U.S. Supported White Minority-Rule in South Africa

BlackVoiceNews.com ^ | Tuesday, 24 December 2013 | George E. Curry

[dfwgator]

What a bunch of crap.

They knew the consequences of just pulling the rug from out of the SA government....chaos and civil war....Constructive Engagement was the way to go.

[yarddog]

I read a book around 20 years ago about the KGB.

One thing I recall was they were given 3 missions which were of great importance and which they placed most of their resources.

One of those was the takeover of South Africa. That included Angola, Mozambique, SW Africa as well as the country of South Africa.

[tomkat]

Yes, how silly of us . . .

             

[tet68]

They’re just rewritting history, it just wouldn’t do
for the US to have played a honest helpful part of
the narrative. When they are done, no one will say
United States of America, without spitting.

When will we get tired of this?
I’m over it.

[stormhill]

I call BS.
The divestment movement started in the '60s and was enacted by the Federal Government during the Reagan administration.

Personally, I never gave a crap. Why should we support a bunch of communist murderers anyway?

[Ken522]

Pure ignorance!

Andrew Young was Pres.Carter's rep in the UN at that time: He was making a lot of noise about how the indigent populations should take control of their home countries (especially South Africa) and rule as democracies - complete with unicorns, fairy dust, and lots of sparkle! This was AFTER Rhodesia went down, too ....

[Georgia Girl 2]

Well look how well its all turned out. sarc

[17th Miss Regt]

I see the one on the right is ready to celebrate Kwanzaa with a Kwanzaa necklace!

[Altura Ct.]

the U.S. government’s behavior was far from respectful as it supported a regime that oppressed more than 90 percent of its people.

It was also prosperous, relatively safe and a 1st world nation. Now what you got?

[tet68]

Of course the so-called apartheid minority government
WAS the government at the time.

These same people who call us on this are the ones
that think we shouldn’t have gone in and overthrown
Saddam H.

Screw them.

[dfwgator]

Reagan met with Chief Buthelezi, and Buthelezi even warned Reagan that Sanctions would be disastrous.

Of course Mandela, who was a Xhosa, hated Zulus, especially Buthelezi.

Ahhhh, but they never tell you about how the two main black tribes in SA still hate each other, even more than they hate the Afrikaners.

[freeangel]

The whites need to totally leave and let the tribes kill each other off. Period.

[Praxeologue]

Concerning the author, George E. Curry:

In 1993 Curry published a bold depiction of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas with an Aunt Jemima handkerchief on his head on the front cover.

[stormhill]

...it supported a regime that oppressed more than 90 percent of its people...Now what you got?

A regime that oppresses 100% of its people?
Well...it is a kind of "progress"

[boycott]

I guess we were afraid it could turn into Detroit.

[FlingWingFlyer]

(((YAWN))) Another America-hating crybaby. So what else is new.

[Praxeologue]

This article ignores every fact inconsistent with the theme set by its race-baiting author. For example, President Reagan took many personal, courageous actions favourable to South Africa's indigenous population, including appointing a black ambassador and personally intervening in negotiations on their behalf.

That said, South Africa was, and still is, no more ready for pure democracy than is the West Bank. The last two decades have proven that.

[Dagnabitt]

It's almost like the New South Africa and Detroit have something in common.

The Death of Johannesburg

[Venturer]

At lest they had something to eat then.