Comments on: Old South African flag flag must be banned

By: Steve Adams,author of MORGAN V

Steve Adams,author of MORGAN V — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:03:00 +0000

Dlanga,I guess I get the drift of how it feels to live with this kind of symbolism and reminder of cruel apatheid.My book,MORGAN V[Raider Publishing,New York]deals,in part,with the realization that the kind of prejudices and attitude that sustained apartheid cannot be legislated against,though the institutional structures of racism may be obliterated,completely as is the case with your country.You can only defeat racism if you realize that you could refuse to hate those who spitefully mistreat you or your sensibility.Be strong,brother.

By: James

James — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:11:38 +0000

WTF

By: Chalice

Chalice — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:42:20 +0000

oliver.

I bet you will never know what it is like to live in his shoes hey???????????

thats a struggle on its own. so i would not talk if i were you.

By: Chalice

Chalice — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:38:18 +0000

you talk about the bible jan but look at your wording here. it has nothing to do with colour but purely people, because people are cruel and with out THE LOVE OF CHRIST you cannot live a happy life.

You just blamed who right now an why.

if only you were put in his shoes for a while and lived his everyday life, you would be saying sorry to God.

let God deal with bad people. If you want to mention the bible act like a christian who walks the walk and talks the talk.

dont blame colour blame Satan for the chaos in this world he is the one instigator, you should know that.

By: Chalice

Chalice — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:28:30 +0000

hello Khaya my name is Chalice and I just want to say I understand how you feel.

humans are the cruelest people on earth and all I can say to you is with out Jesus in your life these things are going to burden you because you cannot take on all problems in your own strength.
so ignore nasty comments in this article.

unfortunately there will always be people like this in the world. All I can advise you and others is rely on the Lord to heal hurts and help with everyday situations.

people dont want to move on in they want to live in the past. they are trying to prove something to themselves.

for greater is He that is in me than HE that is in the world – my friend. I hope this message helps you.

Your friend Chalice

By: graeme

graeme — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:41:59 +0000

@Jan dear deluded assumer…I am such a pale male that if I stand in the sun I go red then peel then I go back to sushi colour…so your assumption of who I am just re-inforces what I said about ‘catch a wake up’…you have an implicit us and them mentality and until you can sort that out your son will still pick up on the fact that you have not dealt with your ideological baggage, and continue to see himself and his mate as different, As you assume you and I to be different. This is normally where I would start swearing at you, but ag well no shame I won’t cos you probably just misinterpret it again!

By: hennie

hennie — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:13:32 +0000

I am sorry, but wow i think it is a overreaction on your side,i dont think it should be banned simply because it is no threat to anyone.This flag is part of history,and that history was fought hard for against the British, so some people do feel that they still love the flag, i love the new flag too, but i do also love our old flag.

By: Olivier

Olivier — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:59:00 +0000

Dlanga, the whole day and no answer?
Dodo, when were you born? What was your contribution to the struggle? Dodo, tell us about your scars, show us your scars, we would like to share in your pain. We would like to experience your anguish; we would like to feel one with a poor sod like you! Give facts.

By: Olivier

Olivier — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:53:40 +0000

Dlanga, when were you born?

Olivier

By: Jan

Jan — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:59:49 +0000

Greame, I’m one of the White fools you refer to. I actually did the trouble to Google This blog after I picked up the story on the Beeld website. I certainly don’t support the display or waving of the old flag {useless rag you refer to}, and don’t support the Idea that it should be seen in public meetings and gatherings like Loftus. I’m just amazed how quickly you guys can politicize this. You refer to the period ‘76 to ‘93. Here we are in the period ‘94 to ‘2009, and still you carry this baggage with you.When will you let go? We have to tolerate everything you guys fuck up from municipal governance to SABC, model c schools,Police force, Metro police,Scorpions, ag, to much to mention. The corruption and general lack of discipline in the name of freedom. But we tolerate this shit to make things better for our children. I will definitely not teach my children apartheid history, but I will encourage him to embrace the future and the hope that we all have for this nation. When I see him play with his black mate from next door, and they play playstation together and share a bottle of coke in my house I’m not going to complicate things with a remembrance from the past that you can’t shake off.
You guys life a good life now. I drive in admiration on the N3 everyday. I admire your cars, your clothing style. I go to Nandos and KFC, and find it packed with Africans. I shake my head in amazement when I see you pay R120.00 for a baby chicken.
I hear your children denying their culture and laugh inside when I hear them talking English to one another. I think to myself, there’s whitty’s that was rich for a long time, but you don’t see them as extravagant as this. Embrace the changes my Friend. MR. Mandela has, and look how well his aging. He lost the baggage and travels through life light-footed. You probably don’t read the Bible, but even there we are taught to forget and forgive and to loose the baggage.
To carry on like this you and your likes will probably be the wankers to incite violence and hatred. I think fuckwits like you should be activised against in public. You remind me of one of Melema’s product of stupidity!