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Double Standards on Presidential Health and Workloads
The New York Times’ interest in President Trump’s health (The Mercury, November 27) is significant because it never paid any attention to Biden’s obvious cognitive decline and his very limited exposure to the press during his four years as President. Instead, the NYT and the rest of the mass media refrained from reporting negative details about Biden, who spent 40%
G20 Acclaim Ignores Realities in South Africa
Chloe Maluleke (The Mercury, November 21) must be commended for placing media acclaim concerning South Africa’s hosting of the G20 summit within the context of the realities prevailing in the country. As she points out, there is a huge disconnect between the rhetoric of the G20 and the circumstances which confront the majority of South
No New ANC Face Can Salvage South Africa
Speculation about who might succeed Ramaphosa and abate the ANC’s decline reflects shallow thinking when it should be clear that the pursuit of the historically discredited Marxist national democratic revolution (NDR) is the fundamental issue. No matter who replaces Ramaphosa, as long as the ANC remains wedded to the NDR, the country will continue to
Truth Becoming Self-Evident in Trump’s America
By his passionate denunciation of President Trump (The Mercury, October 31), Colin Bosman’s words pay tribute to the success of the mainstream media in instilling narratives. For ten years, the ‘reputable’ media has all but exhausted its vocabulary of scorn, loathing, ridicule and aversion regarding Donald Trump. So it is not surprising that he is seen
Democrats Are The Party Of Un-Americans
Developments in America these days show that there are two types of Americans: democratic Americans and un-Americans. The attempt by Democratic governors to sue the Trump administration for nutritional shortages occurring because of the government shutdown provides a case in point. The Democrats are responsible for the month-long shutdown because their demands for free medical
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