So it has finally happened. The country has rid itself of the spectre of navel gazing it was about to endure. It is over - Jacob Zuma has been redeemed and can continue on his merry way.
I wrote in the above post "that if it could be shown that if the commission of a crime could be explained with reference to a political motive then the crime was justified and the perpetrators would be duly exonerated."
Remarkably it turns out too that if it can be shown "that if the prosecution of a crime could be explained with reference to a political motive then the crime was justified and the perpetrators would be duly exonerated."
I am reminded of a comment in that wonderful quirky film "Manifesto" (1988) where crimes are solved even before they are committed. In fact I should entirely revisit this movie in the current context. The NY times comment is follows:
"This film deftly combines black comedy with sharp political satire. Set in a fictional Eastern European town called Waldheim, a place "where nothing is what it seems," the action is centered around a visiting king, in whom many people are very interested for a variety of reasons. Assassination and lust figure prominently on their minds."Sounds somewhat familiar....
Now I just wish someone would spill all the arms deal beans and clear the slate once and for all.
What a wonderful life it is. C'est la vie.
