The mines themselves have been founded on corruption/crime/murder/etc and are still run on corruption and crime. What white people fear is black corruption because it may favour less white people than what black corruption would. Its a shame that we a**ume all thats black is corrupt. Nationalisation was part of the plan from the beginning, the world was against it and the ANC was "caught between the rock and a hard place". This is not about corrupt governance its about the self interest of the current owners of the mines.
Hear Malema out then see what you'll think after.
We have to educate our current flock of potential businessmen and mining magnates and then nationalise, by putting them in control of the a**ets and ensuring the profits from these go towards educating and improving the people's lives, instead of ending up in some fatneck bastard's pocket.
U'd be surprise to know that you thinking right here is similar to Malema's
I agree that the mines are founded on a corrupt system. I am against us a**uming that replacing one corrupt system is better than the other, simply because the people running it is black. At least the people running it now have experience in f***ing us over. Imagine the levels of poverty and hunger that will take over if a government as inexperienced and inept as ours had to run our mines.
We already saw how incapable the cronies are at Aurora Empowerment Systems. there are black owners, in the form of Mandelas and Zumas, who are f***ing their black workers. Many of these people didn't get salaries for more than six months, while the fat-necked owners were buying multi-million rand sports cars and partying on yachts.
And if you believe that Malema is any different than the rest of these greedy bastards, you are extremely naive. This is a man who lives far above his already ridiculous income. Where do you think the money for that comes from?
He simply hopes to replace the current corporate a**f***ers, with his a**f***ers of choice. I'm not saying all things black are bad, because they are basically just doing the same as the white dudes have been doing all these years. Everything corrupt is bad, and right now its black dudes in charge of the corrupt machine.
What we need is a complete social revolution. Not this so-called democratic revolution that the ANC feeds us. Sadly, it will probably be a bloody one, because no oppressor will give up his power willingly, which is another clear indication that our peaceful transformation was a sham. If the people do one day wake up and decide to end it, I will be extremely happy. Unfortunately I'm not ashamed to admit that I don't have the balls or the charisma to attempt to be a leader of this kind of revolution. We need someone like that.
I'll try to do my part, bit by bit.
While we're on the topic, check out the #antisec movement.
Also, why are we turning this beautiful thread of lighthearted discussion so serious?