Posted on 04/11/2024 3:38:22 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
For a moment, there was so much hope. 0:04 Apartheid was over. 0:05 South Africa had, for decades, essentially operated as two different nations superimposed 0:10 on the same landscape. 0:12 There was the white nation—wealthy and westernized—boasting a similar, if not higher standard of living 0:18 to that of Europe due to its similarly strong and diversified economy. 0:22 Then there was the black nation—impoverished and excluded from that wealthier white nation 0:27 by a legally enshrined system of segregation. 0:30 It felt like Europeans had just built an insular outpost in Africa—that’s to say, it felt 0:36 like what it was. 0:37 But finally, following decades of internal struggle and mounting international pressure 0:42 that reached a climax with the waning need for an African anti-Soviet ally, the nation’s 0:47 new president announced the release of apartheid-era political prisoners. 0:51 Most of these prisoners were members of the African National Congress—the strongest 0:55 anti-apartheid force—including the famed and beloved Nelson Mandela. 1:01 As time marched forward, Mandela negotiated with the existing government to ensure a peaceful 1:06 transition—something some thought impossible—as the structures of apartheid were stripped 1:10 away. 1:11 Then, in South Africa’s first truly democratic election, the most symbolic moment yet: Nelson 1:18 Mandela, the former prisoner, was elected President of South Africa. 1:23 In the view of most, at that moment, South Africa was brimming with potential. 1:28 It had massive mineral wealth, it had a diversified economy, it had a large highly-educated workforce—as 1:34 the continent rose, the world hoped and believed that South Africa could be the poster-child 1:39 of the potential of African economic and human development. 1:43 If the white and black nations could truly integrate into one, the country was well on
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I’m from Zimbabwe.. 10 years ago when I was in highschool I told my SA friends that they needed to vote the ANC out or they’ll become like Zim. They laughed and told me SA could never become like Zim. A gross underestimation of what institutional incompetence can do to a country
The entire idea was built on nothing but "hope."
It was doomed to fail. Success comes from hard work and diligence. "Hope" can motivate, but it means nothing without the hard work and sacrifice.
Afrikkaners and Jews have kept S.A.’s economy afloat for the past 20 years. Now they are trying to genocide the former (farmers) and drive out the latter (Jews are fleeing in droves). Soon, the end will come. They will starve in darkness.
Maybe the Cape will secede.
And after a year or so, of the ANC takeover, ALL of the newspapers ( which were and still are OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT! and run by BLACKS) posted a 3/4 title on their front pagers, in BIG BLACK LETTERS:"BRING BACK APARTHEID !"
Everyone knew what was going to happen to South Africa once they chased the whites out of power. Black culture is not conducive to having a high functioning society. They are less able to organize themselves the way whites and Asians do and they live in a low trust society. Obviously there are intellectual differences among the groups as well. Everyone is well aware of the situation but not allowed to talk about these things in polite society.
Mandela and the ANC was always known to be Communist. I thought Apartheid must go but replacement with Mandela would be a disaster. South Africa at one time was the greatest country on the continent and now is slowly dying as most others in Africa. SA is the definition of the failure of Socialism and social “equality”.
All Boers are NOT farmers and the blacks have been and still are trying to KILL ALL BOERS/WHITES!
Should have split up into five different countries after Apartheid.
The Cape will likely be the most successful nation.
I have Danish relatives that have loved vacationing in resorts in South Africa for many years, decades even.
I wonder how much longer those moneu making enclaves within South Africa will continue to exist as safe for tourists?
> For a moment, there was so much hope
Rational people did not have hope for South Africa
For a moment, there was so much hope.
0:04 Apartheid was over.
0:05 South Africa had, for decades, essentially operated as two different nations superimposed on the same landscape.
0:12 There was the white nation—wealthy and westernized—boasting a similar, if not higher standard of living to that of Europe due to its similarly strong and diversified economy.
0:22 Then there was the black nation—impoverished and excluded from that wealthier white nation by a legally enshrined system of segregation.
0:30 It felt like Europeans had just built an insular outpost in Africa—that’s to say, it felt like what it was.
0:37 But finally, following decades of internal struggle and mounting international pressure that reached a climax with the waning need for an African anti-Soviet ally, the nation’s new president announced the release of apartheid-era political prisoners.
0:51 Most of these prisoners were members of the African National Congress—the strongest anti-apartheid force—including the famed and beloved Nelson Mandela.
1:01 As time marched forward, Mandela negotiated with the existing government to ensure a peaceful transition—something some thought impossible—as the structures of apartheid were stripped away.
1:11 Then, in South Africa’s first truly democratic election, the most symbolic moment yet: Nelson Mandela, the former prisoner, was elected President of South Africa.
1:23 In the view of most, at that moment, South Africa was brimming with potential.
1:28 It had massive mineral wealth, it had a diversified economy, it had a large highly-educated workforce.
1:34 As the continent rose, the world hoped and believed that South Africa could be the poster-child of the potential of African economic and human development.
1:43 If the white and black nations could truly integrate into one, the country was well on
According to a South African friend of mine back when I was staying in Atlanta in 2013/14, for a cherry on top of the sh!t sundae, the Zulus were getting Islamized.
Nelson Mandela was a member of the Xhosa tribe. I assume that most members of the ANC are Xhosa members.
Yeah. That’s why he was relatively reasonable. I think Steve Biko was also a Xhosa.
SA needs a Black Napoleon to come in and save the day. End the racism and hate and establish a workable state—even if it takes a pistol to do it. I believe it will come from the Zulu Tribe.
Atlanta has had a big SA ex-pat Jewish community since at least the mid-1970s, I’ve known several over the years. Not Jewish, just ran into them in the normal course of life, in both professional and political settings.
Have a friend who got out of SA more than 20 years ago. He still goes back from time to time for business, and I think has a brother who is still there. His wife will simply not go back to SA for any reason.
You certainly had it right vs. your SA friends.
South Africa has maxed out it’s DEI
Nelson and Winnie were Communists.
Communism can only exist as a parasite of capitalism.
They will soon successfully extinguish capitalism.
Zulus always used to vote with the Boers, refused to join the ANC, and so, Winnie Mandela and her thugs went after the Zulus, torured some, threaten them, beat some, and NECKLACED and murdered others, in order to get them to vote ANC and stop the terror. And it worked, but on;y partially.
People had high hopes for Mbeki...that didn't last long.
And the 4th President, Zuma, a Zulu, was a horse's ARSE in spades!
Each until the present day, is worst than the last.
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