Why political education is the key to a better South Africa.

Why is political education the key to a better South Africa?

2014, the year of the democratic elections in which the "born free" generation were able to vote for the first time. I, myself am a "born free". However, the term "born free" is misleading and quite frankly, just plain wrong. We are not born free. We were born into a South Africa where corruption had tainted so many aspects of our lives. The corruption and inefficient system of governance that still bind us, and keep us from becoming the nation that people can look up to and say, "This is my beautiful, prospering country which has truly moved on from the past".  The African National Congress has for the past 20 years, been complaining endlessly about apartheid whilst dodging the real issues that affect our society. Whilst claiming that they have been moving South Africa forward, they have been running it into the ground just like the situation degraded in Zimbabwe. It is because of these uneducated attitudes that many people have lost faith in our country as a whole.

To get to my main topic today, I would like to start off with two quotes from people who I consider as role models:

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
-Albert Einstein

"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."
-Martin Luther King, Jr.

Consider these two quotes for a moment and think how you can relate them to South Africa.

 In the 2014 election that we had recently, 18.402.497 valid votes were recorded. Besides the allegations of election rigging and voting poll violence, the ANC got 62,15% of the votes. This equates to 11.436.921 votes. Whilst the majority of people in South Africa suffer, the ANC and all their cronies seem to be living a life of extreme extravagance and luxury which these votes supply them with.

Political education should be mandatory in all schools across South Africa. Although this may be a bad idea due to teachers having their own political beliefs, I do believe that children should be taught to think independently from everyone. Critical thinking and techniques that stop the effects of political "brainwashing" should be taught to these children so they do not become legacy voters which cripple the country in the long term. If political education were to work, there would definitely be a massive drop in votes for the ANC as people would begin to realize that the situation is not about what happened in the past, but what happens to the future of South Africa.

With a new more effective government, efficiency will surely increase. Jobs will be available to all people who have qualifications regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation. Our markets will expand and maximize productivity and we could surely strive to become a first world country. Basic services will be common place and education  will be of paramount importance.

This may sound like a dream, but it can be a reality in the future if we start from a crucial point in our society. Political Education is the key to a better South Africa.

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