Politician and former journalist Helen Zille, is already in trouble with her own party, the Democratic Alliance, because of some comments on Twitter that gives rise to her not condemning colonialism.
It is expected that it could be just the tip of the iceberg, after she wrote an extensive article on the Internet site, the Daily Maverick. In it, she even went further than her Tweets, and it may finally end her political career at the DA, believe analysts.
The article deals with a recent visit to Singapore, and how the once poor and disadvantaged city that has lifted itself into a prosperous and functional state. Their airport was recently named the best airport in the world. In contrast, the protocol Lounge at OR Tambo Airport is without milk for passengers’ tea, the TV’s remote control has been missing since December and the bathroom has a leak that has not received attention since December.
She refers to the difference in the meaning of the word transformation in Singapore and South Africa. “South Africa’s version of ‘transformation’ – bribe-based enrichment of the black elite, which presents itself as black economic empowerment – is an incomprehensible mixture of racism and corruption designed to ensure economic failure.” Interestingly, black favoritism is also DA policy, analysts say.
Zille also spoke about a black poet who thanked the missionaries for turning Xhosa into a written language. In partial free Singapore, there is freedom of expression, but not in a free South Africa.
“While traveling one broadens the horizons, I tend to forget that, upon returning to South Africa, it is best to shrink your mind to apply again within the contours of political correctness. Especially if you are white. We extend lip service to equal citizenship. In fact, every opinion is judged based on the color of the person making the statement. “To talk if you are white” is considered the greatest sin, in terms of the increasingly popular ideology called “critical race theory”, writes Zille.
She says she always knew that African racial nationalism central principle of the ANC, and then she asked if that is becoming the philosophy of the DA.
“The real danger is that the DA in a quest for votes can begin to swallow principle, myth, and shibboleth of African racial nationalist propaganda, including the discrediting of minorities, populist mobilization, and political patronage. Then it will just be a matter of time for the institutionalization of corruption. Should this happen, it would be irrelevant whether we win or lose elections because we no longer will offer an alternative. ”
Probably this article will not count in her favor during her next hearing in the DA.
Read the original article in Afrikaans on Die Vryburger
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