Being bought up in a South Africa in which much blood was spilt during the war of political liberation, I  witnessed the empowerment of women, the attainment of democracy for all and valued my rights to freedom of speech. And as a white South African today I know and have seen what happens to those in power who rule with fear and who wield the weapon of censorship over those they hope to subdue. See what happened to Ozymandias, Napoleon, Hitler and Mussolini to name a few other world leaders of bygone eras. They all suffered the same fate because of their selfish pide and egomania. Histoy books across the globe tell the same story for each of these men.
Social injustice abounds around the world in more ways than one but ultimately it is the truth that will prevail and is the only tool that will set you free.
During the Apartheid era, Black poets did not give up writing protest poetry, white playwrights like Athol Fugard continued reflecting life in South Africa as it really was on stage and singers like Miriam Makeba continued to sing the truth about the reality of the world in which she lived. And women continued to bury those fallen who tried to free the oppressed. Only the truth set them and the rest of South Africa free. And they stood by their beliefs and witnessed as history was being made.
So what is a blog - a place to share your thoughts and ideas - a place to tell the truth and yes.... even a place where occasionally the truth will be x-rated. My thoughts on this blog have been censored because of my telling the truth about the circumstances in which I and my family are currently living through no fault of my own. I have elected to X-rate the relevant entries in a manner that I see fit ...

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