tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30387849.post115805349885641175..comments2016-07-24T17:24:23.993+02:00Comments on Inside South Africa: Kevin Pietersen giving South African whiteys a bad nameAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00288015012037286460noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30387849.post-43546508215670955392008-12-15T21:46:00.000+02:002008-12-15T21:46:00.000+02:00Didnt kevin leave south africa because he wasnt se...Didnt kevin leave south africa because he wasnt selected?...isnt that then SA's fault for letting him go?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30387849.post-33014052055072892912008-07-10T19:43:00.000+02:002008-07-10T19:43:00.000+02:00For those who don't have the stomach for Africa, l...For those who don't have the stomach for Africa, leave. Just leave; don't look back and don't dis what you're walking away from. Shut up and go. Africa aint for the feint-hearted, so if that's you "Anonymous" then just go. Kevin, too, should shut up and let his bat do the talking (as should Smith).<BR/><BR/>For those who really love ZA, the pleasures and pains, the sonskyn, braai vleis, bokke, black taxis, Brakpan, Boksburg, Bellville, brandes en BJs op Blouberg en lekker boere meisies, stay and play.<BR/><BR/>Manny C (a whitey from Cape Town, nogals wiff EU passport).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16355500665775101002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30387849.post-35577638270781387462008-06-09T12:35:00.000+02:002008-06-09T12:35:00.000+02:00Anonymous. Everyone has the right to choose, indee...Anonymous. Everyone has the right to choose, indeed. What would have been nice is if Kevin Pietersen were known for saying something like: "I appreciate the opportunity to play for England and am proud of the team and my contribution to it. It's a pity that I did not get a chance to play for the country of my birth but it will always stay close to my heart." Something in that order. Badmouthing the country that gave you a good education and that nurtured your talent will not be received well by citizens of that country, whether it be England, South Africa or Australia.<BR/><BR/>As for the rest of your comment. Yes, the honeymoon period after 1994 is over and yes we do have many problems. Some of our problems would have been unavoidable (e.g. poverty) and could not be wished or worked away in 12 years. Others are with us because of weak political will, mismanagement, corruption and weak leadership. These are matters which have to do with a liberation movement becoming the governing party (which has lead to worse conditions elsewhere), ideology taking priority over pragmatism, poor leadership again, a culture of entitlement, etc.<BR/><BR/>While the article on which you commented touched on race in a playful manner (whiteys), it has in fact nothing to do with race and everything to do with patriotism (to country and team). The solution for our various problems is not returning whites to government, or shipping in whites to 'do the job'. The solution lies in committed and principled leadership and civil society. In terms of the role that white citizens (and other minority groups) have to play in the country, government needs to be accommodating and even handed. Thabo Mbeki did not build bridges and build a common nationhood, as Nelson Mandela did. He did quite the opposite. That will be his sad legacy.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05022240207658721595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30387849.post-90933942857923473312008-06-07T17:26:00.000+02:002008-06-07T17:26:00.000+02:00What do you call ""WHITEY'S WHO STAYED TO MAKE A D...What do you call ""WHITEY'S WHO STAYED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE but after 12 years decided that there was no "new"South Africa ,just a reverse of the "Old"SA."That the racists were now black.<BR/><BR/>Everyone has a right to choose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com