Too scared to disagree?

On Cape Talk, the presenter posed an important question about the DA’s election advert depicting a burning image of the SA flag: are most people actually upset about the advert, or is it just the disgruntled few who are calling in? What if people are too scared to say they agree with the ad?

I studied at UCT and know too well about the academic echo chamber, where elitists discuss issues from the comfort of their MacBooks. I was part of that: the wokes get outraged, the media regurgitates it, and if it suits the political party’s agenda, they amplify the outrage. Within the cycle, there is little room for critical reflection, and if you dare to disagree, you must be racist if you are white, or colonised if you are black or coloured.

After leaving university, I became critical of this culture. All it does is divide people.

So, for all those who were not offended by the advert, who understand what the DA was saying, let’s not get sucked into out-of-touch discussions that bear little relevance to what we need — a good government! We need to vote for the party we know can rescue SA, and that’s the DA.

Nandi Rayner Cape Town

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