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From: vip@philabs.UUCP (V. I. P.)
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Subject: Re: I don't favor Apartheid, But....
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Date: Fri, 17-May-85 13:45:58 EDT
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Summary: 

Sorry but...

I haven't read net.politics for a long time, and haven't had a chance to 
pick up all the articles that I'm sure I haven't read on this subject,
but any of you out there who have any questions about how to solve the
problems of Apartheid in South Africa need only ask a Black man, who
hasn't grown up with the delusions so many of our young Black people
populating various liberal (and misguiding/brainwashing) academic 
institutions like Columbia University have.  (phew!  was that a sentence 
or what?)

First of all, the whole idea of divestiture destroying the lives of 
the Blacks who work for the big multinationals in S.A. is a big scam.  (Don't
you suppose that there were lots of people who opposed the abolition of
slavery in this country for the simple reason that by destroying the ability
of the whites in the south to exploit blacks that the lot of blacks might be
worsened?)  The multinationals are there for one reason and one reason only,
and I can assure you it is not to employ Black people.  (Guesses, anyone?)
Furthermore, for all you white, liberal, mealy-mouthed, well educated, 
BMW driving, quiche-eating (get the picture?) bleeding hearts out there,
the only way to get rid of racism is to destroy the source of racism.  
You cannot reform a racist government, it didn't work here it won't work
there.  

What divestiture (and the divestiture movement) is all about, is 
maintaining the status-quo while easing your consciences.  Pull 
American capital out of S.A. and allow the other racist/capitalist
powers of the world where public opinion is not quite so 
important to move in and replace that capital.

If anyone has any questions as to what the United States should be doing
in South Africa, it is arming the Black majority to repel the hostilities
of the white slave-masters there.  The United States should immediately
stop giving lip-service to the cause of civil liberties and non-violent 
reform so long as there are Black people in South Africa being exploited
and killed every day for the very purpose of denying them their civil 
rights.

						Brian Day


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