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From: gene@batman.UUCP (Gene Mutschler)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: South African solutions anyone?
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Date: Sun, 4-Aug-85 18:24:36 EDT
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> > > How valid are assertions that because South African blacks are
> > > better off (Standard-of-living-wise) they should think twice
> > > about revamping the status quo?

> > This one isn't covered there--the list of African states where
> > a black person can go to bed at night without worrying that the
> > henchmen of the local (Black) despot will make a midnight courtesy
> > call is a short one indeed.  Besides South Africa, I can think of maybe
> 
> But the issue in South Africa is not one of prosperity nor one of
> personal security.  The issue is the unequal apportionment of prosperity
> and security (among other things), enforced by law on the basis of race.
> 
> 					Baba
You will please note that 1) I was responding to the original question
regarding living standards; you are just looking for an excuse to
throw this year's trendy phrase: "racism". 2) Your evasion of the
original question implicitly excuses a bunch of tinpot despots all
over black Africa.  Not holding black rulers to the same standards
as their white counterparts is just as racist as the KKK.
-- 
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