Banish these toxic twins from our world

MANY of us fought hard to enthrone democracy in our land.

A Struggle that took us into a virtual civil war that lasted for 50 years. Sadly, racism rears its ugly head daily across our divided land.

It is indeed tragic and repulsive that we as South Africans have to be subjected to such atrocious behaviour by one another. Such hurtful behaviour graphically reveals its destructive propensities, its capacity to divide a nation into a fantasy of past grandeur.

Acts of racism have been closely woven into the larger canvass of humanity. We pontificate about the divisions and disunity that race and racism cause.

These divisions will continue for another few generations. Our country is awash with racists of every colour and creed. It is a painful reminder that racism still dominates our fragmented society.

Whatever detour racism follows, the ultimate goal is dominance. Such dregs of society should not find any abode in a progressively advancing society. Never before have we seen such racial animosity throughout the world. Racism is a socially constructed disease of the mind that is caused by a specific form of ignorance.

The ugly profile of a nation should not be allowed to raise itself. Our pursuit of a non-racial society has never ended, nor will it be retarded by racists who prey on helpless communities who rarely question venomous messages.

Across the globe we suffer from irrational behaviour due to racist practises that have persisted for too long in vile and negative ways.

The spectre of racism, which is never below the surface, has come to haunt us. Racism is evil, and those who partake in it are colluding with the devil.

Racism has, over the past 75 years in our history, left its brutal legacy embedded in our collective memory. In its wake, human lives have been sacrificed and bonds of friendship and kinships have burst asunder.

Racial supremacy is pure evil. Those who violently practise it are lost, deluded and in need of salvation.

They are completely deceived by their own ignorance and blinded by their racism. Their actions represent a virulent belief system that continues to spawn hatred.

We must not bequeath to our children and grandchildren an uglier profile and a stockpile of hatred and naked prejudice.

These toxic and contagious twins have no place in a global world.