Exercise caution and restraint

Sir,

Political correctness is a ‘ socially acceptable’ behaviour that agrees with popular opinion or thinking. Entities that pursue the political correctness stance tend to make controversial decisions that are sometimes devoid of commonsense only to get approval of their publics.

Decisions

Such decisions may sometimes be at variance with justice and commonsense; rendering the adherence and promotion of the rule of law difficult, if not impossible. For politicians, activists and unionists, this appears to be their forte as they have a constituency and electorate to please, at all cost, which does not necessarily imply or lend itself to justice and equity.

Law

The rule of law on the other hand, is about upholding justice, not popular opinion. What is clear from the introduction is that political correctness is clearly opposed to maintaining the rule of law, let alone promoting it.

It now appears that everyone who wants to be listened to has to have a case to plead for the poor because that is what gives whomsoever political mileage. This country has seen t he impact of upsetting the rule of law, and that some have not learnt the lesson is deplorable.

Political correctness, while it has gained popularity among many, is not without its detractors. And as our leaders continue pursuing political correctness, owing to its obvious benefits, they should not, however, pursue it at the expense of the rule of law as seems to be happening now; and must of necessity, exercise caution and restraint in its pursuit.

Babe Dlamini