…three things happen that puts things in perspective and makes you think its not all that bad in South Africa.
Firstly and most trivially, there a huge rucus in New Zealand because Andy Hadden claimed that the Canturbury Crusaders have a maximum qouta of non-white players or rather ‘darkies’, that they allow in their squad, and that’s the secret of their success. Now New Zealanders are tearing into each other, with many expressing the concern over the “browning of the sport”. Excuse my schadenfreude especially in the context of the Orlando Bulls.
Secondly Israel intercepts an flotilla carrying aid and fails to anticipate the reception they get when they board. Trigger happy soldiers ends up killing 10 odd civilians. Sounds not unlike Sharpville. Thank goodness we are not still desperately trying to enforce an unworkable and unjust system and state.
As someone pointed out on Twitter Israelis are paranoid that the whole world hates them. But their paranoid actions is making this a self-fulfilling prophecy. But this incident could force them to rethink.
Lastly, and most relevant the DA won two by-elections in Gugulethu-Heideveld and Grabouw, which are black and colored areas, seeing a massive swing towards them.
Careful analysis shows that the amount of black voters that now vote for the DA has increased, but not massively. Rather black voters failed to turn up at the polls. So perhaps not the end of identity politics, but the racial firmament is shaking and cracking, who knows?
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