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The GNU Participants Were a Foregone Conclusion – Fuckit I HATE being right!

14 June 2024 By Alan Straton

As I often say to the two young ‘nearly teenagers’ in my home; “Fuckit, I hate being right!”

When the DA started with their talks about a Multi-Party Charter to defeat the ANC and take over as the government of South Africa along with their ‘promise’ to never work with the ANC, I only had this to say to anyone who would listen:

  • The DA has struggled for 30 years to be the government
  • Whatever they say is NOT cast in stone
  • How would you feel if you were always the bridesmaid and never the bride?
  • The DA and it’s members are at a water shed moment and very very hungry for power
  • This means that they will do ANYTHING to get a bite at the cherry to stay relevant
  • Given the smallest of chances the DA will roll over onto their back for a tummy rub and then bark at all and sundry about how their compromising on their stance over the ANC by joining them in a GNU/coalition is in the ‘National Interest’.

Fuckit – I HATE being right!

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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.
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