Whatshot
Whats The Issue?
Whats The Issue?
Date: 2014-12-05
When a puppet causes a ruckus in the Randburg Magistrate's Court and wins it's case, you know something is amiss. I am all in favour of the verdict, just amused at the puppet appearing in court. I can just see the ventriloquist with, pursed lips, stifling a laugh as he responds to the ludicrous accusations of the singer's representative.
Speaking of ludicrous, the election of a convicted murderer as one of the leaders of the EFF should not raise an eyebrow of trepidation, their recent panga wielding blood bath of an election for a provincial leader makes the writing on the wall that much clearer for those who can read.
Still not to be outdone, apparently the ruling party spent eighteen million Rand on an ANCYL conference that did not happen. I bet the guys owed money by the party are just loving that. The DA produced a scorecard for the ANC, saying that our present president scored a massive 1 out of ten and our hilarious parliament scored a whopping great 4 out of ten. Cyril passed with fifty per cent, I expected more from him and the top achiever was the commendable Naledi Pandor of the Science and Technology department.
Then there is the swathe of educated and literate humanity all across Europe, engaged in a most ludicrous tug of war. I am speaking of the Ukraine and European Union debacle. With Putin calling the West's bluff and moving away from the South Stream pipeline and glibly indicating that Russia will sell their gas to Turkey at hugely discounted rates, leaving tracts of Europe out in the cold this winter. The Bulgarian president looking very much like a puppet. In the meantime the war rages on with one side citing the other for breaking the cease fire. This is sounding so familiar.
In Hong Kong the cops are going on the rampage, driving the sit in protestors physically off the street. China will tell them they can vote as much as they like, but only for the candidates that China says they can vote for. Hong Kong is gone.
Moving further afield the killing fields of Syria are slipping closer and closer to ISIS' clutches as the crisis goes on. In a move that puts pressure on Israel to stop dilly dallying over the Palestinian State, the French parliament has voted in favour of recognising a Palestinian State, following in the footsteps of Britain and Spain. The French have given Israel 2 years to get their act together and then they will recognise the state regardless.
So as we enter into the festive season, not so festive for some, it looks like there is some progress in the mess that is our human condition. All we need to do now is get rid of the likes of Monsanto and the oil industry's strangle hold on our economies and we may even save the planet.