LETTER: Identity politics got SA into this mess
If we cannot get away from identity politics we will never be a successful nation
11 February 2020 - 17:13
Dr Lucas Ntyintyane’s letter to Business Day on February 10 (Why the DA will not win my vote (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/letters/2020-02-09-letter-why-the-da-will-not-win-my-vote/)) is introduced with the words “The DA’s policies may sound good on paper but won’t win my vote.” He then exposes the tragedy that bedevils politics, not only in SA, but in many other countries by saying, “Identity politics are more important than policies or personalities.”
This also illustrates Ntyintyane’s state of mind ..
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