LETTER: Absolutism at odds with DA policy
Until society rids itself of absolutism, there will always be those willing to impose their obscurant views upon others
Until society rids itself of absolutism, there will always be those willing to impose their obscurant views upon others, whom they fear are threatening the "security" their world view brings, by daring to think outside of the institutional dictate. Think back to the dark days of "die swart gevaar", peddled shamelessly by the National Party — a classic example of weaving fear into the masses to exert control and claim that they were providing "security". The obvious problem is that the desired security does not actually exist. It is a delusion, manifested by fear or feelings of invalidity, but it nonetheless remains a powerful basis upon which to maintain the obscure reasoning that is inherent in absolutism. The opposite of this absolutism — critical thought — as tendered by Gareth van Onselen (Why is the DA associating with Angus Buchan, April 26), remains one cornerstone of a progressive society. Absolutism, on the other hand, only serves to maintain the status quo, or, possibly, a...
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