DA - Dictators Anonymous?

World history reflects an alarming trend of the once benevolent, becoming the brutes of oppression. And Africa is no different. Our neighbour Mugabe being one such clear and stark example.

Considering the impact of one's philosophy on ultimate actions taken, it does not come as a surprise in many nations, when you consider the communist root to the freedom movement itself. The purpose of emancipation is no more than the establishment of a fresh dictatorship.

The oft forgotten and not so easily recognisable dictators in hiding however, lurk in the ranks of the liberals. Those that criticise the most. Shout the word freedom the loudest. Those monsters of oppression that hide behind a new form of oppression - the removal of all conflicting rights and voices.

In the supposed bastion of good government, Cape Town, under the DA, the self proclaimed guardians of freedom, we witnessed the tip of a dictatorship iceberg last year.

The DA controlled council, banned amongst others, a proposed ANC Youth League march ,the 'Naked Bike Ride'and the organisation Animal Activist Network News, which wanted to protest Japan’s whaling activities in the Cape. They were also, through the city permit officer looking for a moratorium on all such gatherings and marches despite the fact that such a moratorium would of been totally illegal!

They had previously declared Cape Town the Homosexual Tourism Capital of South Africa despite massive majority outcry in the city.

Of course, the banning of the marches was totally unconstitutional and against the law and amounts to no more than mass censorship.Even the Freedom of Expression institute wrote to Zille firmly requesting that she cease from allowing citizens in Cape Town their basic rights as provided for in the Regulation of Gatherings Act.

And all of this just in a city. The question must be asked - what would they do if they actually controlled the nation? Could the power hungry Zille and her compatriots be trusted with the freedoms we have fought for?

The evidence shows otherwise. The time they have had to show that their actions match their words has proven they are no more than another groups of Dictators Anonymous. Those supposed liberals who proclaim to have all truth and therefore every other voice must be silenced.

And while these liberal dictators in hiding might not always be so evident as their socialist/communist counterparts, they are as lethal, as dangerous to society. They have their roots in the bloody French Revolution and are ruthless but extremely deceptive in their bid for power.

For them, the cry "Liberty above all" means only liberty from the existing ruling party and above all means above individual rights, above freedom of religion, above every freedom we hold dear.

Those who cherish their freedoms would be well advised to watch for those moments when the sheep's clothing shifts a crack to reveal what truly lies underneath.