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Communists blast Malema

Nov 20 2009 20:58

Johannesburg - The SA Communist Party on Friday defended its general secretary, Jeremy Cronin, after ANC Youth League president Julius Malema's lambasted the former's stance on nationalising the mines.

"We find it very strange and politically dishonest that whilst on the one hand the ANCYL calls for a debate on the question of nationalisation, yet, on the other hand, it throws insults on those who are taking up the debate," the SACP said in a statement.

It condemned "in the strongest possible terms" the insults hurled at Cronin by Malema in a response to a SACP article on mine nationalisation.

Malema described the piece, penned by Cronin, as "openly reactionary".

Cronin provided an analysis of the issues surrounding the nationalisation of the mines.

In it, he criticised Malema and the league's calling for nationalisation, saying: "Comrade Malema hasn't always helped his case with off-the-wall sound-bytes. The impression of a policy being made on the hoof, individualistically, is reinforced by the fact that we are yet to see any serious attempt at a collective policy document on this matter from the ANCYL."

"I suspect that comrade Malema and others are missing this bigger systemic picture because when they speak of mineral beneficiation they are thinking of bling ... sorry, jewellery," he adds.

Malema responded to the piece, describing it as reactionary "clothed in quasi-Marxist rhetoric, with potential to make a sorry and sad reflection of the true character of the SACP's ideological steadfastness".

He said he did "not need the permission of white political messiahs to think".

Malema described it as "sad" that Cronin "decided to isolate me" from a league resolution in which it outlines its stance on nationalisation: ".... the State should be custodian of the people in its ownership, extraction, production and trade of mineral wealth beneath the soil, monopoly industries and banks".

On mineral beneficiation Malema said Cronin reduced the league's call for this to an "obsession with bling".

"It is sad that previously, those who look like us were considered intellectually inferior by the white supremacists, and today Comrade Jeremy reflects the same sentiment, even before he interacts with the views of the ANCYL," Malema said.

The SACP called on Malema to discuss the issue in a "principled and comradely manner without resorting to the Mbeki-era type of insults against the leaders of our party".

It said it had invited the league to take part in its political school last month, where it discussed nationalisation, but the league did not attend.

- Sapa

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Kulu
Jan 02 2010 17:07 Report this comment

Such a pity that he doesn't want to die for Zuma any longer.

Mphoza
Dec 21 2009 14:27 Report this comment

When people address Julius they should not address the whole african race, we donot all think like Julius.i just hate this message from this guy who says it is difficult to speak to a black race his just like Julius actual Julius Malema he is more clever than him.

Dr General
Dec 14 2009 07:46 Report this comment

good Samaritans,i think that it would be advisable to leave Thabo Mbeki out of this issue. Julius is simply an laughing stock of SA politics,you dont need to take pills for being stewpit - this man is really stewpit.

HJ
Dec 14 2009 07:00 Report this comment

When the common enemy, the whites, are out of way the blacks will go back to fighting amongst themselves. Eleven different tribes cannot live together in one country. SA must have at separate states as planned under apartheid.

Nasdaq7
Dec 09 2009 10:13 Report this comment

And with the comment below I meant to say that Malema has no respect for white people. And it is difficult to talk to people like that. He calls others racists - but he has disrespectful racist behavior towards whites; he can't but help mention Cronin's race.

Nasdaq7
Dec 09 2009 09:11 Report this comment

That is why it is so difficult speaking to that black race. They have achieved nothing of note in history yet expect others to subject themselves to their numerical superiority. Intellect Julius. That is what made whites stand out from the crowd. That is probably why they wanted to live alone. Have you ever considered that? That they wanted to live alone. That they gave YOU work and not the other way around. That YOU moved to their cities and not the other way around. That is why your mother called you Julius.

Geejay
Nov 22 2009 12:34 Report this comment

Lol Malema is right he doesn't need anyones permission to think. In fact up until now he has never had to think and as he says the communist Messiah that is Cronin has no business in his attempt to think. He'll think when he's good and ready to think dammit, just as soon as he finds out what this white thinking thing is all about. lol

whips excite me
Nov 21 2009 14:50 Report this comment

Interesting point - that boy malema does not understand the meaning of the word debate. He raises the debate, then attacks anyone with a different opinion. smells like a despot in training!!


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