[Woestynryer]

Ches - I agree.I'm a couch socialist myself.
What F.W is saying,and that's what I agree with,is that there need to be balance in our politics.
At the moment we have one majority party of 70% voters,and 10 smaller ones fighting for the 30% vote.
I don't care if the opposition is socialist either.All that I would like to see is a fair balance between two major parties keeping each other in check.

Doesn't matter how just and how noble the party of the 70% voters are.There's always bound to be some bad elements with too much power.Those individuals can let laws pass,using their powers.With small 'chi wau wau' parties as the opposition who will take them serious?

We need a voice and like FW says,it's just a matter of when we get a proper opposition.It's not a problem being socialist.The problem, like many Eastern European countries is that it's the only party with no proper opposition.For healthy politics there need to be strong opposition and if their socialist then even better.As long as they are an opposition that have at least plus or minus half of the populations vote.

Let's not forget,the National Party was socialist too.Conservative at that,but still the same.Sometimes the ANC politics just look like the old Nats in disguise.

I'm not,and never was a great folllower of old kortbroek,but history will judge him in the future.The question will be if he actually showed a lot of vision in his decision to join the ANC.Many people might not agree now,but I know people will look very different on that decision in a few years from now.The reason is, I believe, the main opposition will come from inside the ANC.What the ANC is doing is being the party of all South Africans first.Old Kortbroek crossed that chasm,and 'opened' the ANC to 'white voters'.With this move the ANC is becoming moreso a multicutural party.That is and was the ANC's aim.Great start to our democracy!

Let me say again.Let's not judge the guy now.Let's see how history judge that move in a few years from now.Maybe old kortbroek did show show insight,so I'll give him credit for that.

The ANC is Laying a foundation of what we are as South Africans will be one day.From that, our future,and hopefully,very 'healthy' politics via a strong opposition will sprout.