Yesterday was another display of a great quota team.
Narratives are all these days. All that matters is the production of narratives.
Here's the narrative:
- SA rugby are prevented from playing rugby because of the quota policy.
- SA rugby have a trademark way of playing.
From an observer's point of view, the presence of quota players does not influence the way of playing, no matter the number of quota players, SA rugby displays always betrays the same lack of rugby. SA rugby can not play rugby no matter what.
The circularity is noticeable.
SA rugby could play the best rugby in the world if only there were no quota players. Removing quota players is the solution.As the solution is deployed, the claimed goal is dismissed, suddenly, the very absence of rugby that was used to kick quota players out is determined as being characteristic of SA rugby.
Teams involving quota players and their lack of rugby are abnormal and this must be corrected on the ground of lack of rugby.
Teams involving fewer quota players and their lack of rugby normalize the lack of rugby. The lack of rugby is turned in a defining characteristic that must be protected and conserved.
The process is rough and only deceives people who wish to be deceived.
