LETTER: The concept of race is a myth
The DA must be courageous enough to stick to its policy of not categorising people by race
29 September 2020 - 13:40
The concept of race is a myth. Racial discrimination always divides and ruins nations. Yet even after the demise of apartheid it was allowed by our constitution to continue in the guise of “retributive justice” and has predictably yielded the same results.
The DA, not before time, took the courageous step of outlawing the use of race to categorise people at its recent policy conference. However, some within its ranks still argue that because race is perceived to be real by a large section of the population, rejecting it will result in the DA never winning an election...
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