BARNEY MTHOMBOTHI: Still waiting for that leopard to change its spots
'Under President Jacob Zuma corruption has gone up a few gears. It's blatant, brazen, shameless and quite scary'
Many voters, especially disillusioned ANC members unable to see a viable alternative, are often tempted to give the party a second chance. "Better the devil you know" sort of thing. However, the party continues to disappoint. The leopard cannot change its spots.Maya Angelou, the great American writer and raconteur, who in my humble estimation should have received the Nobel prize for her voluminous body of work with its vivid insight into the human condition, had simple yet profound advice: when someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. In other words, don't try to parse, rationalise, or excuse people's words or actions. Have faith in your senses. Believe what you see or hear. Sometimes facts or reality conflict with what's in our hearts. The tendency is to ignore the facts or hope they will change. But as a former US president once said: "Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter...
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