I know that I have spoken out against Abel before, I confess, I've a certain prejudice. But my mind boggles at just how his thinking is considered interesting enough for The Daily Maverick. Firstly, when he suggests that Hanekom, Davies and Ramaphosa are cowards he should consult his history. They were and, I believe, still are, along with Cronin, Hogan & Mapaila, some of the best amongst us - 'us' being very far from the 'rightful and admired'. What is more, his suggestion that all was well under Mbeki is quite frankly morally abhorrent. Abel should read and consider Vavi and the Communists' reasons for supporting Zuma. I personally was of the same mind at the time. And although there is a great deal of egg on faces their support of Zuma did seem, at the time, the lesser of two evils. Furthermore, it seems decidedly odd that Abel would pronounce, from his lofty seat of erudition, that we need to get behind the constitution considering many of those he derides were its authors.