Have we arrived at an age of unreason where logic and common sense have been suspended? Looking across the Atlantic and to Europe, politics as we know it is undergoing a serious change.The US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump continues with his politics of fear, and has support. In Europe, nationalists are on the rise - hence it was no surprise that the British voted to pull out of the EU.The world faces many challenges on many fronts and the slump in the global economy adds to our pain.With the chaos in the Middle East and a divided Europe flooded by immigrants, the situation feeds into nationalists' sentiments.In South Africa, leaders resort to the politics of fear to cling to power.How else do we explain President Jacob Zuma's statements when he tells his supporters and South Africans that black people who have made a personal choice to join and support the DA are sell-outs?It is concerning that Zuma would resort to such politics when we are faced with so many challenges as a nation.South Africans deserve to hear what practical steps our leaders intend to take to give our unemployed hope for tomorrow.We do not want to return to an era in which race and proximity to power determines one's progress in life. Zuma and those among us who see no fault in racial politics speak from a position of privilege.If it is so wrong to support parties other than the ANC, why do we define ourselves as democratic? Progress will be achieved only once we place reason above fear.As we count the days before the local elections, it is important to speak out against those who want to push us back to an era of unreason.We should stand against the politics of fear and the populists who espouse it.We appeal to President Zuma and his cohorts to preach inclusiveness and allow South Africans to choose their political representatives without fear...