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South Africa abstained to vote on UN resolution against Russian large attack on Ukraine. West didn't ignore apartheid, they quietly supported it, because USSR
by deepsun 5y ago
South Africa abstained to vote on UN resolution against Russian large attack on Ukraine.
West didn't ignore apartheid, they quietly supported it, because USSR supported Mandela and anti-apartheid struggle. Kinda "enemy of my enemy is my friend".
IMHO that was the stupidest position of the US, they should've "united" with USSR on anti-apartheid position.
- SideburnsOfDoom 5y agoWhen one factor "Capitalism vs. Communism" is the lens through which you view the world, then "are they on our side" becomes more important than "are they good people". That is why the west supported some terrible regimes, including Apartheid South Africa and Pinochet in Chile. Because they could claim to be "anti-communist".
- deepsun 5y agoYes. And on the other hand, USSR supported a ton of very terrible regimes. Like cannibal Bokassa in Central African Republic.