Race will always be the issue no matter what anyone does right now as long as there is one race trying to be superior to the other so racism will NEVER END, lets not ignore that elephant in the room ,and just because other places were destroyed and colonized it does not make it right to compare to South Africa , the land was taken by force and here people want it back ... other places have their own issues to fight . your points are genuine but you seem to be directing the issue elsewhere.
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Equal opportunities and access to basic life rights is something that should be universal - regardless of a country's history. Every person everywhere should have what they need - we are the ones who must stop focusing on race and the past. Yes we must never forget what happened, but we must come together to forgive and create a better future together. South Africa's history may be unique, but the problems we face here and now are the same in many places. What happens when the land is redistributed but the same problems keep happening over and over? Redistribution is only part of the solution - if it happens without addressing the other human elements (at the very least), then history will simply repeat itself, the issues we face now will still be here (maybe in a different shape/form), and everyone will still be just as angry and hateful.
Equal opportunities for all?? Its easy for you to say since your ancestors werent brutally Killed and displaced without compensation and got the land by force at the end of the day ,i get exactly what you are saying but lets not forget,whites still own practically everything that was stolen ,theres still hidden white forces controlling everything in the background of south african politics that is no secret so you should direct your efforts that way. This Khumbaya philosophy of yours is what we been trying to do all these years by playing nice ,it hasnt worked.
Everyone's ancestors were treated horrifically if you go far back enough in history, at some point we have to focus on solutions for here and now. We all want to have decent lives, free from poverty, strife, stress and danger - this is what we must focus on creating for everyone equally. What good will come from another race war? If there are winners then so must there also be losers.