The Left Hand's Thoughts and Prayers - Empty Gestures to the Victims at Marikana
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Listening to the Oxford-sweetened tones of Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh as he guided the conversation on Marikana on 702 talk radio this morning, I perceived a fracture between the narrative of the intellectual elites and that of ordinary South Africans. Nobody among the enlightened classes appreciates thoughts and prayers any more. But that they are perfectly happy with empty left wing slogans is painfully obvious. While many ordinary South Africans pray for peace, even if it comes at the cost of unresolved injustices, the intellectual classes pray for revolution, even if it comes at the cost of poorer people's lives.
The Left Hand's Thoughts and Prayers - Empty Gestures to the Victims at Marikana
The Left Hand's Thoughts and Prayers - Empty…
The Left Hand's Thoughts and Prayers - Empty Gestures to the Victims at Marikana
Listening to the Oxford-sweetened tones of Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh as he guided the conversation on Marikana on 702 talk radio this morning, I perceived a fracture between the narrative of the intellectual elites and that of ordinary South Africans. Nobody among the enlightened classes appreciates thoughts and prayers any more. But that they are perfectly happy with empty left wing slogans is painfully obvious. While many ordinary South Africans pray for peace, even if it comes at the cost of unresolved injustices, the intellectual classes pray for revolution, even if it comes at the cost of poorer people's lives.