22 days till the momentous day when South Africans of all types have the opportunity to take part in the huge decision when they will decide to support the Doomsday scenario depicted by John Steenhuizen, head of the opposition in our country whereby:
Outcome A – WE ARE MISGOVERNED BY A RADICAL SOCIALIST, MARXIST INSPIRED RABBLE comprising the RET the breakaway portion of the ANC UNDER THAT HAS SPLIT AWAY FROM THE RHAMAPHOSA FACTION, under Paul Mashatile, the Vice President of the ANC, THE EFF unemployed, uneducated, mostly youth contingent under Julius Malema, the tired remnants of the ANC, the P.A. under Gayton Mckenzie, the MK under Zuma and whatever other “rats and mice” leftover parties there are such as COPE, Al-Jama-Ah, Rise Mzansi and The Good Party. In my opinion, putting such a conglomeration of misfits in power over the country will make the present chaos in Gauteng look like paradise!
Of course, it is your constitutional right to vote for whoever you choose, but remember; a vote for one of the “Rats and Mice” is a vote lost to one of the three major parties who could make real changes to the future of our country!
(What is really scary in my opinion is how close on the heels of the DA the EFF is, going by national polling results today.)
If the EFF manages to overtake the DA nationally in the election, then despite their excellent record of managing to run an effective opposition to the ANC; and particularly the enormous strides they have taken in transforming the Cape Province into a region that works; especially regarding service delivery and facilitating a large improvement in the livelihoods in the regions they run; THE DA COULD LOSE THEIR GRIP ON MEMBERS OF CENTRIST, MODERATE SENSIBLE HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO, LIKE THE POOREST AMONG US ONLY WANT TO LIVE A NORMAL LIFE AND PROTECT THEIR LOVED ONES. (the EFF’s support base in these areas seems to have grown enormously.) That outcome could not only to threaten the DA in the Cape but also the country as a whole.
If the EFF continues to gain support among the group described under option A – despite their lack of a coherent national policy for growth and recovery, then we are all in trouble.
One can only assume that what is driving this group INTO THE ARMS OF MALEMA AND HIS FOLLOWERS IS PURE DESPERATION AT THE LEVELS OF UNEMPLOYMENT POVERTY, VIOLENCE, CRIMINALITY AND DRUG ABUSE THAT THREATEN THEM. THEY DON’T REALISE THAT MALEMA IS NO MESSIAH.! HE IS SIMPLY OUT FOR POWER FOR HIMSELF AND HIS SO-CALLED POLICIES ARE JUST A VEHICLE TO GAIN THAT POWER.
Should option A happen, I for one, agree with Rob Hersov that all “Capies” should take serious action to separate the province from the rest of South Africa via the Cape Independence Advocacy Group IMMEDIATELY! in all important matters such as policing, the legal system, the energy infrastructure, crime prevention, the civil service under the Cape Provincial Government and transportation, including harbours; and even if they are unable to achieve formation of a new country, the process of the private sector taking over those vital matters is already very far advanced in the Western Cape.
OR – OUTCOME B …
B – WE, THE VOTERS CHOOSE TO SUPPORT THE DA, which will inevitably morph into the pre-election signatories to the centrist Multi-Party Charter – very soon after the election results have been announced (which will include the IFP, the DA, the IFP, Freedom Front Plus, Action SA, the ACDP the UIM, the Spectrum National Party and various corporate entities) the members of the Charter will THEN have to start correcting the horrendous wrongs that the ANC CADRES have done to the nation; the broken promises and multiple failures to deliver on promises made but not delivered on, that they put the nation through in the last thirty years.
One can only hope that the members of the charter will be able to honour the promises made and undertakings projected in the charter document – AFTER THE ELECTION RESULTS COME OUT!
Of course there are other ways things could go;
Either The ANC or the DA could get 50% +1 of the vote. However, that seems unlikely at this stage; given the ANC’s present polling at roughly 37% of the vote and with the DA at 20% to 25%.
Should neither of the two leading parties get 50% + 1 of the vote, then coalitions will go ahead full steam, with all the complications that go with that; such as attacking the reputations of your party’s enemies, lots of horse trading, including various forms of bribery, as well as hopefully, COMPROMISE! WHICH IS THE ONLY WAY OUR COUNTRY CAN MOVE FORWARD.
Clearly, the ANC will be depending heavily on the traditional rural vote; mostly from areas like the Northern Cape and Mphumalanga and thus will make a last desperate attempt to retain full power over the country – (and their chances of achieving this outcome will depend on the extent to which the rural voters believe that the ANC will be able to fulfil the extravagant promises they will make to this crucial power base – AS THEY ALWAYS DO AT ELECTION TIME)
However, I don’t think that doling out T-SHIRTS AND KFC CHICKEN WILL CUT IT WITH OUR MILLIONS OF POORER CITIZENS; PARTICULARLY THE YOUTH, THIS TIME ROUND. They want safety, prosperity and a better life. Dancing in a stadium and shouting slogans does not put food on the table, and we can only hope that sufficient number of the unemployed youth and extremely poor citizens are starting to realise that.
Hopefully, sufficient numbers of the poorer voters might just decide to CROSS THE RUBICON and act for a better future under the multiparty charter in the hope that the group will save them from the hell they are currently living in; with no employment, no education for their children, no food on the kitchen table, rampant crime, a horrific escalating murder rate with the ANC CRIMINAL CADRES STILL STEALING DESTROYING AND RAPING THEIR OWN PEOPLE.
The rural voters also need to be aware that the government’s social grant budget has decreased significantly in recent years, so THERE IS NO RELIABLE INDICATION THAT UNDER CONTINUING ANC CADRE GOVERNANCE THE SOCIAL GRANT BUDGET WILL NOT CONTINUE TO DECREASE AFTER 29 MAY 2024.
In this regard; the writing is on the wall that the numbers of traditional rural voters are steadily dwindling due to age, and many of their children and grandchildren have no knowledge of the time when the ANC was fostering employment, growth, prosperity and a good life for South Africans. That decade of prosperity and success is now long gone and today’s children and grandchildren have to live in the reality of despotic rule under the ANC, instead of relying on the wisdom of their elders. If it weren’t’ for the social grants given to destitute people and the elderly, the ANC would LOSE HEIR LAST GROUP OF SUPPORTERS OVERNIGHT AND THE TOP SIX CRIMINALS, LED BY RAMAPHOSA WOULD HEAD FOR THE HILLS!
Prince Mashele, a political analyst, when he was interviewed by Mike Sham, leader of the the platform STATE OF THE NATION expressed his opinion that the ANC appeared to have lost their pre-election mojo because they had come to the realisation that they could not achieve a 50% +1 victory on 29 May, and that they needed to face the reality that they would have to negotiate at a post-election boardroom meeting to hammer out a coalition agreement on how to take the country forward. Clearly, they are not happy about that situation because that will be the first time that they would have to compete on an equal footing with their political enemies since they took over power in 1994.
A fascinating statistic quoted recently by Frans Cronje leader of the Social Research Foundation was that in a recent country-wide poll 85% of South Africans 85% OF RESPONDENTS POLLED STATED THAT THEY WERE IN FAVOUR OF SCRAPPING ALL DISCRIMINATORY RACE-BASED LEGISLATION SUCH AS BEE, CADRE DEPLOYMENT AND RACIALLY-BASED QUOTAS FOR ORGANISATIONS AND BUSINESSES.
during the next ten years the ANC will continue to lose voters as it becomes clear to many that the PARTY WILL BECOME SMALLER AND SMALLER UNTIL IT DISAPPEARS ALTOGETHER.
Of course, we must not forget about the independent parties such as Mmusi Maimane’s BUSA , the Referendum Party and others; any of which could play a disrupting role in the period following the election. However, I cannot but feel that votes for those parties will have a minimal effect on the immediate future and will mean LESS VOTES FOR THE MAJOR PLAYERS, including the DA, which will benefit the ANC.
NEW BLOOD IS NEEDED NOW TO BRING REAL CHANGE AND SAVE THE COUNTRY!
One thing is for sure. the next 22 days will not be boring! – so, HOLD ON TIGHT AND VOTE FOR CHANGE!
Recent Comments