THANKS to self-discipline, inbred through strict parenting and the threat of the rod at school, I have never and will never assault a female.
I will also not attack any other gender for no reason.
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I have also not resorted to burning down buildings or schools because it cannot resolve any problems such as no work or lack of schools. It merely does the opposite.
People must stop finding excuses such as apartheid, xenophobia, gender inequality, and racism, to commit these barbaric deeds. After all is said and done, and the mess gets cleaned up, every single person has suffered somehow and nobody has gained by it.
Barbaric acts are caused by barbarians. Terrorism, a step further, is caused by terrorists.
Our problem in RSA is the hate in the minds of the people. At the moment we hate everything and everybody irrespective of race, gender, nationality or colour.
This is the problem.
Parents and teachers have the responsibility to discuss the problem with all children to calm them down and get rid of that unadulterated hate from their systems.
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For goodness sake, do not teach or encourage them to “grab” what is yours or demand impossible things that we all need to work our butts off to obtain.
Luxury goods are not there to be stolen because you “want” it! Respect your fellow citizens, irrespective of gender, power, or colour. If you disagree, then report or complain about it and rectify the wrongs by civil means.
The politicians and Government, in turn, need to set an example to all, which unfortunately is not happening.
A fool who stands up and spreads hate should be jailed for stirring hatred and causing death and destruction that did not exist at the time.
Do not listen to these fools who have no self-discipline or respect for their fellow brothers to the extent where foreign human beings are being attacked. It will not bring new jobs.
Forget about inventing excuses, whatever they are. You are what you are, and you have what you have, so accept it and try and improve your lot by decent means.
The mass marches are also not the answer because it has zero effect on the perpetrators and could cause more impatience and delays to the folk around you.
Tom Roberts
Padfield Park
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