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enemies still to the 'Judean PopularFor those that found themselves in in the form of  'shopping centrePeople's Front' and so on. If memoryhe liberal mindset this past Saturday frequented', and rich people's-serves, they were about as effective inmorning, there was more available penis-envy is displayed in the form of fighting the Romans as any Facebook activity than necessary with a march 'what car is driven', hippies toogroup has ever been in ever fighting the

organised for Jozi folk to show their have their own form of penisenemy it takes on. But we're not here to

opposition to bad things like envy…'PROTEST SIGN CARRIED'!address peoples need to belong butenophobia, capitalism, violence rather their need to protest. I will say

and racism. With such a broad I have never seen a bunch of weedhowever that if a mere quarter of theheme to a march for, most people smoking, hair growers so motivatedpeople who belong to these Facebook 

groups had turned out to Saturday'surned out in support of the to do anything (except smoke more

march; I would've had a lot more fun. Butoverbearing anti-xenophobia theme, weed and grow more hair) in my life.I digress...)but communal wh inging was Some of those signs must have taken

encouraged on all subjects (even the a whole episode of ‘Weeds’  to  Alas most whities did not take thisesbians and women's rights peeps make and for those not interested inonce in a lifetime opportunity to walk were there…respek bitches!). quality, there was always quantitythe streets of  Hillbrow in broad which spoke almost as loud, bringingdaylight, cellphones and walletsFitting actually that xenophobia took in a sign for every first-time protestersafely protruding from pants, in the centre stage! In the last week I have to carry. Good on your communalhopes of showing the South Africanwitnessed no less than FIVE anti- spirit guys!government, the world and thexenophobia groups opened on Southresidents of 'Kings Court' on MarketAfrica's favourite social network, Like Manto Tshabalala Msim

street that we will not stand forFacebook.Choose from: walking into a meeting of the Worldinequality anymore and we're willing Health Organisation, we entered theto walk (roughly) 2.5 kilometers to streets of Hillbrow and began the719 membersprove it to you. This whitie did march. I put it down to a lack of however and what a jol! experience in the 'protesting' arena

on the part of white people (it could4530 membersWhat did make me lag a lot was the have been something else) but all theanti-capitalists in the group who songs and chantings were done in9022 members – it's their profilearrived promptly on time thanks to  African languages, which was prettyphoto, loads of shock valuetheir Swatch watches, to disembark  fantastic. The Xhosa and Tswanatheir (Shell powered) BMW 4X4's, speakers leading us were nice

fueled by their Seattle coffee and enough to throw in the word9382 members – again with the McDonalds breakfast take-aways 'Xenophobia' (said in a black dramatic picture(which only serves until 10, so be on accent) every now and again so thattime) with signs vilifying companies the whities could chant along. Theylike Eskom and Johannesburg  were even courteous enough not to2845 membersWater. No fear of attack or injury in laugh at my mis-steps in the toyi-toyiguess they're doing better thanthis group with their Nike shoes well sessions and the jumping bits.hese ousfastened and Nokia cell phones fully  Thanks guys!charged should they need to call forhelp mid-CBD. Way to get your point  A good reception is what awaitedacross lemmings! But seriously god us (I say surprised and a bitYa see, you gotta start smallbless Wild Bean Café coffee, its just

disappointed!) I must be frank andand see where things go…take so lekker to have coffee  ALWAYS  say when I get up at 8 AM on amy advice, all 55 of you!available to you, no matter what time Saturday morning to march againstof day. I'm with you guys on that one! something, the least the cops couldA bit reminiscent of the Monty Python,

do is push me around a bit or throwLife of Brian' gag about the Jews formingBefore departing I discovered that some tear-gas my way (y'know, 60'she 'Judean People's Front' bitter enemieswhile yuppie-penis-envy is displayedo the 'People's Front of Judea', bitterer  style). But NOTHING! Not even a

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wift fart in my direction. In fact the cops were there only to try and keep the Hillbrow residents away from us. Which Iguess makes sense since seeing this many white people in Hillbrow is about as rare as seeing Thabo Mbeki at an ANCdecision-making meeting. Nothing! Not even from the “angry” residents whose streets were now blocked for agood hour at least this Saturday morning. In fact most were glad to see us, shouting from the windows and takingpictures of us on their cellphones. A clue that maybe not ALL South Africans are xenophobic?!?!?

Now those who didn't march are going to be saying: 'AWWW come on, what difference did you guys really make? I don'teel bad about not marching!' True the measurable effect of a mass march against something is difficult to point out, butt least we made more effort than just logging on and joining up in the comfort of our living room couch. And we had a

blast!

What difference did we make?Well firstly, at least we have been active and the government and world can now see that not all of us are xenophobicnd arguable human beings. And secondly, as I pointed out to one comrade (that's what us protestors call ourselves

while we march) 'in the same way as voting, at least we now have right to bitch and moan on political issues likexenophobia and capitalism…in the comfort of our upper class South African brand name restaurants in Sandton City,eating designer fusion food prepared by Zimbabweans and served by Malawians.' Long live South Africa!!!

PS: highlight of the day was the quick dop we managed to get in while passing this place on the march:

Don’t worry, we have reported these ous and they willbe entered into the Adolf Hitler memorial 'RacistShop Name Awards' for 2008 where it is competingagainst the 'Cracker Tavern' in Benoni,Johannesburg and the 'Char Ou Chilli Hut' inWenties, Durban!

Peace and thanks for reading!