We, as humanity are
all bonded by respect and bound by respect. Hence by respecting one another, as
man and woman, husband and wife, teacher and scholar, black and white - we transcend our being beyond the descriptive
confines of colour, creed, sexuality, physicality, and non-concrete things that
make us individuals, and a collective with values and principles that make a
sensible, and coherent existence.
This sensible and
coherent existence which is made concrete by these aforementioned descriptive ethnical
and generic personality differentiations, are a step-up point to creating a
cohesive society, that does not discriminate, hate and causes harm against
another in any manner or form.
There are so many
illustrated and vocalised differences between our ethnic groups in South Africa
that makes us as a collective lose the common goals that binds us together. However,
those polarising differences can breathe
commonality to a nation seeking for one common identity.
A diversity that is
unified by an idea that is stronger than what separates each individual,
traditional, and factional standings. A National Identity.
Nationalism is bound
by a cohesive National Identity, without it no country on earth will ever reach
its true potential as a collect autonomous, or authoritarian rule.
It is this reason why
Dictators seek to dictate. A reason, why restrictors seek to restrict. And the
ultimate reason why totalitarian rulers end up violating, and committing human
right atrocities.
It’s all perpetuated
on the grounds of creating an identity that cannot be tarnished, or questioned
by any other nation.
However, in relation
with totalitarian rule, forced respect leads to fear imposed persona’, which is
what we as South Africans are striving to curtail and alleviate totally from
our society.
How do we as a diverse
society find commonality in our democratic rule?
A very difficult yet very
easy question to answer. The secret lays in collective things we do as a
Nation, which will help in alleviating racial tension amongst our people. The
difficulty lays in the attitudes that are imbedded in every individual, a
difficulty that begins within one’s home and forms one’s mental and
physiological attitude.
After a long formative
humiliating age of Apartheid, and a semi-volatile transitional period,
from white reign to black reign, a euphoric period of uniformity followed, creating
a falsified homogeneous existence, that
sheds its camouflage behind closed doors. Attitudes
that inflames the “Racial Tensions” that demoralises our society.
Racial Tensions highlighted
by Trevor Noah, one of South Africa’s
best stand-up comedians, in one of his
gags in his latest stand up comedy stint, That’s Racist. As he comically
notes, “We need to fix the meaning of words that offend us as society. You
can’t just condone the thing! Fix it! ”
We, as humanity are
all bonded by respect and bound by respect. We should respect one another, as
man and woman, husband and wife, teacher and scholar, black and white.
WORD TO A NEW SOUTH
AFRICAN RACIAL REVOLUTION
Linda Sakazi Thwala
Linda Sakazi Twala
