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I would like to point out that one of the important reasons South African didn't descend into a race war at the end of the apartheid was the formation of the Tr

by OOPMan 4y ago

I would like to point out that one of the important reasons South African didn't descend into a race war at the end of the apartheid was the formation of the Truth & Reconciliation Committee for precisely this reason: to forgive and reconcile.

barry-cotter 4y ago
> South Africa's ANC defends "Kill the Boer" song > South Africa’s ruling party on Tuesday defended the singing of an apartheid-era song with the words “Kill the Boer” in a row that has raised fears of increasing racial polarisation. > The African National Congress dismissed a ruling by a regional high court last week that uttering or publishing the words would amount to hate speech and violate the constitution put in place after the end of white minority rule. > “These songs cannot be regarded as hate speech or unconstitutional,” ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe told a news conference. “Any judgment that describes them as such is impractical and unimplementable.” https://www.reuters.com/article/ozatp-safrica-racism-20100330-idAFJOE62T0IM20100330 https://www.reuters.com/article/ozatp-safrica-racism-2010033...
- antonvs 4y ago
  And your point is?