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I support policies that are identity-blind, pro-poor and pro-growth. Please see my websites for my essays. howtofixjoburg.com school-capture.com
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Richard Wilkinson Verified account @wilkinsoncape
“He has fluttered in the ANC's orbit for decades, and enjoyed being loved for it.”

The line above sums up 90% of our media and academia.

And then:

“I did not buy into the unstated premise of the ANC's moral superiority.”

Perfectly, perfectly put.
Helen Zille Verified account @helenzille 4d
Jonny Steinberg must have been at a different event. My explanation to his reconstruction of events is this: He knows what a hapless facilitator he was. He battled to handle a situation where I did not buy into the unstated premise of the ANC's moral superiority. He has fluttered in the ANC's orbit for decades, and enjoyed being loved for it. He has to find a way to define any resistance to this as "the problem". I love the use of the word "strange". The only strange thing was the fear and resistance to a different perspective being expressed at an "academic seminar" at Yale. But I suppose that summarises American universities right now. As far as SA is concerned, they are stuck in the 1980s. Perfect place for Jonny to be a Professor.
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