LETTER: We will pay the price for control mania
Governing elite is enjoying its new powers after creating enough panic to keep us all compliant
I hesitated before writing this letter — these days one has to look over one’s shoulder since the politically correct brigade will jump on you for the slightest of reasons. But smiling and making fun of the contortions our ministers go through to justify all their rules and regulations, which are not open to democratic (parliamentary) scrutiny, is no longer sufficient.
As Michael Morris pointed out in his column, the governing elite in SA are enjoying the new powers they have granted themselves after creating enough panic to keep us all compliant — tens of thousands of deaths were promised if we didn’t adhere to the rules and regulations (“Private enterprise stands little chance without state opening the way (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/columnists/2020-05-17-michael-morris-private-enterprise-stands-little-chance-without-state-opening-the-way/)”, May 17)...
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