tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post6341293075402216513..comments2024-03-28T03:06:18.182-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Soweto, 1976Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-16229738178703381902008-06-17T20:45:00.000-05:002008-06-17T20:45:00.000-05:00Politically, things are not so much better as more...Politically, things are not so much better as more democratic. The present government is incompetent, corrupt and nepotistic - but at least everyone has a say in electing it. I guess that's progress, and certainly it's better than the evil system that was there before.<BR/><BR/>Socially and economically, things are a mess, and will be for some decades yet. I've said all along that it'll take two generations at least to undo the damage caused by apartheid, and so far I've seen nothing to make me want to amend that forecast. Apartheid's been gone for fourteen years now. One and a half generations to go . . .<BR/><BR/>:-(Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-14098150235751447792008-06-17T19:13:00.000-05:002008-06-17T19:13:00.000-05:00Just out of curiosity? Are times better now? I've ...Just out of curiosity? Are times better now? I've read about a lot of lawless behavior occuring there over the last decade. MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-31543122843228386082008-06-16T20:48:00.000-05:002008-06-16T20:48:00.000-05:00I remember that too. I remember sitting on the fam...I remember that too. I remember sitting on the family couch and reading in Time about the death of Steve Biko. All very sad.FHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261425729050948728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-37412788112988459442008-06-16T08:59:00.000-05:002008-06-16T08:59:00.000-05:00As humans, we all are diminished when systems like...As humans, we all are diminished when systems like apartheid are allowed to stand. Thank heaven for the men and women with the fortitude and determination to not tolerate this outrage, and may they be eternally blessed for their sacrifices. My condolences for your tremendous losses on this day of remembrance, Peter.phlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.com