LETTER: Reverse nationalist principle
Choice has to be made, because liberal societies have prospered worldwide while authoritarian ones have collapsed
If what Jonny Steinberg imputes is correct, namely that it is a minority racial nationalist view to think each individual has “a unique perspective on the world and is consequently best placed to determine what to value in life”, it is up to us to reverse the principle (“Neither DA nor ANC able to outgrow racial nationalisms, (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/columnists/2019-11-14-jonny-steinberg-neither-da-nor-anc-able-to-outgrow-racial-nationalisms/)” November 14).
Here goes: “Every person has a uniform perspective on the world and is consequently worst placed to determine what to value in life.”..
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