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What is mediocrity? Certainly it is a threat. We see it everywhere. Everyday we are faced with examples of mediocrity being endorsed or promoted, where it should be condemned. There is a strong argument to be made that mediocrity is becoming part and parcel of our society’s make-up. If we are to address the problem, [...]
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The recent letter by Trevor Manuel to the Business Day, defending Peter de Villiers, is defined by two things: first, it is constructed around a logical fallacy and, second, it is entirely hypocritical – while Manuel might now advocate winning, he never used to. The letter’s particular nature is reminiscent of the kind of attacks [...]
Filed under: Excellence, Intellectual Dishonesty, Media, Nationalism, Reason, Thabo Mbeki | Tagged: Business Day, Donald Lee, Excellence, Logical Fallacies, Peter Bruce, Peter de Villiers, Sport, Springboks, Straw Man, Thabo Mbeki, Trevor Manuel, Winning | Leave a Comment »
There is a strong case to be made that, under the ANC, South Africa is increasingly embracing mediocrity at the expense of merit and excellence. Why is this? What is it about the ANC, and nationalism more generally, that seems to oppose excellence and seek to reduce institutions to the lowest common denominator.
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