RW Johnson: “Roadkill” Steenhuisen and Gouws – reflects DA fall from moral high ground.     

RW Johnson reflects on the evolving character of the Democratic Alliance (DA) and its leadership, using two incidents involving John Steenhuisen and Renaldo Gouws to illustrate a shift in the party's values and behaviour. Johnson critiques Steenhuisen's controversial proposals and Gouws' repeated racist outbursts, contrasting the DA's current state with its more principled past. He questions whether the party's rise has come at the expense of its former liberal standards.

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By R.W. Johnson

Sometimes it takes a personal jolt to alert one to a broader sociological change.

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