I thought that would excite them, you know. [Laughter.] I really did. You know, let me confess: I deliberately used the word Marxism, because I thought you would wake up. [Laughter.] [Applause.] I wasn't going to use Marxism because I knew this would excite you too much, but that's fine.
Let me say what Plekhanov says. He wrote the essay, The Role of the Individual in History, and he says the possibility of the outstanding individual to express himself and to achieve something is determined by the nature of that society. In other words, the outstanding individual, of which they are many on this side, will fulfil himself depending on the nature of the society. Let me say that the ANC stands for a fair society of overcoming the blockages of the past, of overcoming inequality, etc, etc.
Now, let me turn to my favourite subject, which is the free market of the DA. Yes, we were given a lecture at the University of Cape Town under the auspices of the Black Management Forum. It was a very good forum with a nice turnout. My colleague here will probably have something to say about it. So, what is this free market that will solve all our problems?
Let me remind you that South Africa was not built by a free market. Indeed, South Africa was built by powerful monopolies - gold mining, diamond mining, etc - who were working in collusion. And, indeed, the Competition Commission of today is telling us that that collusion continues. We do not have a free market in South Africa. Because the monopolies are so powerful and because they still control the commanding heights of the economy, the free-market ideology of the DA, therefore, is a little bit pass. Not only is it pass, but we see now ... [Interjections. Hang on, hang on! I am educating you ... [Interjections.]