LETTER: Van Onselen is jealous for he could never produce the kind of quality work I produce
The article I wrote for Daily Maverick was consciously and deliberately meant to hurt the DA (Is the Democratic Alliance facing extinction? June 4). I wanted to educate its black constituency in particular about the crisis that is the DA’s muted neoliberal ideology, which naturally pits its black leaders against their white counterparts at a fundamental level, and about the fatal problems of DA’s organisational model, federalism. Judging by the reactionary response of the DA minions, led by Business Day columnist Gareth van Onselen, I have hurt them. Instead of providing a counter argument they have got stuck on the lack of citation in my piece, to protect themselves and as a weapon to hurt me. Instead of providing a solid counter argument, they attempt to discredit the writer.
I pitch my articles at the highest level possible; I believe not only in the power of my arguments but also in the quality of the words I use. Yes, I do a lot of research for my articles, and yes I cite...
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