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By Staff Reporter 
5h ago
Cape Town – The Democratic Alliance (DA) has faced criticism on social media for comparing the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to Nazi brown shirts following the party’s clash with residents of Brackenfell.
In a statement issued Monday night, the party condemned the confrontation that it described as “continuous threatening attempts by the EFF to bend society to its will by interfering where it has absolutely nothing to do.”
“After burning and vandalizing stores due to what they consider offensive advertising, and trying to tell CEOs how to run their businesses, the EFF now believes it has a right to control how citizens perform private functions.”
The EFF, which also protested at the school on Friday, demanded the firing of two teachers and the principal after the teachers attended a private tuition function reportedly only attended by white students and their parents.
While the school has distanced itself from the event, the EFF says it must accept some responsibility because of the teachers’ attendance.
The party has promised to descend on Brackenfell “in full and make sure nothing works” after Monday’s violent clash with residents.
The district attorney, however, lashed out, saying that the private events “have absolutely nothing to do with any political party.”
“Violent confrontations will do nothing to promote rational analysis, which is more necessary in South Africa today than ever.
“If we want to prevent people from taking justice into their own hands, the Police must do their job correctly. SAPS ‘job was to prevent and disperse EFF illegally gathering outside of a school and seeking to infringe on the rights of private citizens.
“The Nazis had the brown shirts that terrorized minorities. South Africa has the red jerseys, ”said the party.
It was this last sentence of DA’s statement that caused a lot of frustration on Twitter, especially since the party made the comments on the anniversary of Kristallnacht.
Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass, was when brown shirts brutally attacked Jews and Jewish-owned shops, buildings and synagogues.
Twitter users were quick to let the party know that it had gone too far by comparing the political party to the Sturmabteilung, also called brown shirts, which were the Nazi Party militia that aided Adolf Hitler.
Interesting that you mentioned the Nazis, let me leave this here pic.twitter.com/Fsdnw4m1YE
– Shecallmebxngi (@shecallmebxngi) November 9, 2020
On the anniversary of Kristallnacht no less. The fact that South Africa’s main opposition party cheapens the memory of the Nazi persecution in this way shows how far it has gone into the political desert. https://t.co/6YiCuvHANP
– Joseph Cotterill (@jsphctrl) November 9, 2020
Delete this. Delete your account. Delete your party.
Scenes in quotes and comments. Yoh. https://t.co/9O2eY0gKAJ
– MBChBored (@Laylah_Fay) November 9, 2020
That’s why I will always say SA is literally hell for niggas😥
As if the official opposition party is comparing non-violent black protesters with literal Nazis😭😭
This is hell fr https://t.co/6E0UJeAQN6– iMi #ENDSARS (@RipeAir) November 9, 2020
Well, this shows the moral character of the @Our_DA and of course those who support this tweet. On the anniversary of the Kristallnacht. What a lack of integrity. How incredibly disturbing. Explain this to @SAJBD, @jsteenhuisen @helenzille @Our_DA https://t.co/XDaAyySyoq
– Mac, but you can call me a good cat (@Chaitmac) November 9, 2020
On the 82nd anniversary of today’s Kristallnacht, I invoke Godwin’s Law on AD, the home of bad political analogies. https://t.co/JBWM682Gwu
– Lester Kiewit (@lesterkk) November 9, 2020
What a sick comparison https://t.co/G54nQaD2m1
– EndSARS🇳🇬 (@mamo_mkh) November 9, 2020
We all know the district attorney is racist, but how is this real? https://t.co/G7pAfvNsMz
– Imo (@yung_eeemz) November 9, 2020
WTF ?! @Our_DA showing its true colors! Shocked to the core! https://t.co/lkoOsPopmM
– Joe Phaahla🇿🇦 (@Kgoshi_Moloto) November 9, 2020
Oh my God. What is this? Https://t.co/64ysCL0RZd
– Sibongile Mafu (@sboshmafu) November 9, 2020
Cape argus
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