A shit-stirrer joined a drinking session at an after-tears now\nthe other day <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He poured himself a stiff shot, without permission, as he posed\na question directed at no one in particular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said, “the National Question cannot be solved without\nthe black middle class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“In fact, it cannot be solved because of the middle class. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“You cannot be middle class and advocate for genuine black\nfreedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Frankly, the middle class exists to protect and preserve\nits benefits and privileges”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This was heavy radical politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He turned to someone closest to him and said, “What is to\nbe done?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man lifted the bottle on the and joined him for a stiff\nshot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As he gulped his drink he said, “I am doing what you doing.\nProblem solved.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of us solve our problems by over drinking to avoid thinking\nand talking too much about the same issue: land dispossession and economic\nmonopoly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Talking heavy politics or winning a political argument does NOT\nsolve the problem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We know that the National Question demands decisive action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So who will bell the cat? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is too much at stake. We are trying to make the best of\nthe bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if someone wants to make you feel guilty, don’t entertain\nthem. Just pour a stiff shot. It will relax your mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some fake radical wants to make you responsible for the mess in\nSouth Africa, just offer him a stiff shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A good stiff drink dissolves politics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Someone comes to pass judgement on your success and achievement\nand wants to underplay your individual struggle to get the little you have,\njust ask them what they will have to drink. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A nice house, car, clothes and a cushy job or business dont come\ncheap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oftentimes the first thing you have to sacrifice is personal\nintegrity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We know principles neither put the bottle on the table nor feed\nthe children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Organize the bloody bottle if not available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who are they to judge?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Someone wants to pick up a useless quarrel about the factions in\nthe ANC and accuses you of belonging to this or that group, just offer\nsomething to drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ask if they had something to eat. Tell them to dish up for\nthemselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watch the amount of food on the plate. Smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let them drink if they do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Someone wants to block your appointment to a much coveted\nposition, ask them when is their birthday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Buy them a good bottle of choice. Buy two and share one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other is a special gift just for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shakespear wrote a lot about the power of a drink. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So did Can Themba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is not that drink solves the worlds problems. It just helps\nyou to cope with problems that you cannot change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A clever man will face, as in confront, a man who has no power\nto change anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A wise man – who has peace of mind – will not try to change a\nman who faces him<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The overpowering impulse is for shit-stirrers to gyrate before\npeaceful men who have accepted the situation for what it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Question – whatever that is now – cannot be solved\nor changed if it cannot be faced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Worse, it cannot be faced if we are afraid to solve or change\nit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you over 60 years of age, enjoy your life. The years ahead\nare shorter than the ones ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Share a drink with a brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Treat all men and women – irrespective of ideological\norientation, political creed, race or station in life – the same<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is later than you think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Count your blessings <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is what it is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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