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The prevailing myth of Afrikaner self-reliance

by Marnell Kirsten 24 October 202023 October 2020

Reading the visual and aural codes of the song ‘Ons Sal Self’ reveals more about some Afrikaners than Afrikaners may be comfortable with

Posted inNews/Politics

Dear liberals: Elites, not fascists, threaten democracy, part 2

Andile Zulu by Andile Zulu 20 September 202019 September 2020

You are quick to be repulsed at the EFF’s antics yet you rarely show outrage or demand collective action against the systemic violence which sustains our political order

Posted inNews/Politics

Dear Liberals: Not everything you dislike is fascist (Part 1)

Andile Zulu by Andile Zulu 19 September 202021 September 2020

THOUGHTLEADER: The EFF deserve severe criticism on many grounds but discrediting its politics as fascist doesn’t allow for a thorough critique of the party, and the upheavals in our politics it represents

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Policies trump parties

Peter Townshend by Peter Townshend 7 July 20207 July 2020

We need to keep our fervent loyalty for sport and when it comes to politics vote on policies not those behind them

Posted inEquality

Gasping for hope

Peter Townshend by Peter Townshend 11 June 202011 June 2020

Despite overwhelming support for Black Lives Matter, we feel hopeless — racial equality is more dream than reality and racism has never been enough for people to take to the streets

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