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South Africa’s power structure gave superficial political power in exchange for complete continuity of economic power.
by kingkawn 6y ago
South 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.