A collection of Comments from the Chaotic Front Readers
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Here is the
collection of comments from you, the Chaotic Front reader. I looked through
them today while data-mining and I found some seriously heated statements.
Check it out.
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My question is just this: why did you not render your post
in such a way that you made it clear that you were talking about specific
pockets of Afrikaner culture? Also, what about white, racist English people?
The way you presented your ideas made it seem as if though the majority of
Afrikaans speakers are gearing up for civil war or are bunch of violent
bigots. "Race and isms" do not excuse the derogatory way in which
you depicted Afrikaans people. Your remarks were sweeping and generalised.
These kinds of renditions cast fuel over the fire that is racial hatred. Land
redistribution is indeed a sensitive topic. However, once one looks at the
inefficacy of the SAPS in dealing with farm attacks, how can you blame the
farmers for banding together for their own protection? Would you blame them
if they defended themselves against violent land requisition? Since I have
spoken to more than one commando leader, I can assure you that the only
people they want dead are those who storm into on Foot In Mouth Disease
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on 18/06/15
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Chris. Your opinions and comments are well noted. I will
tackle your points in no particular order. I happened to meet the leader of
what is 100% Afrikaans militia which is training to protect farms and fight
any land requisition plans that may arise. As you may know, repatriation is a
very long-lived and tenacious topic when discussing the land question. These
people happened to tell me much about their plans and why they formed a
militia in the first place. There is surely murder in mind, for their metaphorical
cross-hairs are aimed at Blacks, not any other race group. Mr Fourie, though
uncouth, was an independent speaker, talking in his capacity. But the guns
are there and people are waiting for chaos to kick in so they have excuses to
retaliate. It is scary, Chris. About Fourie. He is Afrikaans. He is also a
racist waiting for a reason to shoot Nigerians in the head. The stupidity he
displayed happened to have a large violent element to it. It was not alright.
And there are no on Foot In Mouth Disease
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on 18/06/15
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Khaya, I find your use of irony interesting. One: in this
post you claim that you struggle to accept labels. Why then do you use the
label of the Racist Afrikaner? Are labels fine as long as they are used on
one's opposition? I concede that what the individual had to say was racist.
However, suggesting a link between that and his home language and/or his
culture is a cheap, rhetorical shot, and a dangerous one at that. I am
assuming that you are not referring to all the speakers of Afrikaans who are
of Griekwa, San and Malay descent because that would make your argument
rather unstable. Also, what exactly are you insinuating when you say:
"There is murder in more than one Afrikaans mind and this simplex
simpleton had the sheer dutch courage to get up on his feet and talk
seriously about shooting Black people."? Are you suggesting that the
Afrikaans language predisposes people to racist ideas or that the culture is
somehow inherently discriminatory? If so, I should like some onFoot In Mouth Disease
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on 14/06/15
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At one point my mom was attending funerals every weekend.
It broke my heart and I had to ask her to stop. After I had uZazi, my one
cousin asked me if I had a life policy ngathi Cha. Wathi uma ngishona
bazongigcwaba ngani? I was shocked. We cant afford to live, cause we're
fixated on death. Somewhere between them selling us alcohol, kfc, washing
powder and funeral schemes is the so called black life. on Burial: The Game of the Dead, Dying and Bereaved
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on 01/05/15
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Our family has a history of working for NGOs, it's nearly
always contract unless you work for the big boys like United
Nations/FAO/WFP/UNICEF You have to spend an hour each day researching who's
hiring and firing around the world and you have to send your CV off on a
daily basis.You also have to put a lot of effort in staying on the NGO radar,
submit good work to the right people and always show great enthusiasm. Don't
let your boss take credit for your work, don't let your boss make you look
bad, if they are assholes then just do their job for them and submit directly
to head office. Once you get a name for someone who only has to be on the
project for it to succeed then you will have a choice of contracts to choose
from. I wouldn't let it get you down, just accept that politics amongst
academics is brutal and make sure you stab them in the back first :P on I Thought I Was Safe: On Job Security
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Anonymous
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on 13/04/15
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"You can notice this even the language that the
people use."...Quite!....Using language such as "a lack of working-class
consciousness, particularly the elitist, petit-bourgeosie proclivities and
bourgeoisie aspirations of the people" significantly reduces the number
of people who will identify with you on CREATIVE AND CULTURAL WORKERS OR WRECKERS?
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Anonymous
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on 27/03/15
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Powerful! on Frontlines @ Green Camp June 2014
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on 03/02/15
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These words are just so penetrating and I wonder what
really happens in our minds and in our lives, that compels us to forget so
easily and to be so complacent: " We know full well of the violence in
South Africa during the 1970s and 1980s. Chris Hani was killed in 1993, and
where are his speeches now? Who chooses what we remember? Do we concede the
violent past and it’s “inflammatory texts” for a weak semblance of South
African Democracy? Are the words of Steven Biko not good enough to be studied
in senior high school? I see the manipulation of public opinion. A re-writing
of consensus. A travesty to the good works of the past, relegating it to just
idealistic history." on Funda Wenze | Read Do | On Speeches
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on 26/11/14
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A moving and deeply personal epistle on Messages from the Edge of Beingness
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on 25/11/14
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Thanks for writing this, mfowethu. Your writings are very
grounded, and I mean that literally. The things I learn from you through this
are things you learn by walking, seeing realities atop the earth. The irony
of uNonhlanhla's name really hurt me to read. She must have seen such
terrible things done by this country's policing force against human life.
Where I live, I spoke with some people who had just been removed from a tiny
corner of nearby land, along a train track. I asked them why they did it,
even though the answer was obviously the greed of the bureaucracy, and he
said he didn't know. What he did know was that, even though it was nearing
the end of winter, it was still extremely cold. They now had no place to make
fires, and no blankets, no bags, because they were taken. By the despicable
group called the "Claremont Improvement Initiative" or someting
vile like that. on Karma Pedestrian Journey
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on 08/09/14
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I am impressed by the clear-mindedness of these
philosophical observations.... It is like a work of Art or a tapestry woven
by Sartre and Fanon finally in agreement with the ordinary folk on How To See Them
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on 02/09/14
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Every happening has a reason, the Green Camp might have
needed this more than Cool Runnings, You might have needed some misdirection
to be redirected. :-) on Frontlines
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on 24/06/14
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Funny, isn't it, that we never made it to Cool Runnings.
Maybe next time... on Frontlines
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on 24/06/14
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Your article reminds of something i wrote yesterday, i was
annoyed by the injustices i see happening in our office space... I find it
strange how we all play agents to something we don't know without even
knowing we are doing it. Its bullshit and i don't care who initiates it,
succumbing to nonsensical rules doesn't make you good, it makes you stupid.
It’s the fear that grip people making them follow stupid rules. The majority
of us have slave mentalities, perpetually enforced by the rules and systems
in the environments we inhabit. Slaves do not have the capacity to stand up
for one another, they know only to do as they are told and follow the rules,
even if the rules infringe on the right of their fellow kin. The colleague I
was talking to said, “She doesn’t care if I call her a sheep, she will tell
me that I’m wrong if she feels believes so”. I thought how easy it is for her
to point that finger at me, but what about the people who are actually doing
us wrong, would she tell on State of Unrest
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on 19/06/14
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Hi, I have been following the eviction of Informal Traders
in Cape Town and Joberg for the last year and half and have documented the
legal matters regarding Informal Trade. Your assumption that what is
happening here is against the constitution is correct and I have the proof.
Please see my documentation here : Full Story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3U2K-KRmTI Website
http://www.stellenboschtransparency.com/ Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/stellenboschtransparency
on Abakaqedi -They're Not Done
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on 19/06/14
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There are so many things wrong about this picture, Its
easy to mistaken this government act as a random act of cleaning the streets
(as it comes across from someone who hardly ever walk on the market side, who
doesn't understand how these people depend on their meagre market income for
a living), but the fact that it's done so stealthily with the majority of us
at work, not aware of what is happening, is a sure sign that our government
is still not as democratic as it claims to be. As the people in this state,
we need to be alerted and even consulted to a certain degree of the
government plans, we cant still be living in such a segregated state that one
government act can impact so severely on the lives of a social group, whilst
the rest of the people go by with their existence without even feeling the
effect of the abuse suffered by our won. I guess i can agree with FAMREC when
saying it resonates very much an apart-heid regime, a coherent state would
not allow such a thing to on Abakaqedi -They're Not Done
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on 19/06/14
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This is relevant information and creative and socially
responsible people should be responding to such atrocious behaviour with both
anger and planned responses ... on Abakaqedi -They're Not Done
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on 18/06/14
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Phambili Resistance Phambili! on Abakaqedi -They're Not Done
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on 18/06/14
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on 12/06/14
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it's unfortunate how the poor masses get caught up in the
games of politicians. Thank you for this, i am much more aware now of the
injustices suffered by our people because of a corrupt regime. on Lwandle Evictions in Cape Town
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on 11/06/14
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I never knew this. I have learned. on THE SIX LAWS OF SYSTEMS
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on 06/11/13
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Brother did you say "Talk to the police ..."
Well, I have tried that one before and so did Khuli Chana , the thing is
people in authority tend to see themselves as inherently superior and if you
show that you know your rights and are willing to defend others, you are
basically treading on their toes or impeding the course of justice. Its a
paradox I know, the defenders become the offenders and they take offense at
others ... on Market Durban 22 October 2013
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on 01/11/13
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Out Of Chaos Comes Order ... on Cape of Chaos
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on 01/11/13
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This is really great synopsis of this most
under-appreciated of World changers! on Excerpt from Thomas Sankara: brief portrait of a little-known
leader
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on 30/10/13
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This is abhorrent. I thank you for sharing this story, not
only to expose the SAPS and their onslaught against the poor in Durban
(they're eviscerating Durban culture indirectly), but also for notifying me
of a place to obtain traditional medicines. on Market Durban 22 October 2013
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on 25/10/13
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So there was overt violence in Hillbrow. Thanks for this
news. It's important that we see and expose. I cannot express my rage and
disgust at the efforts of the SAPS. on Market Durban 22 October 2013
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on 25/10/13
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This happened in Hillbrow, Johannesburg today. Accompanied
by rubber bullets, while the kids were coming home from school. Traders
merchandise was even scattered across the roads, people running away in fear.
They are attacking a symptom, not the cause. Backwards. onMarket Durban 22 October 2013
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on 24/10/13
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Nice one, Kenki! on We Drew This City
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on 10/10/13
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State Space An n-dimensional space with the property that
each point in this space uniquely and completely describes the condition of
the system you are studying at some particular time. As time flows and the
dynamical system develops, this point moves and creates a trajectory.
Attractors (strange and non-strange) are the geometrical objects formed by
the trajectories of dynamical systems in this state space. on It's called the CHAOTIC FRONT for a reason
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on 04/10/13
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Awesome Khaya... Brings back some memories - That last
shot was of my first show with Creophagus up in JHB... Seems like an eternity
since those days!! Looking forward to catching up Brother. on Tonight is Many Nights From Before
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on 04/10/13
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Well, as much as I love chilling with anonymous people,
they tend to be difficult to track. So message or email me and we can.
on Uyaphila, akaphili, uyaphila
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on 01/10/13
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Oh man., I would kill to have a chill out with you
sometime. I dig this blog! on Uyaphila, akaphili, uyaphila
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Anonymous
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on 01/10/13
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It actually hurts to read it. I read it today, again. And
I feel as if another wrote it. on Verse for Biko and Tosh
in response to This cuts to the bones of my soul... ,
by King Mob.
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on 26/09/13
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This cuts to the bones of my soul... on Verse for Biko and Tosh1 replies.
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on 23/09/13
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and i always try to start em off on DUNE... on I Don't Need Clothes.
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Anonymous
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on 23/09/13
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kickitover.org Support the movement. buy the mag. And if
you are a student, link up with them and show your active protest. as Captain
planet once said, "The power is yours." on Meme Wars (Adbusters Concepts)
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on 11/09/13
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