– Jeremy

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