Post by cjm on Jun 24, 2015 7:20:54 GMT
In all likelihood the Charter was deliberately de-emphasised to continue the charade of being a liberal, law-abiding, peace loving democratic movement, supporting free enterprise - with the friendly white face of pappa Joe and puppets. Nothing to upset white sentiment and prevent the country being sold down the drain.
Anthea Jeffrey: Constitution should be ANC’s bible – not 60 year old Freedom Charter
It was like a script from the TV series Prison Break. All you need to do is swap Lincoln Burrows for Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, Michael Scofield for South African President Jacob Zuma and make the setting South Africa and not the Fox River State penitentiary. The problem, this escape has far deeper consequences. It undermines the Constitution, the supreme law of the country, which provides the legal foundation of its existence. In this piece, Anthea Jeffrey argues that the ruling party is shifting decision-making away from the foundation of the Constitution to that of the Freedom Charter, which is a document that was largely drawn up by white communists and reportedly approved by Moscow prior to its adoption 60 years ago. – Stuart Lowman
By *Anthea Jeffrey
Dr. Anthea Jeffery is Head of Policy Research at the IRR and author of Patents and Prosperity: Invention + Investment = Growth + Jobs, published this week by the IRR and available on the IRR website.
Dr. Anthea Jeffery is Head of Policy Research at the IRR.
The long-standing propaganda campaign around a document called the “Freedom Charter” is set to reach new heights this week, with 26th June 2015 marking the 60th anniversary of the charter’s adoption.
The propaganda surrounding the charter has been pervasive from the start. The charter is supposed to reflect the spontaneous suggestions of ordinary people across the country. It is also supposed to have been adopted by popular acclaim at the “congress of the people”, a gathering of some 3,000 individuals in Kliptown (Soweto) on 26th June 1955.
In fact, however, the document was largely drawn up by white communists and was reportedly approved by Moscow prior to its adoption. In addition, the multi-racial Liberal Party refused to take part in the Kliptown meeting because it saw that the South African Communist Party (SACP) was largely in control of the event.
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www.biznews.com/thought-leaders/2015/06/24/anthea-jeffrey-constitution-should-be-ancs-bible-not-60-year-old-freedom-charter/
It was like a script from the TV series Prison Break. All you need to do is swap Lincoln Burrows for Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, Michael Scofield for South African President Jacob Zuma and make the setting South Africa and not the Fox River State penitentiary. The problem, this escape has far deeper consequences. It undermines the Constitution, the supreme law of the country, which provides the legal foundation of its existence. In this piece, Anthea Jeffrey argues that the ruling party is shifting decision-making away from the foundation of the Constitution to that of the Freedom Charter, which is a document that was largely drawn up by white communists and reportedly approved by Moscow prior to its adoption 60 years ago. – Stuart Lowman
By *Anthea Jeffrey
Dr. Anthea Jeffery is Head of Policy Research at the IRR and author of Patents and Prosperity: Invention + Investment = Growth + Jobs, published this week by the IRR and available on the IRR website.
Dr. Anthea Jeffery is Head of Policy Research at the IRR.
The long-standing propaganda campaign around a document called the “Freedom Charter” is set to reach new heights this week, with 26th June 2015 marking the 60th anniversary of the charter’s adoption.
The propaganda surrounding the charter has been pervasive from the start. The charter is supposed to reflect the spontaneous suggestions of ordinary people across the country. It is also supposed to have been adopted by popular acclaim at the “congress of the people”, a gathering of some 3,000 individuals in Kliptown (Soweto) on 26th June 1955.
In fact, however, the document was largely drawn up by white communists and was reportedly approved by Moscow prior to its adoption. In addition, the multi-racial Liberal Party refused to take part in the Kliptown meeting because it saw that the South African Communist Party (SACP) was largely in control of the event.
...
www.biznews.com/thought-leaders/2015/06/24/anthea-jeffrey-constitution-should-be-ancs-bible-not-60-year-old-freedom-charter/