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From: baba@spar.UUCP (Baba ROM DOS)
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Subject: Re: South African solutions anyone?
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Date: Sat, 3-Aug-85 01:09:41 EDT
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> > How valid are assertions that because South African blacks are
> > better off (Standard-of-living-wise) they should think twice
> > about revamping the status quo?
> This one isn't covered there--the list of African states where
> a black person can go to bed at night without worrying that the
> henchmen of the local (Black) despot will make a midnight courtesy
> call is a short one indeed.  Besides South Africa, I can think of maybe
> one place--Ivory Coast, and I'm not completely sure about that one.
> There is in fact a substantial net IN-migration of blacks INTO South Africa
> looking for a better life.
> Perhaps someone can tell us about other African Elyseums.
> -- 
> Gene Mutschler             {ihnp4 seismo ctvax}!ut-sally!batman!gene

But the issue in South Africa is not one of prosperity nor one of
personal security.  The issue is the unequal apportionment of prosperity
and security (among other things), enforced by law on the basis of race.

					Baba