Dr Lucas Ntyintyane’s claimed victimhood is not convincing (“No desire to kiss bully DA (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/letters/2020-02-13-letter-no-desire-to-kiss-bully-da/)”, February 14). 

No-one is demonising, attempting to muzzle or lynch him, but robust debate has obviously hurt his feelings. I apologise if that was the effect. It was not intended. My argument is simply that identity politics is dangerous. We don’t need to look at Northern Ireland, Rwanda, India and Pakistan or Nazi Germany as we have our own horrid example from the apartheid years. ..

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