Zille's folly: It is even probable that blacks would rather be dictated to by a black political party than give the privilege of political power to whites.
African politics will continue to be about race, culture, tribe and religion. Man (and here I include woman) has an inherent affinity to those that he or she has a common background, belief system or experience with. It is therefore quite inconceivable that South Africa will ever have political party in power that has some historical baggage of representing minority white interests.
This is mainly because the majority of black South Africans who determine the vote are likely not to have a common affinity with a political party such as the DA as long as the party is perceived to be led and controlled by white minorities. This is regardless of what the DA may say or how correct it maybe as an opposition party to the ANC.
The historical experience or baggage us black people carry about how whites treated us in the past will always remain the deciding factor of whom we give the responsibility of creating our future to. It is even probable that blacks would rather be dictated to by a black political party than give the privilege of political power to whites, once again. Their common past experience under white domination will not allow them that.
Having said the above, one has to admit that the DA is good for democracy, especially now as we have only one dominant political party. A one party state can never be encouraged nor supported because from it comes entitlement to political power, arrogance in approach and eventually, a dictatorship.
South Africans need to guard themselves against inadvertently creating a dictatorship through entrenching a single political party for historical reasons. We need more black led and controlled players in the political arena, there is no doubt about that.