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    A Slightly Sarcastic Look at the New South Africa by a Slighty Bitter Bantu: Book 1: Rainbow Nations, White People’S Hair and Other Things That Make Me Bitter
    A Slightly Sarcastic Look at the New South Africa by a Slighty Bitter Bantu: Book 1: Rainbow Nations, White People’S Hair and Other Things That Make Me Bitter
    A Slightly Sarcastic Look at the New South Africa by a Slighty Bitter Bantu: Book 1: Rainbow Nations, White People’S Hair and Other Things That Make Me Bitter
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    A Slightly Sarcastic Look at the New South Africa by a Slighty Bitter Bantu: Book 1: Rainbow Nations, White People’S Hair and Other Things That Make Me Bitter

    By Sizwe Thekingrat Mabanga

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    Ive accepted that this first book is really just a novelty book: the quaint ideas of a bitter Bantu man who cannot let go of the past, the last of those so-called freedom fighters who belong in museums. I imagine this book will end up on the coffee tables of, well, people who have coffee tables.
    But so be it. Ill happily fade into the background of endless time. But there are some ideas that must just outlive this bitter-souled freedom fighter.
    Look, its simple: Mostly you are who you think you are. And when people are actually listening, you are who you say you are.
    I am Bantu.
    To me, being Bantu is the epitome of being human. Being Bantu is a glorious gift that I refuse to squander recklessly in the excesses of modern Western culture.
    And life really is all just games we all assume we must play. All the smart people know this. Its part of why they are smart. Western culture is just a game. It is one game among many games. It is a game that currently decides the fates of billions of people, yes, but it is just a game.
    Deeply embedded in the Western culture games is the race game (white people versus everyone else). The race game is still being played globally and locally. The race game, like any other, has its own set of rules, regulations, penalties, and rewards for us players and is sometimes even fun.
    But I personally grow tired of Western culture and the race game, especially the part where Bantu people are generally losing. There are other better games to be played. We have choices. These choices are the freedom we fought for.
    But the Western culture game will need to be dealt with first because it frames a lot of the Bantu neocolonial stories. It frames our post-1994 economic and cultural struggles in South Africa. We cannot ignore it.
    I thus suggest that we Bantu start looking at ourselves as game changers and not just as late entrants into a long-running oppressive game.
    After all, this is our life. Our Africa. Our time.
    It is better to die for an idea that will live than to live for an idea that will die (Steve Biko).
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse UK
    Release dateJun 10, 2013
    ISBN9781481783507
    A Slightly Sarcastic Look at the New South Africa by a Slighty Bitter Bantu: Book 1: Rainbow Nations, White People’S Hair and Other Things That Make Me Bitter
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    Sizwe Thekingrat Mabanga

    Sizwe Mabanga is a man who likes the idea of intelligence more than he has intelligence. He recognizes that words are as much his wings as they are his cage, but he is not a bird. He is certain he will not die of natural causes but welcomes being wrong on this. He lives in the Johannesburg CBD and wants to see black people happy. He is a common mixture of the dreamer, the preacher, and the worker: he wishes fast, talks too much, and will do it all one great day, but today this book is what he’s got for you. PS: Sizwe hopes to be a thought leader among the Bantu people as they reshape their destiny. Email: sizwethekingrat@gmail.com (I’m just the king of the rats, okay.) Cell: +2782 341 8852

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      A Slightly Sarcastic Look at the New South Africa by a Slighty Bitter Bantu - Sizwe Thekingrat Mabanga

      © 2013 SIZWE THEKINGRAT MABANGA. All Rights Reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system,

      or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 04/29/2013

      ISBN: 978-1-4817-8349-1 (sc)

      978-1-4817-8350-7 (e)

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models,

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

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      Contents

      Back Page Blurb

      About the author

      Hello

      1994 was weird

      Apartheid is the victim here.

      Economics 101: Jobs are stupid

      vote for me, stupid

      Living is Learning

      Outro: You can’t eat rights.

      The Secret Chapter

      Back Page Blurb

      I’ve accepted that this first book is really just a novelty book: the quaint ideas of a bitter Bantu man who cannot let go of the past… the last of those so called freedom fighters who belong in museums. I imagine this book will end up on the coffee tables of… well… people who have coffee tables.

      But so be it. Fuck it. I’ll happily fade into the background of endless time. But there are some ideas that must just fucking outlive this bitter-souled freedom fighter…

      Look its simple: mostly you are who you think you are. And when people are actually listening, you are who you say you are.

      I am Bantu.

      To me, being Bantu is the epitome of being human. Being Bantu is a glorious gift that I refuse to squander recklessly in the excesses of Modern Western Culture.

      And life really is all just ‘games’ we all assume we must play. All the smart people know this. It’s part of why they are smart. Western Culture is just a ‘game’. It is one game amongst many games. It is a game that currently decides the fates of billions of people, yes, but it is just a game.

      Deeply embedded in the Western Culture games is the race game (white people vs. everyone else). The race game is still being played globally and locally. The race game, like any other, has its own set of rules, regulations, penalties and rewards for us players and is sometimes even fun.

      But I personally grow tired of Western Culture and the race game… especially the part where Bantu people are generally losing. There are other better games to be played. We have choices. These choices are the freedom we fought for.

      But the Western Culture game will need to be dealt with first because it frames a lot of the Bantu neo-colonial story. It frames our economic and cultural struggles post 1994 in South Africa. We cannot ignore it.

      I thus suggest that we Bantu start looking at ourselves as game changers - and not just as late entrants into a long running oppressive game.

      After all, this is our life. Our Africa. Our time…

      It is better to die for an idea that will live, than to live for an idea that will die – Steve Biko.

      About the author

      Sizwe Mabanga is a man who likes the idea of intelligence more than he has intelligence. He recognises that words are as much his wings as they are his cage, but he is not a bird. He is certain he will not die of natural causes, but welcomes being wrong on this.

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