I think we need to introduce a Godwin’s Law for South Africa: Catsam’s Rule: If you make comparisons between Apartheid and the rule of the African National Congress in which the ANC comes out looking unfavorably, you have automatically lost the argument. (Catsam’s Corollary: Ditto for arguments that South Africa is following the path of Zimbabwe, a criticism so rampant among the conservative commentariat that it does not even warrant a specific link.)