The DA's decision to remove its 'racist vs heroes' campaign posters will not shield the party from the consequences of its divisive messaging, says ANC deputy secretary-general Jessie Duarte.
The DA posters suggested that the community were heroes for protecting their properties against rioters and, while Duarte conceded that aDuarte likened the killings to criminality and vigilantism.
“The conversation we must have with all our communities is how to react when there is a crisis. Yes, there might be people who see themselves as heroes and the DA might be pandering to that but it's a sentiment that cannot go anywhere,” she said. “Our message is we need to build cohesion in this community. People live together here. It's not as if there is a barrier, there is no passbook. We are all citizens together and that is the message we want to bring.”“Many communities stood up and protected their communities but it is only here where that resulted in deaths. What the ANC is saying is there is no need for us to continue on the trajectory of African vs Indian vs White, that is the past.
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