Being black in the DA

Being black in the DA is alot easier than being white in the ANC

When it comes to elections, most their signs have brown faces.....for some reason the brownies seem to appear for the purposes of fooling the public. More than 80% of DA senior members are white. The rest are used for window-dressing. U cannot expect to gain national respect when a party(unashamedly) represents 10% of the population. I'd rather vote for the VF+ since they're clear on their stance

Mandy, as an apartheid apologist, you of all people, should know that the DA is really the LITE version of the ole National Party!

There is NO excuse that can justify the absence of blacks from the upper echelons of of the DA power structure after 15 years of democracy. Now you make the outlandish claim that blacks are reluctant to join the in the DA because they fear for their lives! Just count the number of white faces in the upper echelons of the DA power structure. How can blacks EVER be made to feel welcome in this exclusive "country club" of old privileged whites?

"In the DA people get opportunities based on merit"
Again the DA propagates the myth of white competency while ignoring generations of white affirmative action that installed too many incompetent whites in positions of power that they still desperately cling to.

The greatest damage to our nascent democracy is the DA's utter failure for the last 15 years to being more inclusive and reflective of our demographics as an opposition party which, if you hadn't noticed, consists of a BLACK (Africans, Coloreds and Indians) majority. COPE is only now trying to remedy this to prevent us from sliding into a one-party state.

Blacks are simply just not attracted to the DA because of its policies. An obvious example is the DA's fundamental opposition to AA. Another more recent illustration is the DA's refusal to speak out against racists acts committed by their own supporters/constituents e.g. Huntley's desperate lies to gain Canadian refugee status by claiming that he was being targeted by criminals because he was white! This is the same kind of silence that condoned apartheid for generations, the same kind of silence that emboldens oppressive regimes around the world and that same kind of deafening silence of Muslim leaders after the 911 attacks.

@Dave, I agree with you. Their silence on certain matters which may affect their 'fan base' negatively ticks me off

Dave, Huntley's behaviour was criticised by everyone, including the DA.

There are definitely many racists in the DA, especially up north. It would be best if they leave the DA for the VF+.

Pretending that the ANC is non-racist is ridiculous though. The ANC never criticised the racist comments of Hlope and especially the racially devisive Malema. Where is the white leadership in the ANC? Is there no non-black fit for the post as premier at provincial level? Not even once in 15 years?

The DA got 17% of the vote in the last election. How many whites are there in SA? The DA is the most culturally balanced party in South Africa. Looking at its composition, it is actually the only party that gives a glimpse of what a real rainbow nation would look like.

@Piet Smit
Can you tell point me to the DA press release that critized Huntley racist comments against SA?

Again you try to use fuzzy math to cover up racism in the DA. Kindly provide us with the statistics to show black in the UPPER ECHOLONS in the DA power structure. This is why many regards blacks in the DA as mere "garden boys".

Dave,
Can you point me to the ANC release that criticised Malema or Hlophe for racist comments ?

If you want to be racist about blacks in the DA, why not keep it to yourself and your family ?

DA and ANC is like comparing apples to oranges. There is nothing to compare. DA is fighting for preservation of white rule and benefits and in so doing rents a few previledged black persons to sell that garbage. Madikizela rode on the back of the Madikizela surname to carve a political future for himself. There is nothing common between him and Winnie and I am surprised to learn that they are even related.To compare white representation in the ANC and black represetantion in the DA is idiotic. The ANC has ministers and MPs of white race in National parliament. The ANC can safely say whites are sufficiently represented in their govenance structures and I dont think the DA can make the same bold statement. If you have a population of about 80 percent black and coloured but you have a 70 percent white provincial government cabinet you cant call that a true rainbow nation unless you say there are no other races capable of occupying cabinet posts in the DA Western Cape. Go sell your garbage to the few black idiots you will get along the way. Sipiwo Pahlane

@Peter Win
"Can you point me to the ANC release that criticised Malema or Hlophe for racist comments "
Don't detract from the point of a racist moron damaging our international relations with politicians like Malema and Helen Zille, that mudsling on a daily basis.

Anyway there are numerous press releases and news reports of ANC members rebuking Malema on many occasions:
http://www.anc.org.za/show.php?doc=ancdocs/pr/2009/pr0212.html
http://www.anc.org.za/show.php?doc=ancdocs/pr/2009/pr0211a.html
http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/pr/2009/pr0212a.html

If you get off your lazy butt and do a simple search on the internet you will find many more articles. However, I could not find a single article on the DA admonishing Huntley though. The DA's silence is deafening!

Why am I not suprised by the contents of this article, remember MG is on the payroll of some of this parties that anti-ANC slogans must overcloud their journalist judgement. Just read MG stories constantly are based on judo opposition politics. We are aware that Mandy is a pawn for DA and Manaledi for shikota, these activities cloud their political judgements.

Malcolm X made a sublime eg when he explained the difference between a housenigger and fieldnigger. He said,a housenigger loves the massa more than the massa loves himself. If the massa's house burns down, it will the be housenigger who will risk his life to save the massa's possesions whilst the fieldnigger watches the house burning full knowing that tomorrow the massa will get a new house for free. In our historical struggle, we have had many many blacks who believed in apartheid and the brutality. Our history outlines the wholesale collusion of many people who assisted the apartheid regime,its nothing new. The only benefits these people derive are personal priviledge and material gain. Its about individualism, power and greed. All of these people are not community activists, thats the last thing on their minds. Its about access and assimiliation with white power. So when I think about blacks in the DA, I immediately think about Malcolm X's statement.

@ Dave Harris

Those 'apologies' you posted are all internal infighting related issues. How about giving us an article where Malema is rebuked for calling Helen Zille 'a white racist little girl'. Then we can say the Malema has been reigned in (to some extent).

http://www.polity.org.za/article/da-weekly-newsletter-by-helen-zille-leader-of-the-democratic-alliance-25092009-2009-09-25

I do not think that Helen Zille applauded Brandons application. Maybe you missed is because it did not have the word RACIST in it.

Your kind are very quick to shout RACIST when there is no way out.

O and in case you missed it, DA appoint people on merit, I believe it is a better scheme than the current ANC 'comrade' scheme that is destroying this country so rapidly.

@Fred M, are you saying that there are NO WOMEN in Western Cape that fit this merit? Are you also saying that the businessman who were appointed fit the merit criteria?
You ARE ALSO DEPLOYING DA people to POSTS! Cmon, what merit does the MEC for Safety and Security have when he has these sexual harrassment allegations against him. Is that enough merit for Safety and Security!
Please explain the criteria for merit so that we are all on the same page.

@ Kitty Kat

May I reiterate, they were chosen on merit. If you recall, some of the women asked decided to pass and rather accept a MP position, or a foriegn embassy position.

About the 'sexual harrasment allegations', they are allegations. While the ANC promote people who have been found guilty of offences (Booi comes to mind here - the ANC cronies have decided that crime does pay), what the DA have done pails in comparison ..... But should you compare one indescretion from the DA to hundreds of indescetions from the ANC, you are not being fair. May I remind you that all the DA representatives caught up in 'Travelgate' were dispelled from the DA. Can the same be said about the ANC ? No, they are all still sitting in parliment.

About merit : It is the most suitable person for the job at hand, whether, black, white, indian, coloured or else. The DA may have got some wrong, but can we say the same as the ANC ? I think they have many, many wrong, just for the sake of colour ......

I rest my case !

@Fred M; you have not made AND PLSE stop LYING. We are not debating ANC VS DA. Two wrongs do not make a right.
In terms of gender equity and in terms of our own constituion of non-sexism and democracy, you gone against those principles. We have huge disparities in a patriarchal and matriarchal society. What is YOUR AGENDA in redressing these? Your argument is false and patronising. Please bring some intelligence to the discourse because we are sick and tired of rhetoric!

Dave,
There is one huge difference between Malema and Huntley.
Huntley's an individual doing what he feels is best for his safety.

Malema happily vilifies anyone for no basis as the leader of an ANC organisation.

I'll grant you the ANC eventually reprimanded him. He is one of their leaders after all.

I don't recall seeing Huntley as the leader of any DA org - or do you have some racist notion that the DA is responsible for all whites and the ANC for all blacks?

And as for insults - well, it's a free world, but you're not much of a gentleman.