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Freedom Front Plus leader Dr. Pieter Groenewald has insisted that he will continue to celebrate December 16 as the Vow Day (Geloftedag) of the apartheid era and not as the Day of Reconciliation, due to the importance of the day in Afrikaner history.
Groenewald said that despite the ANC’s reconciliation speech, the country remains polarized along racial lines, and in a forceful speech at the ‘Vote Day’ celebrations in Ventersdorp on Wednesday morning, Groenewald said that the ANC was secretly destroying the country and covertly attacking Afrikaner culture.
Groenewald reminded listeners of the battle between the Afrikaner Voortrekkers and the Zulu warriors of Dingane on Blood River, urging them to defend themselves against this supposed “invisible enemy.”
“The Afrikaner nation needs to realize that in 1838 there was a visible enemy with the Battle of Blood River. However, the new enemy is invisible.
“This enemy is far more dangerous, as he performs his work of destruction in secret. It is a covert attack on things like the language and culture of Afrikaner in an attempt to shame him of who and what he is, ”said Groenewald.
To this must be added the constant accusations that everything that goes wrong in the country is the fault of the whites and that they ‘stole’ the land.
“It is against the attacks of this invisible enemy that the Afrikaner must defend himself in the future. And to do this, you must empower yourself with knowledge about your culture and history.
“The truth is that the Afrikaners who came to this country have built it for the benefit of all who live in this country. Be proud of that and continue to build on the Afrikaner cultural foundation: be part of those who build and not those who collapse, ”he said.
“The Day of the Vow cannot be compared to the Day of Reconciliation, and the two should not be pitted against each other,” Groenewald said.
Instead, the opportunity should be used to create a win-win situation for everyone who wants to commemorate this day. As the leader of FF Plus, I commemorate it as Vow Day, as it is an important part of Afrikaner history ”.
Groenewald, whose party defends the interests of Afrikaners, said it is not for the government to decide what is important and valuable to certain people. It is up to the Afrikaner nation to decide for itself whether or not it wants to commemorate the vote.
“The ANC likes to talk about reconciliation and the Day of Reconciliation, but it is clear that what the ANC government says and does are two different things. It is alarming that today, despite the words about reconciliation, the only thing that is created is the polarization between black and white, “said Groenewald.
He criticized President Cyril Ramaphosa for the stance he had taken on the incident of racism at the Brackenfell school, during which EFF supporters protested, following a private party hosted by white students, which excluded their black counterparts. During the EFF protest, a fight broke out between parents and EFF supporters outside of the school last month.
Groenewald claimed that Ramaphosa supported the conduct of the EFF saying that it was the constitutional right of the EFF to carry out protest actions in schools.
“In this case, President Ramaphosa chose side against the school without first ascertaining the facts. His statements violate the right to freedom of association and undermine reconciliation, while, in fact, the president’s constitutional duty is to achieve reconciliation in South Africa, ”Groenewald said.
“Clearly, the president is not doing his duty in this regard.
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