I find the debate over liberals, race and the ability to care for the poor pregnant with semantics. These are not binary positions — they are both/ands.
Liberals would be myopic not to admit that race matters, and that deprivation and blackness are correlated in SA. So, whether redress measures target race or deprivation, in practice it would be similar, except that deprivation would be more inclusive and in fact less mired in the parameters of race...
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