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#NationalShutdown – A Beaten Dog Will Bite You Eventually

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Once again we have a seriously divided South Africa out on the streets again.

The EFF are calling for the resignation of Cyril Ramaphosa and an end to loadshedding wth their National Shutdown campaign today whilst the security apparatus are out in full force showing teir teeth and threatening to arrest, incarcarate, quell and thwart any wrongdoing by EFF members and supporters.

Apart from the fact that this very behaviour from both ‘sides’ of the divide is giving me flashbacks to those times when we as National Servicemen were called upon to do the very same thing and quell demonstrations and riots, I find myself dismayed at the number of people who, literally and figuratively, are beating the dogs (who just happed to be wearing red this time) with their attitudes and reactions.

It is a very well known fact that if you tie a dog up and beat it time and time again that it will NOT contribute to a loving, productive home but rather bide it’s time and lie in wait for a passing ankle near enough to be savaged.

Do we not learn from history? The English beat the Boer, The Boer beat the African, The EFF now beats the ANC. Who was it said that that the epitomy of dumb was doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result?

Answering violence with violence, threats with threats, show of force with show of force only has ONE outcome – misery, death and both sides losing.

And, what irks me more, is that once again Wee Julie has manipulated the media and his followers in such a way that the EFF has gained thousands of column centimetres of promotion for free as every single journalist seeks out that “If it bleeds it leads story!” And here I am going to go out on a limb and say that we as responsible media have the power to change the narrative by not giving total douche bags centre stage as we wait for that story that will gain us millions of eyeballs.

Can we not do the following; “If you see an injustice then privately try to sort it out, don’t rush to print just to be first.” Stay true to the media mantra of reporting the news and not being or creating the news.

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Alan Straton

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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.