Alkt can be said about most "public" holidays in South Africa, for the most part, they are more a reminder of the terrible things that have happened in the past than celebration days. Freedom day is no different, it was put there to remind us year after year of South Africa's terrible past. Rather than focusing on our terrible present and what we can do to change it, our government would rather harp on things they got right in the past as to divert our attention from our current circumstances, anyway thats just my opinion on the matter
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I have just done a similar reply to another friend. No use to keep the eyes on the past, as then it is taken off the future, but that's exactly what is happening. The claim that the terrible present is the result of the past doesn't wash anymore, as instead of learning from the past in order not to repeat it, much more discord is now sown between the nations in order to hold on to the power and the money pots.
So many wrongs nowadays that one cannot even see or think that it will ever end.
In the meantime the people continue to suffer.
100%, they cannot keep on blaming the past for the present, its not the people in the past that determine our present and future, its us tgat must make the right decisions fir a better future, but unfortunately its human nature to make excuses and drum up sympathy for things that happen tk them in the past
The past is merely used by some to mask the mistakes of the present.
Yes, we all suffered, but life goes on and it is up to us what we do with it.
Well said