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Position:Home>History> Did you oppose Apartheid in South Afrika?Question: Did you oppose Apartheid in South Afrika!? Well, now that it is gone !.!.!.
!.!.!. What do you think about the black run government firing all the white employees because they are white!? !.!.!. What do you think about Nelson Mandela singing that white people should be killed!? !.!.!. What do you think bout all the white farmers being butchered!? also, why aren't you guys fighting for equality in South Afrika no more!? Where did you all go!?Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: That sucks!. I'm sorry!. But, you're right!. The liberals here in America are more concerned about making themselves feel good than actually helping anybody!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I opposed Apartheid!. I don't believe all white employees have been fired in post-Apartheid South Africa!. There are still white people in government and industry!. Nelson Mandela is an outspoken critic of racism!. I've never heard him call for the murder of white folks!. I thought the problem with the white farmers was in Zimbabwe, not South Africa!. South Africa certainly has problems, but they aren't fomented by the government!. I don't think they need an international campaign, like the anti-Apartheid movement!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Yes, I sure did!. I am opposed to racism, in any form!. If any of the claims you make are true, then I certainly would oppose them, as well!. The problem being that when you hold a people under your thumb for long enough, when they get out, they tend to return the favor!. That doesn't excuse that behavior, but I think it's tragically understandable!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Yes!. Moreover, I opposed it in the USA!. "Jim Crow" was the american version of apartheid!. We called it segregation!. Apartheid is Afrikaans for "apartness" or "separation!."Www@QuestionHome@Com I worked very hard to have my university divest from companies that supported the apartheid regime in South Africa!. I think you are not entirely or correctly informed about the What do you think questions!. There are many white employees in the South African government!. Mandela did not sing that all white people should be killed!. The white farmers you mentioned resided in a different African country, with completely separate but very serious issues!. Nowadays I work for access to the arts, and work for justice within that scope in my own community!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |