"If we wish to free ourselves from enslavement, we must choose freedom and the responsibility this entails." - Leo Buscaglia
I am not one for overly sentiment in public as my emotions don't come cheap, however! ...allow me to travel along this path on merits here presented.
It was the week of the politically loaded murder of Eugene Terre'Blanche and subsequent funeral on Friday, April 9th, 2010.
After the funeral on my way back, my thoughts became clearer on the matter after the initial shock and continuous stream of hatred being sent into the air by the master revolutionaries governing (or disrupting) my good country South Africa.
Initial disbelief about the one sided coverage in the international press made way for an acceptance that it has never been different. What the hell did I expect now?
He is called a "white supremacist" and all the drivel usually accompanying that stereotype. Locally he is hated by the government for wanting exactly what they had been "struggling" for. He is called a "Hitler" and who knows what...
I think we deal with double standards here. Not in one of his speeches, writings or poems, did he ever incite violence against other races or nations just for the hell of it. Of course he was outspoken and very clear about what he would love to happen if threatened. He threatened the previous white government for that exact reason, but threats against whites are quite acceptable, it's only when it's aimed at other races that its not ok. If my point is not very clear, I admit to being sarcastic if you haven't picked it up yet.
On the other hand, Julius Malema and many other blacks before him, chanted the dreaded "Kill the Boer, kill the farmer!" or messages to that effect aimed against whites. So, they are not black supremacists huh? No, I suppose not, after all they are black and they are the only ones with rights which Eugene demanded: self rule, own homeland and freedom!
I dare you, if you are as open minded as you may claim to be:
Read beyond the first crap you are offered on the news and the Internet and judge for yourself, but be fair, that's all I ask of you. When you are done, please submit your verdict to me as to what justification you found for Eugene to deserve being beaten to death in such a barbaric way...
Yes, he did make mistakes, he was not perfect but he paid his dues to society and his fellow men and he sacrificed a great deal of his life for ideals which will never die as long as the Boer nation is alive.
It was the week of the politically loaded murder of Eugene Terre'Blanche and subsequent funeral on Friday, April 9th, 2010.
After the funeral on my way back, my thoughts became clearer on the matter after the initial shock and continuous stream of hatred being sent into the air by the master revolutionaries governing (or disrupting) my good country South Africa.
Initial disbelief about the one sided coverage in the international press made way for an acceptance that it has never been different. What the hell did I expect now?
He is called a "white supremacist" and all the drivel usually accompanying that stereotype. Locally he is hated by the government for wanting exactly what they had been "struggling" for. He is called a "Hitler" and who knows what...
I think we deal with double standards here. Not in one of his speeches, writings or poems, did he ever incite violence against other races or nations just for the hell of it. Of course he was outspoken and very clear about what he would love to happen if threatened. He threatened the previous white government for that exact reason, but threats against whites are quite acceptable, it's only when it's aimed at other races that its not ok. If my point is not very clear, I admit to being sarcastic if you haven't picked it up yet.
On the other hand, Julius Malema and many other blacks before him, chanted the dreaded "Kill the Boer, kill the farmer!" or messages to that effect aimed against whites. So, they are not black supremacists huh? No, I suppose not, after all they are black and they are the only ones with rights which Eugene demanded: self rule, own homeland and freedom!
I dare you, if you are as open minded as you may claim to be:
Read beyond the first crap you are offered on the news and the Internet and judge for yourself, but be fair, that's all I ask of you. When you are done, please submit your verdict to me as to what justification you found for Eugene to deserve being beaten to death in such a barbaric way...
Yes, he did make mistakes, he was not perfect but he paid his dues to society and his fellow men and he sacrificed a great deal of his life for ideals which will never die as long as the Boer nation is alive.
He was a family man;
a Boer leader;
an Afrikaans poet; and
an animal lover - especially his horses and dogs.
(What a feeble rendition and summary of his life, please forgive me, you can add to the list.)
In the words of J.F.E. Cilliers (freely translated):
"Quiet brethren! there passes a great man, he bids a last farewell. Your people honors your memory"
More reading. See photographs of the funeral.
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