Going nowhere fast?

Oh my. South Africa, I really worry about you. Or more so, I really worry about your people (including myself).

I often read the Thought Leader (you should too) which offers the opinions of a wide range intelligent and capable individuals. Probably the most interesting part of the columns is the comments that follow, usually in the form of a heated debate. I love this. I think it’s healthy.

The only problem is that so many of the pieces centre on racism. It never stops – black this, white that. And the comments comprise of the ranting and raving of some very intelligent racists – there is no debate, there is just shouting. It’s become so bad that I almost want to take a break from the site.

How are we meant to build up a nation that spends so much of its time trying to bring each other down? The race-card is getting us nowhere, and fast.