"The first are attempts to change our internal leadership electoral processes to some kind of United States presidential primary elections," he said.

"This manifests itself through, among other things, impatience with adhering to our long- standing organisational procedures and protocols and instead seeking to open such elections as some kind of individual beauty contests and parades."

He added that like in the US, it is also often moneyed interests and individuals who are trying to push for this Americanisation and urged alliance members to resist this.

Nzimande said another threat to the country's politics were nonpolitical and civil formations that are funded by international donors.

"(This threat) which is presented as being the best custodian of our democracy ... manifests itself in the mushrooming of issue-based nongovernmental organisations, funded in the main by foreign and imperialist donors, often under the claim that our democracy and Constitution are under threat."

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Jul 13, 2012

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Hey Blade, the only threat you are worried about is the threat to you and your cronies own self-enrichment programme.

You are nothing but a greedy, self-serving opportunist who is stuck in the past...a wannabe Stalin. We all know that any political system whereby those voted in by the people, for the people and who are then accountable to those people does not suit your corrupt agenda.

The revolution ended more than 100 years ago, maybe Lenin never sent you that memo?
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Jul 13, 2012

RobinH

Blade, lose the "americanisation" tag and simply state the real truth, that greed and personal interests boosted by personality cults masquerading as political formations are the real problem. And with respect my blunt friend, where are personality cults at their most powerful? Asia. Not America. Go anti-American, then you will have to ditch your flashy microsoft driven laptop, your facebook profile, all that nice glitzy nonsense. Till then, try to think clearly, even though that is a tough call.
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Jul 13, 2012

BeeEm

I agree with You Blade, these Western tendencies have also influenced the current members of the alliance wherein Public representatives are looking at profiting from dot.gov coffers. The Private Sector is sitting with millions using them to discredit every effort by the Government. Please advice alliance partners not to be greedy by enriching themselves and adopt a radical social stance that will improve the lives of the citizens. We won't spent time & efforts on defending ourselves against these threats. It time for delivery not how we should elect leaders!
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Jul 14, 2012

DimaaneZB

Blade is right,he is an emulation of what he is talking about,it is called hypocrisy Mr Bling.
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