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Another voice from PE on the #FeesMustFall impasse

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Writing for the Daily Maverick, Port Elizabeth based Ian von Memerty – a well known entertainer, actor, singer, musician, writer, director and television presenter says:

I confess to feeling depressed, doubtful and dented. But I suppose that is only natural, when our futures are no more than ping-pong balls that are smashed between the political players of our country. I want to leave the powerless land of the plebs for the land of “absolutely!”

Should a student with academic qualifications and no money have the right to an education? Absolutely.

Should the government have pulled its finger out of its constipated fundament and arranged that any qualifying student gets an interest-free loan? Absolutely.

Should the police be trained and supported and able to control protesters, protect national assets, and arrest anyone who breaks the law? Goddamn it! Yes!

I am still a performer (albeit an endangered species of performer being a white, male over 50) and have been a TV personality on and off for two decades. So I feel that I must ask: Should Hlaudi Motsoeneng be taken to the nearest psychiatric facility and put on a drip of mind-altering drugs which might return him to a form of reality? Absolutely.

Should he have to return every obscenely undeserved salary and bonus he has received from Faith Muthambi and her merry board of thieves? Absolutely.

Should Jacob Zuma be forced to immediately repay every single legal fee that he has incurred for each time-wasting two-step that his lawyers have indulged in to ensure that he won’t go to court? Absolutely.

Do I want Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu to live forever? Absolutely……

Read the Full Article here: Loads of Absolute Balls: The privilege of the Plebs | Daily Maverick

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Alan Straton

Chief Cook, Bottle Washer and Broom Mechanic at MyPE
Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth. Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die." See more articles by Alan.