The DA is in total crisis.

[wingnut771]

A lot said they would vote for COPE but it appears that that never really happened because the party declined once again.

A shining beacon of hope until they immediately started eating themselves from the inside.

 

[wingnut771]

The leader of COPE went around with Steve Hofmeyr campaigning against EWC.

Honeymoon period.

 

[blah99]

Lol. Look at all the comrades triggered.

 

[JuliusSeizure]

A shining beacon of hope until they immediately started eating themselves from the inside.

Yes, but point is they never had strong white support. Even when they did well in 2009, their voters were drawn from Mbeki's faction of the ANC.

 

[JuliusSeizure]

What we are getting at is that the vast majority of white people in this country vote along racial lines. There are outliers but most would never fathom voting for a majority black party, even one which was competent.

 

[wingnut771]

What we are getting at is that the vast majority of white people in this country vote along racial lines. There are outliers but most would never fathom voting for a majority black party, even one which was competent.

because non have proven capable of running a country. Show me one that's competent?

 

[ForceFate]

Lol. Look at all the comrades triggered.

No one is triggered. What would you do if you find out those "comrades" actually voted for DA?

 

[wingnut771]

No one is triggered. What would you do if you find out those "comrades" actually voted for DA?

I would tell them to rather vote FF+ And that's coming from a guy that can't speak afrikaans. That's how disappointing the DA is, just another rip off organisation.

 

[TheChamp]

because non have proven capable of running a country. Show me one that's competent?

Isn't that a convenient excuse though? what proven capability of running a country did the DA have before white people voted for it to run the WC?

 

[wingnut771]

Isn't that a convenient excuse though? what proven capability of running a country did the DA have before white people voted for it to run the WC?

None, but the voters were competent enough to not keep voting the mess that is the ANC. Why can't the rest of the country do the same? This would force the ANC and others to shape up or ship out. You know, how democracy is supposed to work? Vote for a new party when the current one ****s up.

 

[ForceFate]

I would tell them to rather vote FF+ And that's coming from a guy that can't speak afrikaans. That's how disappointing the DA is, just another rip off organisation.

Personally, I could never get myself to vote for the likes of VF+, ACDP, AMP, etc.

 

[wingnut771]

Personally, I could never get myself to vote for the likes of VF+, ACDP, AMP, etc.

Kinda makes me want to become an independent and call myself "none of the above".

 

[TheChamp]

None, but the voters were competent enough to not keep voting the mess that is the ANC. Why can't the rest of the country do the same? This would force the ANC and others to shape up or ship out.

So the white voters knew that after the fall of the NP they had to find another white party to vote for? It did not matter that they had no proven capability of running a country, as long as the party was white, angithi mnganam?

 

[JuliusSeizure]

I would tell them to rather vote FF+

Because they are a minority party, people tend to overlook their faults, but the VF+ has many flaws just as the DA and members who subscribe to some really outlandish beliefs and conspiracy theories.

 

[JuliusSeizure]

fall of the NP

It's very hard these days to find someone who admits to openly voting for the National Party or Conservative Party. A lot are either long-time DA/DP supporters or were for the struggle.

 

[Tokolotshe]

Because they are a minority party, people tend to overlook their faults, but the VF+ has many flaws just as the DA and members who subscribe to some really outlandish beliefs and conspiracy theories.

You don't say? It even made cows magically appear in Nkandla ...

WATCH: 'Supra has a very strong sangoma'

Supra Mahumapelo, North West's premier-on-leave, has succeeded in not resigning when asked by the ANC to do so, says a political analyst.

www.enca.com

...

 

[Tokolotshe]

It's very hard these days to find someone who admits to openly voting for the National Party or Conservative Party. A lot are either long-time DA/DP supporters or were for the struggle.

Honest question: How old were you in '94?

 

[wingnut771]

So the white voters knew that after the fall of the NP they had to find another white party to vote for? It did not matter that they had no proven capability of running a country, as long as the party was white, angithi mnganam?

No, I guess they gave the "non racial" ANC a chance but the ANC ****ed up and did the democratic thing and voted for someone else. I would say it was more the coloured voters that didn't have this mental block about voting for a "white party".

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

Yeah, it's like how I choose an ISP. I choose the one with the quietest thread. After voting since 94 for the DA, I will now put my faith in FF+

That's where I am as well. I actually believe that if we did "blind tests" on individuals on policies, many DA supporters would actually find they more closely align with the FF than the DA (take a short read of the 2019 FF+ manifesto) but because the FF is regarded as a bit of a joke by the media (including much of the English-language media), there is no contemplation of voting for the FF even if you are unhappy with the DA.

This tweet from a DA supporter kind of sums it up for me:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1365981673905651712

 

[wingnut771]

Because they are a minority party, people tend to overlook their faults, but the VF+ has many flaws just as the DA and members who subscribe to some really outlandish beliefs and conspiracy theories.

I'm not interested in the past, only the present and future.