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In all of this, an unpopular confession - I was Helen Zille's biggest fan (a mini-thread)
Up until a few years ago, I was a huge fan of Helen. I thought that if ever we are going to have a shot at having a credible, competitive opposition party she would get us there.
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Up until a few years ago, I was a huge fan of Helen. I thought that if ever we are going to have a shot at having a credible, competitive opposition party she would get us there.
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/ I believe that she started and guided most of the work that brought the DA to its recent peak performance. I would have been happy with her not just as the leader of the DA, but also as our president.
Then of course something changed. The tweets, the change of direction, /
Then of course something changed. The tweets, the change of direction, /
/ often culminating in jaw-dropping political clangers. Of course she has the right to have made those changes, I would fight for her right to do so. But this is no longer the brilliant strategic mind that I admired so much, and had such high expectations of, this is no longer /
/ one of our best options for a unified, prosperous future for all of us. I am disappointed in her new direction, of course, but that's politics in this country of ours. I find myself staring in disbelief at some of her recent comments, and I regret the damage it is doing. /
/ But maybe therein lies an important lesson for us all - that we need new thinking about a lot of topics, that we are too reliant on politicians, and ultimately, that the price of democracy is to have widely dissenting views to deal with.
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/ I wish her well, but our paths are no longer the same. For me, the search for a competent and credible opposition party remains ongoing. I believe that Ms. Zille has lost an amazing opportunity of doing something really special in our politics. /
/ Our country urgently needs competent new leadership. This is not it
