It wasn’t so much the visuals of the now deleted FNB “You Can Help” YouTube videos that the ANC are freaking out about, it’s more about what was said. We managed to get hold of a number of those offending quotes. Click for more.

“The country is being overrun by poverty… while (President) Jacob Zuma is renovating his home,” said a youth from KwaZulu-Natal.

A university student from Gauteng said: “The government is only thinking for themselves…. I’m from a rural area and the government doesn’t see what’s happening.”

“… Politicians tend to be the most destructive and eruptive (sic) aspect of our country…. We need motives and a clear vision…. We must not depend on our leaders. Each person must become their own hero,” said a high school pupil from KwaZulu-Natal.

A Western Cape student said: “I was born in an epic era…. We need to stop relying on government and rely on ourselves.”

FNB quoted another child as saying: “If I was president for a day, I would make South Africa safe for children, women and teens who are abused,” while a 10-year-old boy says: “I get scared when people are killing each other.”

One of the children reads:” The challenges before us cannot be solved by money, petty politics, protests or violence. All the great things we’ve done, we’ve done by helping each other.”

[iol, ft, moneyweb]

So that’s basically the crux of the drama.

What do you think? Do you think the FNB pushed their luck?