Max du Preez the Ubermensch Racist & Political Retard?

Sent: Thu 6/23/2011 1:06 AM
TO: Mr. du Preez
CC: Mr. Athol Trollip
CC: Andries Treurnicht, HNP
CC: Dr. Pieter Mulder, FF+

Mr. du Preez,

I refer to your tweet:

@MaxduPreez: “Athol Trollip did not insult Afrikaners, only the racists and political retards among them. Go Athol!”



Request Your Definition for ‘Racists’ and ‘Political Retards’

According to my definition of ‘racists’ and ‘political retards’; my current working hypothesis, based upon my experience over the past few years attempting to engage the South African TRC Fraud elite is that you, Max du Preez and many of your colleague editors and journalists are South Africa’s prime racists! You are also South Africa’s primary political retards. I am more than happy to amend my working hypothesis; would you be willing to reconsider your racist political retarded beliefs?

Radical Honesty: Max du Preez the Übermensch Racist?

Radical Honesty’s definition of ‘Racist/Racism’ is in accordance to the work of Dr. Gedaliah Braun: What is Racism; and How Philosophy can be Practical?: which summarized can be stated as: Neither an idea, nor a fact can be racist, only a belief. A belief cannot be racist; if it is sincerely believed to be true; and if the holder of the belief is willing to consider evidence to the contrary. A belief can only be racist; if the holder thereof refuses to hear any evidence to the contrary.

I shall not disagree that there are individuals in the ‘far right’ who hold beliefs which they refuse to discuss or to enquire into evidence to the contrary. In the past 10 years since my return to South Africa, I would say I’ve probably encountered about 20 of them. The vast majority of individuals in the far-right I have met, have proven themselves to me to be individuals who sincerely hold their racial beliefs, but who are totally willing to sit down and discuss and debate at length, to listen to evidence that contradicts their evidence, and to share their evidence. They are committed to remaining in the conversation and continuing the debate, and are happy to change their beliefs, when they are provided sufficient evidence therefore. They are consequently NOT RACISTS.

You on the other hand hold beliefs that it appears you refuse to discuss with anyone who holds beliefs or ideas to the contrary. You simply consider those who hold different beliefs to yours; to be racists, without being willing to engage them, and to consider their evidence. That would make YOU THE IDEOLOGICAL RACIST. You seem to think that you are some kind of Übermensch, to those you perceive of as ‘racist’ Üntermensch.

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Respectfully,

Lara Johnstone
Radical Honesty SA

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