The statement said: "These puerile, attention- seeking and rudimentary verbal sparring spats are an insult to the founding fathers of the new South Africa like Nelson Mandela, who were principled, humble and inspiring leaders. Ours is a nation liberated through principled resistance and dialogue, and we all should strive to defend and honour the legacy of heroes and heroines who sacrificed for our liberation and inspired our nation."
What is certain is that their appeal for reason will be drowned out by puerile, attention-seeking responses.
Just this week, the ANC Youth League rounded on the former Reserve Bank governor, Tito Mboweni, for taking the job of chairman of Anglo Gold Ashanti.
The appointment, which would until very recently have been greeted as evidence of transformation in the senior echelons of the economy, was given this description: "Tito Mboweni's appointment into a mining corporation is not at all surprising and reflects the reactionary, nonsensical and backward views he expressed when he was the mis-Governor of the Reserve Bank that mines will not be nationalised in South Africa."
Their anger appears to have been stirred by Mboweni questioning the league's plan to nationalise mines.
Nehawu's despairing appeal will no doubt fall on deaf ears. But they are right to highlight the dangers posed by the poor state of the national debate.
Source: Times Live
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