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When somebody insults you, know that you have won - Madonsela
Amanda Khoza, News24
(Amanda Khoza, News24)
Durban - "Women and female animals are the most vicious when you threaten what they love," said Public Protector Thuli Madonsela, responding to questions about how she handles the constant barrage of attacks from politicians.
"Just threaten a woman’s child or an elephant’s offspring and you will see fire.
"I understand that sometimes humans kick because they are afraid. So when they kick me, I know that they are doing the best that they can and the driving force is fear.
"Instead of being angry at them, I just have compassion and hope that they will stop being fearful and instead act from a position of power," said Madonsela, who was delivering a keynote address on Women’s Month at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Madonsela said it helped to focus on what she loved rather than on herself.
"When you put the attention on yourself, you see yourself as a victim and once you see yourself as a victim, you are a danger to yourself and to society because victims tend to do nothing wrong...
"As the public protector I make important decisions that are based on facts. I know that when those matters get to court, they will see that it was 1 + 2 =3 not 1 + 2 =5.
"When somebody starts insulting you, just know that you have won and that they are surrendering their power to you. It is the same thing when people stop discussing the issue at hand and start discussing you.
"They do it in soccer when the player starts playing the man instead of the ball, it is because they are desperate and they are losing the game," said Madonsela.
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