Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.
― Ernest Benn
Growing up on the wrong side of apartheid South Africa, it was nearly impossible to remain apolitical. One’s politics and attitudes to life were invariably shaped by the injustices one endured under systemic oppression and didn’t change much over time.
It was no different for me. I strongly advocated and toiled for equality, equity, non-racialism, egalitarianism, justice and humanitarianism. I still do. However, I did briefly support two grotesque convictions that were antithetical to the prevailing norms in oppressed societies.
Many years ago, I believed that colonialism and capitalism had positive benefits. It was perhaps a time when I was strongly influenced by rationalists rather than empiricists, but I defended both with great determination. As it turned out, age, acquisition of knowledge, further education, and the lived experience, which is the greatest leveller, changed all that.
I am now vehemently opposed to colonialism and its more sinister counterpart, imperialism. Subsequently, I am now enlightened enough to recognise how capitalism, a natural by-product of the previous two ills, shapes society and the world in ways that make equality, equity, humanity and justice practically impossible.
So yes, my political views have changed. While the fundamental principles which have always been the cornerstone of my political leanings remain the same, I am now an anti-colonialist, anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist agitator. In fact, because I despise politicians so intensely, I may well be an anarchist too.
lenny unencumbered 
I hope so.
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