Katlego klaps American 'Prince of Pan-Africanism' Umar Johnson
No stranger to controversy, smears, ad hominem attacks and death threats, Katlego has relentlessly, fearlessly and articulately called out government corruption, incompetence and criminality head-on.
Personally, if it were up to me… Citizen Concerned would be mandatory viewing for every Saffer over 16.
Her latest thorn of contention is controversial African-American clinical psychologist and self-appointed 'Prince of Pan-Africanism' Dr Umar Johnson.
Johnson was invited to SA last month by the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party to give a series of talks and lectures – particularly to the youth.
In a video posted last week, Moagi dissected, sliced and diced the hell out of Johnson – and his 'divisive race-baiting' message to the SA people.
What follows are extracts from transcripts of Johnson's monologue videos, speeches and public utterances, and Moagi's critical responses to some of his statements.
First, this is how Katlego introduced a video clip featuring Dr Johnson:
MOAGI: 'This is Umar Johnson, a racist from America. He's an MK fan, supporting MK party lies. For some reason, people like this appeal to the worst of us – the most divisive and hateful people on earth. These are the ones that many of you, my brothers and sisters, look up to.'
Addressing the MK Youth League at a Pan-Africanism lecture last month (where most of the audience appeared to be slumped, sleeping, yawning, shooting selfies or scrolling their phones), Johnson had this to say;
JOHNSON: 'Brothers and sisters, there are a lot of wars that have to be fought in South Africa. There's a lot of wars that have to be fought across the continent…across the diaspora.'
MOAGI: 'I wonder what he gets paid to come allll this way…to share this nonsense.'
JOHNSON: 'Brothers and sisters in South Africa, you have to recommit yourself to the liberation of – not only South Africa – but the entire mother continent. Apartheid never fell. What happened on April 27th 1994, was a dress rehearsal for the new apartheid.'
When Johnson took that message to local schools and crumbling classrooms filled with young learners, Moagi responded with:
MOAGI: 'Spreading rubbish to our young people, this American fool. He's telling our young people that they are victims of white people. Meanwhile, those children are sitting in an ill-equipped classroom that they were given by the ANC. Is it the fault of white people that the ANC did not build a decent school for those children? Tell us, whose fault is it?'
JOHNSON: 'There's white people all over this world and they think the world belongs to them.'
MOAGI: 'Which white people are those? The white people that I give five rand to at the mall for guarding my car? The white people that I give bananas to at the traffic lights? The white people who offer to cut our grass? Which white people exactly are you talking about?'
MOAGI: 'The fact is, people are not your enemies based on their colour, but based on their deeds. This man wants our people to think just like him. He is racist and he wants all of us to join him. The reason why our people suffer in this country today is not because of apartheid. It is because of the incompetence of the ANC. And by the way, the MK party you're supporting is just a different version of the same ANC.'
JOHNSON: 'There's a time to play and there's a time to get serious. There's a time to have fun and a time to fight. When apartheid fell in 1994, I watched it on the television in America. I was happy. I said, 'My brothers and sisters in South Africa, they finally going to get their freedom.' Only to find out years later that it wasn't a real freedom. It was a mockery of freedom.'
MOAGI: 'Our people do not suffer today because of apartheid. It is because of the corruption of the ANC. The ANC is the party that has appointed their members to be CEOs and senior ranking managers of government entities that they have no clue how to run successfully.'
MOAGI: 'ANC comrades appoint a few people who overcharge for services rendered to the government and pocket the rest of the money, loads of the money. Black auditors are being murdered by black people trying to protect black tenderpreneurs who are looting state funds. There's no apartheid involved in all of that. Go back home and focus on fixing your gang culture that has destroyed your own people in America and stop spreading this racist evil propaganda here.'
JOHNSON: 'Right now, the gold of South Africa don't belong to us. Right now, the diamonds of South Africa don't belong to us. Right now, the minerals of South Africa don't belong to us.'
MOAGI: 'Someone please tell this American fool that the minerals of South Africa actually do belong to South Africa. The minerals of this country belong to the state, which is the custodian of all minerals, by law. Even if you own the piece of land above the minerals, you are not allowed to mine that land because what is under that land does not belong to you. It belongs to the nation of South Africa.'
MOAGI: 'The only thing that has been stolen from our people at this point is the ability to think . Many of our people think like this racist Johnson. This guy is coming to South Africa to speak on behalf of the thieves destroying our country.'
Katlego wrapped up her video with her usual, definitive, damning monologue;
She said, 'What I want to know is, why this man is being allowed anywhere near children to speak hatred and lies to their young minds.'
She added, 'Our country needs unity, not further division.
Our country needs peace, not hatred.'
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