AUBREY MATSHIQI: Americans gatvol with the establishment
The tragedy is Donald Trump’s detractors who were deep in denial are transitioning from the belief he is a joke to the vain hope he was joking, writes Aubrey Matshiqi
When I was born, my grandmother declared that my name would be Sithethi. Isithethi is one who speaks on behalf of others. My parents were highly appreciative of my grandmother’s gesture, but were not impressed. Not only were they desirous of a higher calling for me, but my folks were also in a state-capture state of mind. As some of you know, I was a government spokesperson in my previous life and I suspect very strongly that my grandmother must have laughed out loud in heaven when I received my letter of appointment. As for my father, when I told him that, as someone who was not married at the time, it would be inappropriate for me to speak at my sister’s wedding, he disabused me of the fake conundrum by telling me that the speech would be a breeze since I lied for a living. But I digress. My parents’ ambition was to capture the state … through me. So, they named me Mongameli, a Xhosa name that has many an important meaning, the most important being … president. While my demeanour ...
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