THE INSIDER: A word on law and word order
Who knows what Julius Malema really meant, but he could help us by paying attention word order
"Position, position, position" is the tired mantra of estate agents when referring to a house in what they consider a good location. In language, the position of words is also important if the reader wishes to get a grip on what is meant. So when EFF commander-in-chief Julius Malema put forward his position on the intimidation of anti-Zuma protesters by "MK veterans" — most of whom were too young to have fought for a place in a voting queue, let alone fired a shot in anger — he ought to have taken a position on the positioning of his words. "No one is going to take away our right to protest peacefully in a violent manner," a news report quoted him as saying. Malema should probably have said: "No one is going to take away in a violent manner our right to protest peacefully." But who knows what he really meant. If one can fight for peace, as almost all instigators of wars insist they are doing, perhaps protests can also be peaceful in a violent way. Honey, the pizza robot is here! Dom...
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