LEON LOUW: Health minister uses illusion to talk up benefits of the NHI
12 October 2016 - 10:44
Despite our differences, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi and I have something in common. He calls me a clown. I call him misguided. He is authoritarian. I am libertarian. He thinks consuming sugar, tobacco, liquor, fast food, salt, fat and a sedentary lifestyle as coping mechanisms for depression, loneliness, stress, grief and unpopularity are unhealthy. I think contentment, satisfaction, happiness, leisure and pleasure are healthy. For him, adults are subjects who must live as he sees fit. For me, adults are civilians who must live as they see fit.
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