We are our own nemesis

The most dangerous things are those closest to our very hearts.

This, I say, in the light of the many challenges facing our world today. Specifically, I refer to the death of so many people from drug-related violence and if you know me, you know that when I speak of drugs in this piece I am referring to booze, majwala, mbobo, alcohol, whatever you call it.

The government is trying to curb disease and illness so they introduce legislation and law to outlaw cigarette smoking at certain places. They put all these warning signs, which we appreciate and as things stand, I can almost say that the systems that are in place to regulate smoking are understandable.
However, what I fail to understand is the continuous advertisement of alcoholic beverages. Is it an accepted reality in South Africa that alcohol consumption is a new way of having fun?

This, I ask, because the language used to justify this excessive use of this destructive beverage borders on such concepts as fun, relaxation and so forth. The soccer leagues here are sponsored by the makers of alcohol. People are encouraged to buy alcohol to win things, and then the government will complain about how the youth consumption of alcohol rises. We are told that many fatal and often careless road accidents are a direct result of alcohol consumption, yet not an hour will pass before they show another ad that shows "how successful people drink a certain brand" or how things come together with a beer on hand.

This is not true. This is not the Truth and Liberation is not this. The Capitalist maker of alcohol will sleep easy  with pockets swelling from the profits he's made, while our people reach overpopulation levels in hospitals and places of the dead, because of this. I am not saying there should be no sale of these drinks but the advertising of these on our public media is destructive to the youth.

Even government gatherings and celebrations are capped with a pop of a champagne, yet in all of this the youth is expected to turn a blind eye when they hear of how good in taste is a whiskey.

All I am saying is that the one problem that will spell the destruction of the South African youth, save HIV/AIDS, is alcohol/utjwala.

*or they must decriminalise the use of the Cannabis (Ganjah, MaryJane, Sensemelia) to level the grounds...lol* (this I had to add)

But, seriously, if we are to outlaw drugs, let alcohol not be left out. Now check this video out and tell me what you think. There is no evidence to suggest that the driver was drunk but only a drunk person would drive like this.

This is just a thought I had as I sat in my cubicle trying to work. This is by no means a position of the Institution at which I work. I post this in my capacity as Orllo.