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South Africa (1994) is one exception.
by testrun 6y ago
South Africa (1994) is one exception.
- kingkawn 6y agoSouth Africa’s power structure gave superficial political power in exchange for complete continuity of economic power.
- Ericson2314 6y agoWell yes that's how these things usually go, but haven't a bunch of white people left? Doesn't make the economic wrong right, but does at least crudely function as justice.
- kingkawn 6y agoSymbolic appeasement without an actual change in living conditions for the majority of the populace who suffered the brunt of the exploitation is not justice
- Ericson2314 6y agoPunishing the perpetrators and undoing the damage are two different things. Absolutely more of the second is needed. But what I mentioned functions as a crude form of the first. Like it or not, kicking out white people isn't just symbolism. To be clear, I agree that transfer of power was a classic neoliberal failure, and the situation is a travesty.