System Error

A system so vastly flawed and useless that it doesn't even work for the people it's meant to be helping. BEE is a lot like communism, great on paper but not very practical out in the real world. It was a great way to get those less fortunate, or those previously disadvantaged the opportunities they deserved, but as with most ideas of its kind, human greed and ignorance turned it into the shamble was see today.

Jobs have become a scarce commodity in today's climate and with things like BEE, the 'quota system' and so called 'employment equity' it's not getting any easier. The few jobs there are, are becoming nonexistent for some and, for others it's, quite frankly, a joke.

Many white South Africans complain about the unfairness of the job situation, and it's true with the white South African male becoming somewhat of an endangered species due to unfair disadvantages and still being punished for the crimes of the past, life is difficult for the white populous. Especially where jobs are concerned.

However what we fail to take note of, as white people, is the fact that not all blacks just want to be shoved into positions of power purely because of their skin colour. Many of them find it insulting to be pushed behind a desk with no real responsibilities or challenges, just because the company needs a token black person (no matter what the salary).

So the problem is BEE and all its faces . What sort of message does the government send when some jobs are awarded solely on the colour of your skin. Qualified whites  are being overlooked and qualified blacks are essentially not allowed to spread their wings and better themselves. How does a system like that actually make any logical sense?

The essence of, and theory behind things like BEE, are very noble and at the core they they seem like legitimate answers to some problems. But honestly, almost 20 years after the election of the ANC into power, and some people still see themselves as previously disadvantaged? Why not give everyone an equal opportunity?

I'm Just Sayin'

Finally Something Newsworthy

I'm not a big fan of the news lately, but I was recently introduced to the 21st century with a tablet, and on my tablet there is an application that scrolls through various news headlines from various publications. So now, every time I look at my tablet I see these headlines and every now and then my curiosity gets the better of me and I read an article or two.
 
Rather bored the other day, my eye was caught by the entertainment section, which I proceeded to skim through. Now anyone who knows me, knows I despise the entertainment section. When the idea of newsworthy is; Madonna disapproving of her daughters shaved head, or Kirsten Stewart being banned for Robert Pattinson's premier, or the fact that there are no commonalities among South African adulterers, I get disheartened. This is not the sort of thing I find relevant or even entertaining.

And then, while I was scanning, something found me that temporarily restored my faith in the journalistic community of the world. It was an article centred around the upcoming animated movie brave.

The article was from BBC news Scotland by reporter Steve McKenzie and was entitled "Search for the real Merida of Disney Pixar's film Brave". The article touches on the possibility of real life Scottish heroines who may have been the blueprint for the sassy little las Merida and the article explores the possibility that not all Scottish ladies were demure, rule-following wives.
From riveting speeches to raising armies, and even helping Bonnie Prince Charlie to evade capture, some women are just not happy being the 'good wife'.


The article is full of fun facts and a grammatical correctness that only the UK seems to be able to attain as of late.

For the full article click the link below:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18674980