South Africa: Public Disruptions and Intimidation of Journalists - It All Seems So Familiar

opinion

The EFF's behaviour has come to resemble a public degrading ritual so reminiscent of fascist behaviour, followed by sanctimony, fake regret and drawing on senses of victimhood. By ISMAIL LAGARDIEN.

Several years ago, during a blistery Minneapolis snowstorm, I walked into a public library with a cup of coffee. I found a desk in a corner on the first floor, next to a window where I could watch the snow fall. At the desk next to me sat a woman, reading quietly. I asked her, in a whispered tone, if I were allowed to bring a cup of coffee into the library. She winked and smiled, and said:

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