LETTER: Liberals serve broader interests of society
Quotas and transformation regard people as numbers and take away the element of open competition
There is an oft-expressed assumption in the debate ravaging the DA — namely that the liberal grouping represents narrow interests, while the BEE grouping supports diversity and transformation. This assumption is incorrect. The liberal side espouses input-based restitution, while their opponents see quotas or headcounts as the way forward.
However, it is the headcount side that serves narrow interests, as they ensure that black people do not gain competence. Regarding people as numbers reduces them to mere deployees and leaves the field clear for rent-seeking opportunists exploiting the resultant patronage networks...
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