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From: bill@persci.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: South Africa - moderates vs. militants
Message-ID: <388@persci.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 5-Sep-85 16:18:19 EDT
Article-I.D.: persci.388
Posted: Thu Sep  5 16:18:19 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 7-Sep-85 06:52:59 EDT
References: <384@persci.UUCP> <200@kepler.UUCP>
Reply-To: bill@persci.UUCP (Bill Swan)
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In article <200@kepler.UUCP> jpd@kepler.UUCP (John Donovan) writes:
>I doubt (from your tone) that we agree on much re. South Africa,
>but I'll give you credit for an interesting analysis.  If you've
>described accurately the bind in which the Botha government finds
>itself, then what would you suggest that Botha do in order to
>assuage the Afrikaaners if he comes to accept the idea of power
>sharing with blacks--even to the extent of "one man, one vote."
>  I am serious in this request.  If the anti-South Africa groups
>in this country can be more effective, I would like to know how
>they might change their tactics.  Not just "don't press for dis-
>investment," but positive suggestions that we can press on the
>Reagan administration to in turn push on Botha.
>  Looking forward to your reply.

John (and others),

I don't have any suggestions to offer. I'm not even sure (I rather doubt it)
that the situation described is the whole picture, but I believe that it is
a factor to be considered. 

The concern I have is that there seem to be an awful lot of people quite ready
to tinker with the situation, without understanding what's holding it together,
especially since they don't have have to suffer *anything* if they are wrong!
I don't consider this as being responsible.

All I'm asking is that people really study the situation before acting. I
know it's hard, especially when, in the words of one netter, "It's so much
fun for us all to get together".

I am hoping somebody can come up with a constructive idea that I can support,
since I do not like the situation in S.A., and would like to see it properly
and peacefully resolved.

Bill
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