Racist Cape Town (redux)
Whether the idea that Cape Town is particularly racist is perception or reality, these are both problems. And we’re not going to fix whatever problems do exist by being offended, or by insulting those who make such claims.
The Erasmus judgement on Makhaza
The facts of this case appear to be that the DA attempted to provide for all, albeit perhaps in a way that was suboptimal and/or naive. While the ANC’s spin related to this case may or may not prove effective, it’s not evidence-based (or consistent, given the unenclosed toilets in ANC municipal areas), and it seems false to claim that the DA’s motives include a lack of concern for the poor.
Mark your X in the box labelled “stereotype”
If your view is that everything the DA does is racist, or that everything the ANC does is symptomatic of a creeping nationalism, then the problem is not the party – it is you.
Mandela’s autopsy
Freedom of expression has clear bounds, and they are bounds that the ANC agreed to when accepting the Constitution. You can call Damaso insensitive and rude for portraying a dead Mandela if you like, but he is as entitled to exercise his version of culture as you are yours.
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