The cursory survey of South Africa’s public discourse would leave a serious observer extremely worried.
The people who arouse the interest of newspaper readers, radio listeners and television viewers are not those who have profound ideas, but those who are theatrical. It is true that the bestselling newspaper in South Africa is one with a reputation for carrying bizarre stories.
If it is not about a villager who has raped a goat, the story has to revolve around a new, stupid rich man who has fallen victim to the sexual predations of Khanyi Mbau. Or it must be about yet another unbelievable theatrics by Julius Malema, or the barbarism of Kenny Kunene’s wealth.
Even our professors never tire; they rush to the nearest gas station to buy newspapers with big front-page pictures of public clowns. Thence discussions ensue about what Julius said, what Kunene did, or what an idiot occupying a government office has recently announced. Is it any wonder why South Africans lack standpoint? I did a suvey about the upcoming elections and you won't believe how many people lack information about the current status quo in the country - SHOCKING!!!
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