Spreading a meme

[andysocial]

Shamelessly ripped off from rillifane:

According to the latest Afrobarometer, there's a growing nostalgia for the days of apartheid in South Africa.

The rise in pro-apartheid sentiments among blacks could reflect both the growing income inequalities within South Africa's black community — where many have actually grown poorer since the end of apartheid — as well as difficulties in dealing with government bureaucracy.

Surprisingly, even the number of blacks who can think of positive elements of apartheid has grown. 20% of blacks (contrasted with 65% of whites) think that the country was run better 10 years ago.

Comments

[talitha-oy.livejournal.com]

That is just disturbing, really disturbing. I suppose I can see, if more of them are poor now than under apartheid, where apartheid could almost seem attractive, but it seems to me like, it's better to be poor and have a vote, than be slightly less poor and have no vote at all.
And it seems to me like if they now have a vote, they need to make the most of their "new" democracy, and start making waves for things that will improve the economy, and their life conditions.

Or is it just me?

[andysocial]

The rest of the article says that, although there is growing discontent with the government, there is great optimism that it will improve.

[talitha-oy.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, but optimism really requires ACTION. :)

[gringo-in-tj.livejournal.com]

I'm not surprised. The same thing happened to American blacks after the Civil War and emancipation.

Neither form of oppression will ever be justifyable, no matter the sentiments of the once-oppressed.

I'd tell that to Rillifane, but he doesn't like me much ;)

[morcalivan.livejournal.com]

Well, our government is fairly screwy, so you can't really blame them. But hopes for improvement means little when they keep instigating the same parties over and over.