Winning for the team more important than ‘conscience’
As a South African citizen, I am gravely concerned about how our comrades, post-1994, understand our Struggle.
In the first instance, any person who joins any political party of his or her choice must first pledge allegiance to its aims and objectives and begin to live up to its expectations – not up to his or her conscience.
For an example, if soccer teams Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs were to decide the cup final through a penalty shootout, their respective coaches would advise the players about the importance of the penalty kick-out.
This also applies to MPs in the National Assembly on how to vote.
Players, as well as MPs, will have to execute the orders according to their club/party expectations, not through their conscience.
Joining a political party is where comrades are putting their lives at risk for a political goal, for a greater good.
The same applies to the players with regards to the expectations of their respective teams.
This to me dispels the notion of conscience by putting the expectations of their teams first – and the same applies to MPs.
The player who misses the penalty will indeed be classified a traitor, same as MPs.
The notion of conscience falls outside the expectations of doing the right thing, according to the club or party mandate.
The liberation Struggle is not about conscience, it’s about the total freedom from the bondage of apartheid, economically and mentally.
Sello Stephen Mapeka,
Witsieshoek