Racism can only be nipped at the source

MMUSI Maimane needs to understand that racism is a psychological phenomenon that cannot be dealt with by taking meaningless oaths.

In order to truly address the problem of racism, we need to revisit the socialising agents that purport to say that whites are intellectually, morally and socially superior to other races.

At least now, Maimane is acknowledging that the Democratic Alliance is a refuge for white supremacists and racists that parade black leaders, like Maimane himself, for political expedience.

The mere fact that we don’t see them at events of national importance like Freedom Day celebrations, only to see them in large numbers at campaigns like #ZumaMustFall, says a lot.

Charity begins at home. For us to totally rid ourselves of racism, be it structural or otherwise, we need to teach our young ones about equality, respect and tolerance – something I don’t think Penny Sparrow and other like-minded bigots and apartheid apologists are able to do.

We cannot allow utterances of delusional racists like Sparrow to reverse our sociopolitical gains.

Maimane, obviously for political reasons and in an attempt to save the image of his party, says he does not want any racists in the DA, and that he neither wants their votes.

As a patriot and a right-thinking South African, I say I don’t want any racists in my beloved country.