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11 Oct, 4 tweets, 1 min read
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Many of us MPs under 40 or slightly above didn’t experienced pre-1994 violence. Some we not born yet, others, infants. That some find this an exciting situation to return to while many sacrificed their lives for the very reason that they didn’t want us to have to live like that.
Many fashion themselves struggle heroes like Thomas Sankara, Steve Biko, Chris Hani to whom they hardly measure up nor deserve to even polish their shoes. You are no Sankara. You are no Biko. You are no Hani. Sit down.
They reckon if a civil war was ignited they would emerge victorious as struggle heroes. Saviours. We know very well some would be like the MK Chef they laugh at. Silly peacetime tin soldier revolutionaries romanticizing war. Nvm innocent lives lost. It’s all about their egos.

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People forget that this is Jack Dorsey’s website. He & his company have rules regarding how and what you post. Break those rules, ku-bye. Also, we’re not his clients, we use this website for free, we are the product he sells to advertisers.

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
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