Economic Freedom Fighters Commander Julius Malema’s immediate response to the high court ruling that the national shutdown protests can continue was to declare: “You cannot stop the revolution”.
This was after the Democratic Alliance challenged the protest in court.
The EFF has always talked about revolution and its appeal to South Africa’s most unemployed segment of society, that is, the black youth, is undeniable. After all, the EFF, an organization that is part of the South African parliamentary system, needs to clarify what this revolution is all about.
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Today, the path to the revolution is determined by fear and intimidation of anyone who does not support their cause.
It is very unfortunate that the grievances based on the national shutdown are something common to all South Africans and logically, all citizens should support the call that galvanizes the country to protest that aims to force the ruling party to resolve this issue. grievances.
But for the rest of the country, the loudest voice heard when the call to kill is made is “you’re going to join this protest whether you like it or not”.
There is not even a suggestion to “join the protest if you agree with our reasoning”.
Only “on March 20 nobody will move in this country: No bus, no train…
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The EFF’s path to a revolution that would oust the elected president included forcing citizens to participate in protest action. Yes, forcing people against their will to participate in the path set for revolution.
How did he come to the conclusion that “no one should move” during the protest?
It must be acknowledged that the establishment of the party after the expulsion of Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu from the ruling party changed the face of opposition politics in South Africa. Eternal.
Here there is a group of mainly young people who do not rely solely on the parliamentary process to hold the president and the executive. They are ready to enter Parliament in overalls and express their displeasure in the face of the tyranny of numbers hidden by the ruling party.
His way is mischievous, annoying and clearly unforgiving. And this ushers in a new era where the ruling party must ask itself: “What will the opposition (EFF) do when we mess up?” But the unusual way of doing politics was not forced by others as it is now.
This revolution in which everyone is forced to participate must be established so that the country knows what the third largest political party in South Africa wants: What are the big stones and burning tires on the road?
Are unemployed youths roaming the streets robbing businesses that ironically contribute to the reduction of unemployment they are protesting against? Is this revolution the death knell of an already ailing economy?
Most importantly, the EFF needs to take the entire country to determine exactly what the endgame is.
If the endgame is a change of government outside the established parliamentary process and the constitutionally established electoral process, then it needs to be said.
It is not possible that a company as big as Toyota should be closed for a day and celebrated as a victory to die when the biggest problem in this country is clearly unemployment.
In a country like SA, that is counterrevolutionary.