The launch of 'Gangter State' was called off after angry protesters ripped copies of the book apart.
Actions of those burning books must be condemned by all Freedom loving citizens. We now need the protection of all freedoms. We must stand up now, at first it’s freedom of expression, then association.
This is truly the destruction of democracy.Apartheid’s agents banned and burnt books they did not like. What happened at EB Sandton with Myburgh’s book reveals that we are no different. We behave exactly like our apartheid masters. That is the tragedy of our young democracy
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