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From: chrisa@azure.UUCP (Chris Andersen)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Disinvestment Helpful to South Africa?
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Date: Sun, 9-Jun-85 01:15:35 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jun  9 01:15:35 1985
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> In The Wall Street Journal of June 4, 1985, page 29, is a commentary,
> "Please Do Not Feed the Vultures," about how disinvestment is not
> likely to help the apartheid situation in South Africa.
> 
> I will not summarize the article here but I would be interested in hearing
> from others who've read the article.
> -- 
> Gordon A. Moffett               ...!{ihnp4,cbosgd,sun}!amdahl!gam

	This is not so much in reply to Gordon's posting as it is a means
by which I can start my own posting.

	I am among those that consider divestment to be a bad method of 
persuading South Africa to change its racial policies.  I agree that it would
probably hurt worst those it was meant to help (namely, the blacks).

	However, I recently came to terms with this argument when I heard
a quote from Desmond Tutu.  Paraphrasing, he criticized those who are
against divestment because of the effects it would have on black South
Africans.  He pointed out that the black leaders of South Africa were 
perfectly well aware of the effect divestment would have on them, but they
still called on the west to do it anyway.  Why?  Because they are willing
to suffer in the short term to make things better in the future.

	So even though I believe it will hurt them, if the blacks of South
Africa are willing to take that chance, I can throw my support behind it.

					Chris Andersen