Scared

Thousands died for this?

South Africa is such a scary place. Not just scary in the normal sense of the word, where you fear for your life. That also, especially, but firstly I mean you look around you, read the news media and watch television, and you cannot help wondering when will this beautiful country come to its senses; and THAT is scary because if something drastic is not done soon to salvage our beloved country, there is no reasonable expectation that the slide into anarchy and civil war is not inevitable.

South Africa is now at the crossroads, notwithstanding assurances, promises and empty slogans by the authorities, from the lowest rank to the highest, that things are not as bad as it is portrayed by "unpatriotic" elements. Yes, at the crossroads where decisions from quality leaders are critically important to steer us away from the road to self destruct.

We had such high expectations after 1994, the year when we simply "gave the country away" (it was called the introduction of full democracy) to what was then known to us as terrorists. After 1994 we were told they were freedom fighters. Over the past 14 years we have had to hear piece meal about some horror happenings during the years of apartheid. But no person with a balanced sense of judgement will agree that everything that happened during the apartheid years was evil.

We "embraced" a new "democracy" that was going to change everything that was "bad", there would be peace, global participation and so many other things. But, alas, corruption, nepotism, greed and so many other ills have robbed this country of a fantastic future. More and more people realize SA has become a snake pit in the world of violent, sadistic crime. Yes, we can cry for this beloved country.