Health care involves innumerable such questions, many of them inviting politicalappeals to one or another demographic group, that will now be coming at us incessantly.
"Mr Mandela is a transcending figure - although he is avowedly party political - too much so on occasion - he certainly appeals across all political and racial groups in South Africa, " he said.
In a democratic age populism appeals to political demagogues greedy to secure a majority of votes against elite rivals who on principle refuse to pander to mob passions.