She began with pointers for True Patriot, then gave White Trash some advice in return for his commenting so religiously, and lastly spent some time spreading the spirit of ubuntu with racially challenged Australia_is_Great.
This week Aunty thought that the most deserving commenter was none other than the much-loved The Moxster.
Dear Moxster
Do you know what Aunty loves most about you? You are an African National Congress (ANC) supporter to the death. Not that I have any opinion on any particular party, but I love that you have such faith and steadfast passion for what you believe in: namely, any and everything the ANC says, no matter how ridiculous it sounds to the rest of South Africa.
I can tell you, many commenters find it extremely frustrating when your comments become tediously dogmatic about ANC policy and opinions, but I find it quite refreshing. There aren’t many people around who stand by their beliefs like you do, and that’s a very … endearing quality.
I see that you’ve heeded Aunty’s advice to other commenters and spiced things up a bit with cut-and-pasted quotes and bolded words. The content, however, isn’t always easy on the eyes and mind — some of our readers throw their keyboards around in fits of rage and frustration at your often stubborn and irrational defence of our government.
But they’re not the only ones suffering. Your strong personality and firm views on the ANC always being right puts you at a disadvantage.
My dear Mama always said that I should colour with all my crayons. Embracing diversity is what gives our country its beauty, no? So let’s draw back those blinkers just a tad with some helpful steps:
- Take a look at political parties other than the ANC and — wait for it — commend them when they do something good. Also, let’s be clear that sometimes the ANC can be wrong. Shocking, I know.
- Try to read stories other than those pushing for an anti-media agenda. Of course, most of your reading material probably comes from ANC archives, those sometimes shy parents of the bouncing baby that is the media appeals tribunal and amendments to the Protection of Information Bill. But I’m sure Google News can help you find something that doesn’t include a sentence alluding to being “quoted out of context”.
- Maybe you can move to another province. Change is always good. It might enable you to try to see things from another perspective if you’re governed by, maybe the DA? Just remember, if you tick the “coloured” box when filling out home affairs documents, though, don’t go to the Western Cape. Jimmy Manyi says that won’t work.
- Speaking of the Western Cape, I think I should let you know that it is NOT a separate country. I know you (and many others) would love for it to somehow dislocate itself from the Mother Continent and just float off to its own space somewhere between Seal and Robben islands, but that isn’t going to happen anytime soon.
I do believe that you, “The Moxster”, have great potential to influence many in your pursuit of transformation. But you cannot do it by just supporting the ANC’s ideas to the point where people start thinking you ONLY read from ANC archives. Because, no matter what Jacob Zuma may say, the ANC is not God.
And to end off, as you so often do, Amandla! To healthy commenting.
Yours,
Aunty Anele