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Dear @Our_DA it’s one thing for Jesus to make the claim “I am the way the truth & the life...”, it’s quite another for the leader of the SA’n opposition to try cloak himself & his message with a similar mantle.
The “true” state of the nation. The only truth? Really? https://twitter.com/our_da/status/1358688056052756480
The “true” state of the nation. The only truth? Really? https://twitter.com/our_da/status/1358688056052756480
The comparison is intentional. I don’t do so lightly.
By claiming ownership of “truth” you stake out the moral high ground as yours alone & tee up your message for a stock-standard preacher’s good vs evil binary.
Let’s unpack a few of the “truths” as you’ve laid them out.
By claiming ownership of “truth” you stake out the moral high ground as yours alone & tee up your message for a stock-standard preacher’s good vs evil binary.
Let’s unpack a few of the “truths” as you’ve laid them out.
You spend a great deal of your address focused on President Ramaphosa himself.
That’s a serious man crush you have there.
And a good ole DA strategy that worked with President Zuma.
But Cyril isn’t Jacob.
That’s a serious man crush you have there.
And a good ole DA strategy that worked with President Zuma.
But Cyril isn’t Jacob.
Cyril is apparently culpable for everything, he knew everything, did nothing, all while riding the cadre deployment horse into town?
Hey presto we have us a Villain 2.0
Cyril & his cadres are THE reason for sad state of affairs our nation is in?
(And a free market is the hero)
Hey presto we have us a Villain 2.0
Cyril & his cadres are THE reason for sad state of affairs our nation is in?
(And a free market is the hero)
The DA (national leadership) have been consistently wrong about the pandemic, cue Pandata, cue Helen’s Sweden says just ride it out, etc.
So accusing the Gov policy of having “absolutely no basis in science” is bold, but doing so after losing in court takes a wilful blindness.
So accusing the Gov policy of having “absolutely no basis in science” is bold, but doing so after losing in court takes a wilful blindness.
“Bending the knee to the unions” vs “embracing labour reforms”?
Do you recall walking out of Parly on the minimum wage vote?
We do.
What’s the state of the nation on the wage gap, on poverty wages, on youth unemployment or on inequality?
We wouldn’t know from your speech.
Do you recall walking out of Parly on the minimum wage vote?
We do.
What’s the state of the nation on the wage gap, on poverty wages, on youth unemployment or on inequality?
We wouldn’t know from your speech.
And here it is, like unblemished snow, with nary a muddy footprint, the private sector will rescue us?
No Nedbank, no Marcus Jooste, no KPMG, no Bell Pottinger, no Bosasa, no... sigh, yes in the binary world of good & evil, the hero has no culpability, the villain has it all? https://twitter.com/our_da/status/1358694449421901825
No Nedbank, no Marcus Jooste, no KPMG, no Bell Pottinger, no Bosasa, no... sigh, yes in the binary world of good & evil, the hero has no culpability, the villain has it all? https://twitter.com/our_da/status/1358694449421901825
And now you’re floating an idea about a broad coalition in opposition to the ANC?
Assuming that excludes the EFF, but does include the FF+?
And assuming that your polling numbers ain’t looking so good at local gov level?
Assuming that excludes the EFF, but does include the FF+?
And assuming that your polling numbers ain’t looking so good at local gov level?
You have as the opposition an opportunity to present an informed & critical view on SA and a way forward.
But you’ve reduced it to a simple moral binary. ANC bad. DA good. Nothing about: context (e.g. our place in the global economy), moral regeneration, or what makes us strong.
But you’ve reduced it to a simple moral binary. ANC bad. DA good. Nothing about: context (e.g. our place in the global economy), moral regeneration, or what makes us strong.
And therein the fail.
We are all in the same boat. It’s our only boat. It’s in serious trouble.
We, all of us, including those who support the ANC, have to find a way out of this complexity.
Insults are not the truth. The truth comes from confronting the mirror. You haven’t
We are all in the same boat. It’s our only boat. It’s in serious trouble.
We, all of us, including those who support the ANC, have to find a way out of this complexity.
Insults are not the truth. The truth comes from confronting the mirror. You haven’t
PS. One more thought.
Ster Kinekor, like Musica, didn’t fail becoz of COVID-19, it failed becoz of Netflix.
All COVID-19 did was help push them over the edge.
It’s a fundamental principle of consumer capitalism. Technological progress is a double edged sword. https://twitter.com/our_da/status/1358694326214270976
Ster Kinekor, like Musica, didn’t fail becoz of COVID-19, it failed becoz of Netflix.
All COVID-19 did was help push them over the edge.
It’s a fundamental principle of consumer capitalism. Technological progress is a double edged sword. https://twitter.com/our_da/status/1358694326214270976
And surely if you’re advocating free market solutions you know that?
Did Hon Steenhuisen forget, or did he lie (see how easy that works), or does he not understand?
Solar is replacing coal. Electric vehicles replacing ICE’s/oil. Analogue. Beta video machines. And Walkmans.
Did Hon Steenhuisen forget, or did he lie (see how easy that works), or does he not understand?
Solar is replacing coal. Electric vehicles replacing ICE’s/oil. Analogue. Beta video machines. And Walkmans.
