I was a staunch Progressive Federal Party (PFP) supporter from the time they were founded in 1977. In 1989 they merged with the National Democratic Movement (NDM) and the Independent Party (IP) to form the Democratic Party (DP). In 2000 the DP merged with the New National Party (NNP) and became the Democratic Alliance (DA). It was a short-lived merger as the NNP left the alliance in 2001. The DA lives on as the official opposition, for now. Continue reading “No Thanks, Democratic Alliance”
Category: Racism
Racism posts
Religion and #BLM
I see so many Christians on social media sites, and in correspondence to newspapers, objecting to #BlackLivesMatter. When I see this I can’t help thinking, “not very Christian, are you?” Let’s take a look at some of the most common objections: Continue reading “Religion and #BLM”
Black Lives Matter
Why do people feel they need to respond with #AllLivesMatter or, even worse, #WhiteLivesMatter when confronted with #BlackLivesMatter? Do they not understand what the BLM movement is about? Oblivious to their privilege? Racist? Combination of these? Something else? Continue reading “Black Lives Matter”