The SA Politics Thread Part 3

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rietrot said:
Typically feminist BS. Demeaning traditional women and pretending it is better for them to be corporate slaves.
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They were far more unhappy in earlier times. Just that they had less opportunity to air their feelings and less awareness was raised on issues that affect them. Domestic violence was normalized during earlier times and it is really only the late 90s and 2000s that it started to be heavily frowned upon.

I understand your view towards women are probably influenced by a conservative Christian upbringing (probably NK Kerk or Calvinist). It also seems like if you were raised Wahabi in Saudi Arabia, you would have been against women driving. You are quite radical to be in a democracy and believe women should not vote.
 
JuliusSeizure said:
They were far more unhappy in earlier times. Just that they had less opportunity to air their feelings and less awareness was raised on issues that affect them. Domestic violence was normalized during earlier times and it is really only the late 90s and 2000s that it started to be heavily frowned upon.

I understand your view towards women are probably influenced by a conservative Christian upbringing (probably NK Kerk or Calvinist). It also seems like if you were raised Wahabi in Saudi Arabia, you would have been against women driving. You are quite radical to be in a democracy and believe women should not vote.
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How much of your pay do you spend every month on simping?
 
JuliusSeizure said:
They were far more unhappy in earlier times. Just that they had less opportunity to air their feelings and less awareness was raised on issues that affect them. Domestic violence was normalized during earlier times and it is really only the late 90s and 2000s that it started to be heavily frowned upon.
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That sounds like typical mansplaining to me..
 
TheChamp said:
www.news24.com

Former DA member Mbali Ntuli launches NPO aimed at registering thousands of apathetic citizens | News24

Mbali Ntuli was offered large amounts of money to form a political party, but her interest is not in campaigning ahead of the 2024 elections - she wants to rattle the political environment and increase the number of people who are registered to vote.
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Ok, great move by General Ntuli. Something useful for once and not another one-man band informal business party (aka spaza shop).

Can agree with getting more disillusioned okes registered. Then it's just up to the Moonshot okes to win most of the newly registered okes to turn out on election day and end the ANC/EFF Doomsday once and for all.
 
TheChamp said:
www.news24.com

Former DA member Mbali Ntuli launches NPO aimed at registering thousands of apathetic citizens | News24

Mbali Ntuli was offered large amounts of money to form a political party, but her interest is not in campaigning ahead of the 2024 elections - she wants to rattle the political environment and increase the number of people who are registered to vote.
www.news24.com www.news24.com
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Hope she gets some more registrations this way but is there really appetite for this kind of activism ? Especially for her target market ?
 
surface said:
Hope she gets some more registrations this way but is there really appetite for this kind of activism ? Especially for her target market ?
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Appetite from whom?
Regardless, this is something that is badly needed as more voters choose the path of apathy. Not just ANC voters but opposition too. ANC voters believing there is no one else to vote for. The youth and opposition thinking their individual votes won't make a difference. These latter lot need lessons in arithmetic in addition to being encouraged to vote.
 
surface said:
Hope she gets some more registrations this way but is there really appetite for this kind of activism ? Especially for her target market ?
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I think there is, education about democracy and fully participating in it is a forgotten thing, it's like people just assumed the 1994 momementum would carry us through, the IEC and other state institutions failed miserably in that regard, have you ever had someone who doesn't vote give you a really good reason why? I haven't.

People still think it's effective to disrupt an election because of whatever issues they might have, forgetting that the election is still going to be valid and whoever is elected is till going govern either way.

With the introduction of independents I think it makes even more sense, especially at local government. People should be reminded of the power they have, if areas like Soweto were really serious they would unite and vote for one of their own, that's an option, but you can only exercise that if you participate, something they don't seem to realise when they are sitting there swearing they will never vote.
 
PrimeSteak said:
Ok, great move by General Ntuli. Something useful for once and not another one-man band informal business party (aka spaza shop).

Can agree with getting more disillusioned okes registered. Then it's just up to the Moonshot okes to win most of the newly registered okes to turn out on election day and end the ANC/EFF Doomsday once and for all.
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Agreed. This is a great idea and I hope she succeeds. If she manages to get even 500,000 people to register and vote - that is enough to change the outcome.
 
R13... said:
Appetite from whom?
Regardless, this is something that is badly needed as more voters choose the path of apathy. Not just ANC voters but opposition too. ANC voters believing there is no one else to vote for. The youth and opposition thinking their individual votes won't make a difference. These latter lot need lessons in arithmetic in addition to being encouraged to vote.
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So, I am assuming that apart from electronic ways of advertising and putting up posters & distributing pamphlets, she would have to do door to door canvassing to get people to register. I don' really know if she will find volunteers for this especially when she is not affiliated to any party as such. Did she ever step a foot on the ground so to speak ? Or was she one of the laptop boys crowd ?
 
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