DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate - View Single Post - South African judge rules apartheid-era anthem is hate speech

**insoneeri** · 09-13-2011, 05:19 AM

Oh okay now I get what you mean, I didn't quite get what u meant, sorry. I think the reason why so many still sing the old anthem is cos they realize they had it better back then because anyone under the 'White' category had a much better life, that includes Coloureds that passed for White. All whites had it much better back then compared to what their lives are like right now I mean.

Whites did have it much better materially, at least from the 1950s onward (the Boers of the early days of the Union of SA were poor and badly educated), but that does not negate the effect of losing your culture. And poor Whites did exist, as late as the 1990s there were thousands of dirt poor Boer children in Pretoria who were fed by soup kitchens.

LOL yeah but I do wonder if he regrets his decision to help end Apartheid, seeing the way things turned out for South Africa now. lol

I respect that he loves the ANC that much, but really the ANC is not the same as back then, so that makes me kinda upset that he still votes for them.

Terrorist?! What!??

Mandela was adjudged to be a terrorist in a court, and I agree with that decision, he and his cronies (e.g. Oliver Tambo) organised terrorist activities (e.g. bombings) and participated in a war of sorts against the government of the day.

09-13-2011, 05:19 AM	#39
insoneeri Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 362 Senior Member	Oh okay now I get what you mean, I didn't quite get what u meant, sorry. I think the reason why so many still sing the old anthem is cos they realize they had it better back then because anyone under the 'White' category had a much better life, that includes Coloureds that passed for White. All whites had it much better back then compared to what their lives are like right now I mean. Whites did have it much better materially, at least from the 1950s onward (the Boers of the early days of the Union of SA were poor and badly educated), but that does not negate the effect of losing your culture. And poor Whites did exist, as late as the 1990s there were thousands of dirt poor Boer children in Pretoria who were fed by soup kitchens. LOL yeah but I do wonder if he regrets his decision to help end Apartheid, seeing the way things turned out for South Africa now. lol I respect that he loves the ANC that much, but really the ANC is not the same as back then, so that makes me kinda upset that he still votes for them. Terrorist?! What!?? Mandela was adjudged to be a terrorist in a court, and I agree with that decision, he and his cronies (e.g. Oliver Tambo) organised terrorist activities (e.g. bombings) and participated in a war of sorts against the government of the day.
	Quote