Some have read portions of or even the complete recently published book named 'the Presidents keepers'. This book is a can of worms, openening the chest cavity of the countries backwaters and exposes the deep rotting mess that is the essence of the South Africa's leadership at present.
Only one, albeit small and yet significantly vital criticism of the book, is that given that the author has layed bare the information needed to make the obviousness of there being no such thing as a veil that separates us from the truth, he does one tiny error here. Reinforces the Presidents one powerful attribute. That of being a 'good strategist'. Now one may ask themself what has that got to do with anything.
It so happens that being a good strategist is extremely close to everyones heart. Lets face it, most of us would like to be such as it is that with this sort of attribute that things can come easily to us, not so?
Now, if one is going to write a book that opens the chest cavity with the jaws of life, but then too often emphasises this attribute that makes the president as successful as he is, then it defeats the object. If one reinforces that which we all aspire toward, that which is close to our hearts, then it will be that very thing that will sway the force of our convictions on a matter, in this case a matter of great importance.
I hate to say so, but this president carries with him the very thing that most people want...good strategy. No matter the cruel psychopathic and manipulative behaviour that he might display, when the citizen is informed of the presidents ability for good strategy, a psychological reinforcing takes place, a softening toward, a subtle comradery, a kinship...and with that the aversion toward it. This mechanism, is the very mechanism that breeds confusion. A strong push pull. Attraction and aversion, the building blocks of perpetuation. This sort of journalism, while being helpfully informative, undermines a process of elimination and replaces it with perpetuation.