LETTER: Not all politicians are predators and liars
My DA colleagues are honest and hard-working
I enjoyed reading Tom Eaton’s column about politicians, but it also needs to be said that although I am not the “nice lady from the cake sale”, I don’t believe the majority of politicians are predators, liars and narcissists (Gasp: Shock: Horror: Cyril Did What (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/columnists/2019-08-20-tom-eaton-gasp-shock-horror-ramaphosa-did-what/)? August 20).
There is an old joke that goes “99% of lawyers have given the other 1% a bad name”. Although we have been through almost 20 years of wholesale theft and fraud, mainly through the activity of certain politicians, it needs to be said that the majority are more than likely honest-to-goodness solid individuals...
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