It's all a Plot

According to my favourite South African the presidency is part of this major conspiracy to have him killed. Surely for this to happen you have to be quite a big deal, a name, a somebody. But, no, this is an ordinary man, a man with an average education, an accent that has become associated with idiocy and from a less-than-average background.

He was once a ‘somebody.’ He held a title and an office and many people looked up to him for inspiration and leadership, but now, he is merely a man who the media allows to exploit them.

Julius Malema has played his cards well. He has learnt how to play the media and get their attention using them as his stage in order to give hope to those who still wish to follow him and his ideals. He has learnt how to take advantage of even the worst situations turning a killing spree involving the police and some striking miners into a political campaign in order to gain popularity.

Yes, this man, who I regarded as a complete idiot with a big mouth has learnt the tricks of the trade and is now ready to exploit every single one of them.

As you can assume this is creating a lot of friction with people in high places; people who still hold office and have certain ‘persuasive’ techniques. One does not wish to be on the wrong side of the presidency’s favour when one is looking for a career in politics. Certainly, if you cannot make friends with the President then you should not look for trouble with him.

That said however, I find this whole conspiracy theory rather amusing. I’ve often watched films about elaborate plans by corrupt governments in order to get rid of someone who they do not like or agree with. There are plots with ‘imaginative’ ways to silence people like Malema, but when I think of our government I cannot possibly imagine them being able to conjure up even a fraction of the brainpower required to make someone merely disappear.

Naturally this leaves only the option to kill Malema point blank and watch where the pieces fall. But one must ask, if this is the so-called conspiracy which Malema has been referring to then why on earth would he still be alive? Surely if the plan was just to get rid of him regardless of the effects then surely he would be dead by now?

Well, I hope for Malema’s sake that the government is too stupid to come up with some inventive way to kill him or that he learns to keep his mouth shut, because as far as I am concerned, it is only a matter of time before he takes his final step on the final nerve of an influential man.