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RE: The South African Border War - Meanwhile back on the home front.
Time for another leader to step up in Africa and lead a revolution.
Time for another leader to step up in Africa and lead a revolution.
Agreed. I don't see much difference between the ANC and NP, except of course open brutality and legislated racial discrimination. But in terms of how corrupt and they are and cronyism, the NP seems to have simply morphed into the ANC due to external economic pressures. The decision to end apartheid I do not believe was out of moral conviction. It was a purely economic decision. The country could not survive the sanctions.
Arguably it has always been, and continues to be, about white economic supremacy. The strange thing is that right now the white and western supremacy and inequality that is symptomatic of it, is hiding behind an equally corrupt mask of democracy and equality for all. That mask is slowly unraveling. I think that is also Julius Malema's point. Nelson Mandela did not finish the job. The Mandela that stepped out of prison was not the same person as the one who justified his treason with the words above in 1961.
Of course this may have saved us a civil war or a serious revolution. But it was in the best interests of the elite (both black and white) to find an amicable solution. Now, two decades later, the only thing that has changed really is that the country has opened up to the world economically and we avoided further sanctions.
Actually I think that is the difference between Zimbabwe and South Africa. You could easily argue that Mugabe stuck to his principles more and is therefore a more honourable man than Mandela. Mugabe did not sell out his own people to colonialists or the colonialists' ideology and way of life.
I guess what I'm really trying to say is that the racial prejudice and hate in South Africa is now stronger than ever, and it is still the weapon for economic dominance. The only difference is that now it is an inside job.
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very true that.
I don't think many would agree with you sentiment regarding Uncle Bob though...
Zimbabwe has unfortunately gone from being the breadbasket of Africa to the basket-case of Africa under Mugabe
Thank you so much for your comment @gavvet. I do not expect many people to agree with my comment about Mugabe. Partly because popular rhetoric has twisted the debate to such an extent that my sentiment as you call it can easily be misinterpreted.
That is true. It used to be the breadbasket of Africa. I also read somewhere that it is ranked number one in the world in terms of weather. And South Africa is number two.
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Good Leadership is in short supply worldwide these days...
Good leaders are born once in a generation. Everyone is after money now.