Sunday Times

We’ve seen this deluded sort of voting argument before

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The plea made by Peter Bruce, in “Would DA rather spar with Julius than work with Cyril?” (March 10), to support President Cyril Ramaphosa instead of the DA, reminds me of the then so-called enlightene­d Nationalis­t plea to the English-speaking voter in the old SA to support the National Party so that it could be reformed “internally”.

This faction succeeded — though we all know that it was actually economic sanctions that eventually brought a bankrupt National Party leadership to the negotiatio­n table.

And now, 30 years later, the white voter instead of the English-speaking voter is being exhorted by your columnist to repeat the exercise.

This is rather rich coming from one who supported the UDM in 1999!

Ramaphosa sat for nine years in parliament and supported Zuma on every occasion, including six votes of no confidence. He states that he was not really aware of what Zuma was about. Really?

Thank goodness that the likes of the Sunday Times and other brave publicatio­ns brought all this corruption to the surface.

The only way to get back on the right path is to get rid the ANC. You need look no further than the DA-run Western Cape to see how our country should be!

To my mates who were hoodwinked 30 years ago, let me say, do not make the same mistake again!

Ian Pringle, Port Elizabeth

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