Prof Steven Friedman’s views can never be ignored, but I wonder whether the trend he laments, that “South Africans think they talk about these issues all the time and have no reason to do so now”, is unfortunate (“SA must take the issues raised by BLM more seriously (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/columnists/2020-07-21-steven-friedman-sa-needs-to-take-the-issues-raised-by-black-lives-matter-more-seriously/)”, July 21).
He wants another “heated debate about race”. He is sorry that it is becoming “difficult to see and recognise racism”. Is that a bad thing?..
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