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Clearly south Africa has problems. But Apartheid was a problem several magnitudes larger. World pariah status, 80% of the population subjugated, colonialism at
by bruce511 3y ago
Clearly south Africa has problems.
But Apartheid was a problem several magnitudes larger. World pariah status, 80% of the population subjugated, colonialism at its worst. Democracy (the White vote in 1990), the national vote in 1994, lead to a revolution without a civil war.
Of course it has not lead to utopia, and democracy has challenges there, as it does elsewhere, but the authoritarian regimes before were far, far worse.
- twelve40 3y agoYou really have to do a lot of mental gymnastics to call it a great success. I'd say it's actually a curious example of democracy failing miserably, and worth studying how to avoid that.
- spamizbad 3y agoThe alternative would’ve resulted in it ending up like Rhodesia (a country that no longer exists)