I adore Gareth Cliff. I like what he has to say (most of the time) and how he challenges people’s opinions.

Last night saw him take to Twitter, in a twar with Home Affairs spokesman Mayihlome Tshwete. The two certainly were the canapés to the SONA.

In case you are curious, this is Mayihlome:

It all played out like this…

@MTshwete: It’s about time we start behaving like we govern this country, being nice and liberal hasn’t worked.

Gareth then said something about Tshwete being “an underachiever, and wondering why he was feeling more entitled than usual today.”

And then, and then…

@MTshwete: “@GarethCliff entitlement is what happens when a minority believes their pleasures outweighs the grievances of the masses”.

@GarethCliff: “@MTshwete I don’t know if your opinion is representative of anyone but yourself. I speak for neither a majority nor minority”.

@GarethCliff: “@MTshwete and by the way… Belonging to the ANC political elite does mean you’re in a minority, and oligarchy”.

@MTshwete: “@GarethCliff I would swap that any day with your economic of privilege of generations who benefitted from crimes against humanity”.

@GarethCliff:” @MTshwete I wouldn’t”.

@MTshwete: “@GarethCliff we want what you have, economic freedom. Then we can go around celebrating people’s deaths”.

@GarethCliff: “@MTshwete There’s a lot I have that you want, and surprisingly little of it is material. Don’t be so insecure publicly, it’s undignified”.

@MTshwete: “@GarethCliff 🙂 I am grossly insecure, financially & otherwise, & it’s mostly because people like u perpetuate the racism of your fathers”.

@MTshwete: “@GarethCliff how Africans achieve whatever they achieve don’t sit there waiting your approval . Stop being an authority on these issues”.

Fun times on the Twitter.

[Source: Times Live]