MICHAEL MORRIS: Discordant notes over prescribed assets will fuel exodus of rich
Citizens fear their pensions and savings will be syphoned off to save the state’s bacon as Cyril Ramaphosa warns SA has reached a tipping point
The ideal metaphor for the constitutional state, Palestinian-American intellectual Edward Said once noted with customary insight, is the orchestra and its defining requirement of “voluntary submission to the ensemble”.
Without it, in either case, discord is guaranteed. In music-making, departing from the compact might produce at most a fleeting jarring mismatch of tones and timing were strings or woodwind to go their separate ways. But the absence of voluntary submission in the political and economic arrangements of a free society can have lasting and compounding impacts. Moralising about what citizens ought to do to keep the nation in unison misses the point. ..
Would you like to comment on this article?
Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now.
Please read our Comment Policy before commenting.
Subscribe now to unlock this article.
Support BusinessLIVE’s award-winning journalism for R129 per month (digital access only).
There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an ad-free experience for readers.
Cancel anytime.
Questions? Email helpdesk@businesslive.co.za or call 0860 52 52 00. Got a subscription voucher? Redeem it now.