Agb Adjunkspeaker, die onderwerp van vandag se debat is "Van Vrede in die Huis tot Vrede in die Wreld". Wat is die kern van di onderwerp? Die kern is dat as ons as ouers ons kinders reg opvoed sal hulle in die samelewing in vrede met mekaar kan saamleef, en sal ons ook 'n vreedsame wreld h.
Ja, ons kan hier op hierdie podium kom staan en s wat die taak en die plig van die staat en die regering is, en ons kan beskuldigings rondstuur om te s dit is as gevolg van die vermeerdering van vuurwapens. Ons kan s dit is as gevolg van alkoholgebruik. - dis realiteite - maar die vraag moet afgevra word, "Hoekom is daar, byvoorbeeld, die misbruik van alkohol? Hoekom is daar die gebruik van geweld?" Ek wil vandag s elkeen van ons moet onsself die vraag afvra tot watter mate ons daartoe bygedra het in ons opvoedingstaak van ons kinders.
Ek is oortuig daarvan dat 'n man wat geweldadig is teenoor 'n vrou moes iewers in die huishouding en in sy opvoeding 'n gebrek opgedoen het oor hoe om 'n vrou of 'n medemens met respek te kan hanteer. Ons moet ook begin leer om respek vir mekaar te h, want as ons wedersydse respek het vir mekaar, dan sal ons ook respek h vir die mindere, soos kinders en ook vir mense wat, byvoorbeeld, gestremd is.
Dan sal ons ook meer respek h, nie net vir vroue nie, maar ook vir mekaar. Dan sal geweld teen vroue en kinders in Suid-Afrika afneem. Laat ons nie elke keer die skuld op iemand anders plaas nie. Kom ons neem ons eie verantwoordelikheid op. Ek dank u. [Tussenwerpsels.] [Applous.] (Translation of Afrikaans speech follows.)
[Mr P J GROENEWALD: Hon Deputy Speaker, the topic for today's debate is "From peace in the home to peace in the world ...". What is the gist of this topic? The gist is that if we as parents educate our children properly they would be able to live in peace with each other in society, and we will also have a peaceful world.
Yes, we can stand on this podium and declare what the task and the duty of the state and the government is, and we can bandied about accusations that this is due to the increase of weapons. We can claim it is due to the use of alcohol - these are the realities - but we need to pose the question, "Why is alcohol, for example, misused? Why do we have violence?" Today I want to say that every one of us have to ask ourselves the question, to what extend did we contribute to educating our children?
I am convinced that a man who is using violence against a woman somehow lacked in his family and in his upbringing knowledge concerning how to treat a woman or a fellow human being with respect. We must also start to learn how to show respect to each other, because if we have mutual respect for each other then we will also have respect for the vulnerable, like children and people with disabilities, for example.
Then we will also have more respect, not only for women, but also for each other. Then violence against women and children will decrease. We should not always place the blame on somebody else. Come let every one of us take charge of our own responsibility. I thank you. [Interjections.] [Applause.]]