Moving from South Africa to USA was quite an experience for me. From the preached incompetence of both George W. Bush and that of Barak Obama, I expected to be somewhat out of my depth here politically.
Now, all that I can say is that bad as the politicians in America are, try take a look at the politicians in South Africa if you want to see bad.
Julius Malema, the head of the African National Congress Youth League, and the person quite likely to in the future be the president of South Africa, is a prime example. Imagine having a leader of the most powerful youth organization in the country supporting Mugabe's dictatorship over Zimbabwe. Well, it's apparently not that difficult to imagine.
Now, the same fellow kicks a journalist out of a press conference for challenging him, calling him a bastard and a bloody agent:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkPDzyfNlio
And then if that isn't audacious enough goes on and announces that the ANCYL is open to any apologies that this journalist might offer.
So, how might a person like this become a future president? The answer is easily. He's a leader. He's a person with a vision, distorted as it may be. South Africa is in want of a leader, and doesn't care where the leadership comes from.
For me, the most telling tidbit in this tale is that while the ANC party condemned Malema's handle on the journalists, they have said nothing about his open support of Mugabe. Petty issues they'll handle, but as soon as the issues become real they just sit back and do nothing.
Those are my thoughts for now.
Have a good one
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