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The end of South African apartheid put the people least qualified in charge and they have been profiting off Nelson Mandela name/party ever since. All of the p
by ipaddr 3y ago
The end of South African apartheid put the people least qualified in charge and they have been profiting off Nelson Mandela name/party ever since.
All of the pressure on South Africa in the 80s to end the apartheid and once it happened those countries abandon South Africa aside from leaders appearing in photos with Mandela.
No one is allowed to question the governing party and pressure to reform doesn't exist from external countries for fear of being labelled racist. In the end the poorest suffer.
- nradov 3y agoWhat exactly would you like external countries to do? The USA at least has no compelling national interest to get involved there. And when we try to coerce other countries into acting more like us it always seems to result in blowback and unintended consequences. This is a problem that South Africans need to work out themselves. I wish them success.
- ipaddr 3y agoThey had a compelling interest to boycott products and exclude that country. Now they need to support their actions with money