This is a great piece. I have to teach my students about Apartheid, having a perspective like this to draw from is very valuable.
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This is a great piece. I have to teach my students about Apartheid, having a perspective like this to draw from is very valuable.
the often hidden tragedy is that the aggressor becomes a victim too, for example when the Nationalists assumed power, they used it to give jobs to their own groups of supporters. Then the beneficiaries get posts that they would not be able to obtain in a fair market, thus they become weaker. The current ANC has followed exactly the same pathway and put their cadres into these unmerited positions. The current chaos and corruption are astronomical for SA society. Now the municipal elections just held means that in several of these areas, the new political party will fire/replace these parasites. So the "strong" have become weak and even defenseless.